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France
France - the world's most popular tourist destination - can confidently claim to offer it all, from glam beaches and storybook castles to widescreen countryside and city chic. It's a country of dramatic juxtapositions - the expansive boulevards of Paris, the timeless greenery of the Loire Valley, the wide slopes of the Alps, the lavender fields of Provence, the gourmet restaurants of Lyon, the rugged charm of Corsica - and one which, when taken as a whole, presents a near-perfect visitor package.
Paris itself is one of the globe's truly great cities: a multi-layered realm of high fashion, historical riches and haute cuisine. But seen in a wider context, it's just one of many world-class tourist destinations that France has to offer. "How could one describe a country which has 365 kinds of cheese?" once asked former French president Charles De Gaulle. It's a good question.
Paris itself is one of the globe's truly great cities: a multi-layered realm of high fashion, historical riches and haute cuisine. But seen in a wider context, it's just one of many world-class tourist destinations that France has to offer. "How could one describe a country which has 365 kinds of cheese?" once asked former French president Charles De Gaulle. It's a good question.
Top destinations
Situated on the Franco-German border, lovely Strasbourg has been passed back and forward between... | Toulouse The capital of the Midi-Pyrenees region in southwest France, Toulouse, the 'Pink City' (thus... |
Bordeaux, at the heart of one of France's most famous wine regions, is an epicurean destination... | The famous writer Somerset Maugham once famously mused that the French Riviera... |
