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RegionWestern Europe
CapitalParis
Places written446
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Nature & outdoors (96) Landmarks & history (166) Museums & culture (113) Attractions & fun (48) Food & drink (23)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Amiens Cathedral
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Aubusson Tapestry
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Avignon and the Papal Palace
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Baccarat
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bourges Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Carcassonne
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Carnac Alignments
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Champagne Region
UNESCO · World Heritage
Chartres Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Chateau de Chambord
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cirque de Gavarnie
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Fest-Noz in Brittany
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Fontenay Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage
Lascaux and the Dordogne Caves
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Le Puy-en-Velay
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mont-Saint-Michel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palace of Fontainebleau
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palace of Versailles
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Perfume Making in Grasse
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Pont du Gard
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Puy de Dome
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Arles
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Strasbourg Grande Ile
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Burgundy Grands Crus Route
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Calanche of Piana
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
The French Bakery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Pont Valentre at Cahors
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
Open the full Nature & outdoors page → show cave
Aven Armand
show cave
Aven d'Orgnac
estuary
Baie de Somme
granite spires
Bavella Needles
island
Belle-Ile-en-Mer
mountain
Canigou
coastal headlands
Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez
peninsula
Cap Corse
headland
Cap Frehel
waterfall 
Cascades du Herisson
national park
Cevennes National Park
rock maze
Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
mountain massif
Chartreuse Massif
thermal town
Chaudes-Aigues
mountain
Cirque de Gavarnie
abandoned meander
Cirque de Navacelles
cirque
Cirque du Fer-a-Cheval
ochre badlands
Colorado Provencal
coastal river
Courant d'Huchet
peninsula
Crozon Peninsula
limestone ridges
Dentelles de Montmirail
beach 
Dune du Pilat
national park
Ecrins National Park
viewpoint 
Etretat Cliffs
dwarf beech wood
Faux de Verzy
spring
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
lake resort
Gerardmer
archipelago
Glenan Islands
gorge
Gorges de Daluis
canyon 
Gorges de Kakuetta
canyon
Gorges de l'Ardeche
slot gorge
Gorges du Fier
canyon
Gorges du Tarn
canyon 
Gorges du Verdon
cave 
Gouffre de Padirac
show cave
Grotte des Demoiselles
inland sea
Gulf of Morbihan
forest
Huelgoat Forest
island
Ile d'Aix
island
Ile d'Oleron
island
Ile d'Yeu
island
Ile de Brehat
archipelago
Iles Chausey
islands
Iles de Lerins
wetland park
La Brenne
coastal moorland
La Hague Peninsula
reservoir
Lac de Serre-Poncon
reservoir
Lac du Der-Chantecoq
crater lake
Lac Pavin
lake 
Lake Annecy
lake
Lake Bourget
reservoir
Lake Vassiviere
island reserve
Lavezzi Islands
wetland
Marais Poitevin
volcanic coast
Massif de l'Esterel
national park 
Mercantour National Park
mountain 
Mont Blanc and Chamonix
volcanic dome
Mont Gerbier de Jonc
mountain 
Mont Ventoux
limestone ridge
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
moorland hills
Monts d'Arree
regional park
Morvan Regional Park
island
Noirmoutier
fairy chimneys
Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet
mountain valley
Ossau Valley
island
Ouessant
viewpoint 
Pointe du Raz
lake 
Pont d'Espagne and Lac de Gaube
island 
Porquerolles
national park
Port-Cros National Park
viewpoint 
Provence Lavender Fields
mountain
Puy de Dome
volcanic summit
Puy de Sancy
mountain 
Puy Mary
peninsula
Quiberon Peninsula
gorge
Restonica Gorge
viewpoint 
Roche d'Oetre
limestone escarpment
Rock of Solutre
ochre village
Roussillon
beach
Saleccia Beach
archipelago
Sanguinaires Islands
waterfall
Saut du Doubs
marine reserve
Scandola Nature Reserve
seabird reserve
Sept-Iles Reserve
granite landscape
Sidobre
shingle spit
Sillon de Talbert
viewpoint
The Calanche of Piana
viewpoint 
The Calanques
national park 
The Camargue
trail 
The GR20
mountain 
The Grand Ballon
forest 
The Landes Forest
trail 
The Ochre Trail at Roussillon
trail 
The Pink Granite Coast
national park
Vanoise National Park
limestone plateau
Vercors
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
Open the full Landmarks & history page → walled town
Aigues-Mortes
old town
Aix-en-Provence
church
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
church
Amiens Cathedral
castle city
Angers
walled town
Antibes
monument 
Arc de Triomphe
monument 
Arenes de Nimes
historic town
Arras
underground church
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
cathedral city
Auch
roman and medieval town
Autun
riverside town
Auxerre
palace
Avignon and the Papal Palace
basilica
Basilica of Saint-Denis
fortress
Besancon Citadel
citadel town
Bonifacio
old town
Bordeaux Old Town
church
Bourges Cathedral
fortified town
Briancon
star fort
Brouage
romanesque abbeys
Caen Abbeys
citadel town
Calvi
fortress
Carcassonne
archaeological site
Carnac Alignments
old capital
Chambery
chateau and stables
Chantilly
church
Chartres Cathedral
royal chateau
Chateau d'Amboise
chateau
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
island prison
Chateau d'If
chateau
Chateau d'Usse
castle
Chateau de Beynac
royal chateau
Chateau de Blois
chateau
Chateau de Brissac
castle
Chateau de Castelnaud
palace
Chateau de Chambord
castle 
Chateau de Chenonceau
chateau
Chateau de Cheverny
castle
Chateau de Falaise
castle
Chateau de Langeais
chateau
Chateau de Malmaison
castle
Chateau de Pierrefonds
fortress
Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire
chateau
Chateau de Valencay
chateau
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
royal castle
Chateau de Vincennes
castle museum
Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne
chateau
Chateau des Milandes
castle ruin
Chateau du Fleckenstein
castle ruins
Chateau Gaillard
fortress town
Chinon
abbey ruins
Cluny Abbey
old town 
Colmar
imperial palace
Compiegne
walled port
Concarneau
palace and prison
Conciergerie
lighthouse
Cordouan Lighthouse
citadel town
Corte
old town
Dijon Old Town
walled town
Dinan
hilltop bastide
Domme
monument 
Eiffel Tower
fortified village
Entrevaux
port town
Fecamp
castle town
Foix
church
Fontenay Abbey
abbey
Fontevraud Abbey
abbey
Fontfroide Abbey
sea fort
Fort Boyard
coastal fortress
Fort la Latte
fortress
Fougeres Castle
basilica
Fourviere Basilica
railway viaduct
Garabit Viaduct
walled town
Guerande
castle 
Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle
former hospital
Hospices de Beaune
island quarter
Ile Saint-Louis
castle
Josselin Castle
abbey ruins
Jumieges Abbey
abbey
La Chaise-Dieu
business district
La Defense
harbour city
La Rochelle
walled town
Langres
hilltop town
Laon
fortified village
Larressingle
historic district
Latin Quarter
rebuilt city
Le Havre
old town
Le Mans Old Town
historic district
Le Marais
church
Le Puy-en-Velay
citadel village
Les Baux-de-Provence
historic quarter
Lille Old Town
basilica
Lisieux Basilica
citadel
Loches
pilgrimage sanctuary
Lourdes
harbour and quarter
Marseille Old Port and Le Panier
cathedral city
Metz
bridge
Millau Viaduct
abbey
Moissac Abbey
bastide town
Monpazier
monastery
Mont Sainte-Odile
monument
Mont-Saint-Michel
city
Montpellier
walled town
Montreuil-sur-Mer
castle ruin
Montsegur
square
Nancy Place Stanislas
roman city
Narbonne
fortress town
Neuf-Brisach
old town 
Nice and the French Riviera
basilica
Notre-Dame de la Garde
church 
Notre-Dame de Paris
roman theatre
Orange Roman Theatre
basilica village
Orcival
cathedral city
Orleans
palace
Palace of Fontainebleau
palace
Palace of Versailles
opera house
Palais Garnier
outsider architecture
Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval
mausoleum
Pantheon
church enclosures
Parish Closes of Leon
city
Pau
cemetery
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
city
Perigueux
city
Perpignan
castle ruin
Peyrepertuse
church city
Poitiers
bridge
Pont du Gard
castle ruin
Queribus
cathedral city
Quimper
cathedral
Reims Cathedral
old town 
Rocamadour
naval town
Rochefort
ruins
Roman Arles
chapel
Ronchamp Chapel
historic centre
Rouen Old Town
industrial monument
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
church 
Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre
cathedral village
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
royal chateau
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
pilgrim town
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
old town 
Saint-Malo
abbey
Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
abbey
Saint-Savin Abbey
church 
Sainte-Chapelle
roman town
Saintes
old town 
Sarlat-la-Caneda
chateau town
Saumur
fortress
Sedan Castle
abbey
Senanque Abbey
medieval town
Senlis
citadel town
Sisteron
old town
Strasbourg Grande Ile
castle
Tarascon Castle
bridge
The Pont Valentre at Cahors
city
Toulouse
city
Tours
old town
Troyes
ducal town
Uzes
roman town
Vaison-la-Romaine
walled town
Vannes
church
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
renaissance quarter
Vieux Lyon
modernist house
Villa Cavrois
fortified village
Villefranche-de-Conflent
castle town
Vitre
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
Open the full Museums & culture page → basque village
Ainhoa
city
Ajaccio
cliff village
Angles-sur-l'Anglin
comics city
Angouleme
village and garden
Apremont-sur-Allier
tradition
Aubusson Tapestry
village
Auvers-sur-Oise
crystal town
Baccarat
cliff village
Balazuc
artists' village
Barbizon
fishing village
Barfleur
abbey village
Baume-les-Messieurs
medieval embroidery
Bayeux Tapestry
basque city
Bayonne
wine villages
Beaujolais Golden Stones
castle village
Belcastel
village
Beuvron-en-Auge
hillside village
Bormes-les-Mimosas
abbey town
Brantome
forest
Broceliande Forest
hilltop town
Cassel
fishing port
Cassis
modern art museum
Centre Pompidou
art town
Ceret
wine town
Chablis
town
Charleville-Mezieres
wine village
Chateau-Chalon
wine village
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
castle village
Chateauneuf-en-Auxois
replica cave
Chauvet 2
car museum
Cite de l'Automobile
museum
Cite du Vin
town
Clisson
historic house
Clos Luce
seaside village
Collioure
village
Collonges-la-Rouge
pilgrimage village
Conques
hilltop bastide
Cordes-sur-Ciel
cliff village
Cotignac
open-air museum
Ecomusee d'Alsace
wine village
Eguisheim
hill village
Eze
social experiment
Familistere de Guise
tradition
Fest-Noz in Brittany
medieval town
Figeac
megalithic site
Filitosa
village
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
art museum
Fondation Louis Vuitton
village
Gerberoy
hilltop village
Gordes
walled port
Granville
chateau village
Grignan
harbour town
Honfleur
wine village
Kaysersberg
canal town
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
templar village
La Couvertoirade
museum 
La Piscine Museum in Roubaix
cliff village
La Roque-Gageac
abbey village
Lagrasse
gallery
Lascaux and the Dordogne Caves
porcelain city
Limoges
granite village
Locronan
village
Lourmarin
art museum
Louvre-Lens
border town
Menton
gorge village
Minerve
museum 
Monet's Gardens at Giverny
village
Montresor
faience village
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
museum
MuCEM
gallery 
Musee d'Orsay
medieval museum
Musee de Cluny
museum
Musee de l'Orangerie
art museum
Musee Marmottan Monet
art museum
Musee Picasso Paris
sculpture museum
Musee Rodin
fortress village
Najac
painted cave
Niaux Cave
medieval village
Noyers-sur-Serein
riverside town
Ornans
painted cave
Pech Merle Cave
tradition
Perfume Making in Grasse
medieval village
Perouges
artisan town
Pezenas
artists' village
Pont-Aven
medieval town
Provins
wine village
Riquewihr
village
Rochefort-en-Terre
cathedral town
Rodez
port town
Roscoff
cliff village
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
wine village
Saint-Emilion
abbey village
Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
port town
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
village
Saint-Nectaire
walled village
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
town
Saint-Remy-de-Provence
port town
Saint-Tropez
high village
Saint-Veran
fortified village
Sainte-Suzanne
village
Salers
wine village
Sancerre
granite town
Sartene
medieval town
Semur-en-Auxois
canal port
Sete
cliff village
Talmont-sur-Gironde
gallery 
The Louvre
knife town
Thiers
cave dwellings
Troglodyte Villages of Saumur
village
Veules-les-Roses
spa town
Vichy
harbour town
Villefranche-sur-Mer
lakeside village
Yvoire
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
Open the full Attractions & fun page → seaside town
Arcachon
bamboo garden
Bambouseraie en Cevennes
seaside resort
Biarritz
canal
Canal du Midi
canal
Canal Saint-Martin
resort city
Cannes
peninsula
Cap Ferret
projection venue
Carrieres de Lumieres
ossuary
Catacombs of Paris
chateau and garden festival
Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire
chateau gardens
Chateau de Villandry
space park
Cite de l'Espace
maritime museum
Cite de la Mer
mountain pass
Col du Tourmalet
shopping arcades
Covered Passages of Paris
beach resort
Deauville
seaside resort
Dinard
theme park 
Disneyland Paris
spa town
Evian-les-Bains
topiary gardens
Eyrignac Gardens
theme park
Futuroscope
fortress viewpoint
Grenoble Bastille
experimental archaeology site
Guedelon Castle
floating gardens
Hortillonnages of Amiens
surf town
Hossegor
island
Ile de Re
seaside resort
La Baule
cog railway
La Rhune
seaside resort
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
cycling route
Loire a Velo
park
Luxembourg Gardens
mechanical attraction
Machines de l'Ile
observation deck
Montparnasse Tower
aquarium
Nausicaa
aquarium 
Oceanopolis
beach
Palombaggia Beach
theme park
Parc Asterix
japanese garden
Parc Oriental de Maulevrier
cable car 
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
theme park 
Puy du Fou
mountain road
Route des Grandes Alpes
flea market
Saint-Ouen Flea Market
botanical garden 
The Gardens of Marqueyssac
scenic railway
Train des Pignes
mountain railway
Train Jaune
formal garden
Tuileries Garden
villa and gardens
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
theme park 
Vulcania
Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
Open the full Food & drink page → winery region 
Alsace Wine Route
brandy region
Armagnac Country
winery region 
Bordeaux Wine Country
dish 
Bouillabaisse in Marseille
dish 
Breton Galettes and Crepes
cheese village
Camembert
oyster port
Cancale
dish 
Cassoulet in Languedoc
winery region
Champagne Region
farm route
Cider Route of Pays d'Auge
brandy town
Cognac
cheese region
Comte Cheese Country
pepper village
Espelette
dish 
French Bistro Cuisine
dish 
French Cheese
dish 
French Patisserie and Macarons
food district 
Lyon Bouchon Tradition
nougat town
Montelimar
coffee culture 
Paris Cafe Culture
market
Perigord Truffle Markets
cheese caves
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
winery region
The Burgundy Grands Crus Route
dish