France

Colleville-sur-Mer

Omaha Beach — the American beach

Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

Utah Beach — the Screaming Eagles landing

Arromanches

Gold Beach & Mulberry artificial harbour

Courseulles-sur-Mer

Juno Beach — the Canadian beach

Ouistreham

Sword Beach — the Kieffer commando

Sainte-Mère-Église

First liberated village — the 82nd paratroopers

Pointe du Hoc

The American Rangers cliffs

Bénouville

Pegasus Bridge — the first strike of D-Day

Bayeux

First city liberated — from William to 1944

Caen

The martyr city — Memorial for Peace

Cherbourg

The first liberated port — key to Allied supply

Saint-Lô

The Capital of Ruins

Falaise

The Falaise Pocket — the last battle

Étretat

Majestic cliffs and Lupin mysteries

Mont-Saint-Michel

The medieval marvel between sky and sea

Rouen

Joan of Arc's city and Monet's cathedral

Giverny

Claude Monet's enchanted gardens

Gisors

Templar fortress and hidden treasure

Granville

The Monaco of the North and Dior's birthplace

Alençon

City of Dukes and Lace, in the heart of Orne.

Saint-Nazaire

Between estuary and ocean, a city with a vibrant port history.

Lessay

Its millennial abbey and legendary fair

Honfleur

The painters' port, where charm meets history

Paris — Île de la Cité

The historic heart of Paris and Notre-Dame

Paris — Catacombs

The underground empire of Paris's dead

Paris — Montmartre

The bohemian hill of artists and Sacré-Cœur

Paris — Covered Passages

The secret arcades of Romantic Paris

Versailles

The Sun King's palace and its intrigues

Drancy

Drancy, memory and renewal in Seine-Saint-Denis.

Compiègne

Imperial city in the heart of the royal forest, stage for French history.

Vitry-sur-Seine

Where urban art meets the Seine, a city in motion

Paris

The City of Light, cradle of riddles and legends

Saint-Malo

Corsair city and ramparts facing the ocean

Concarneau

Fortified Ville Close and fishing port

Morlaix

Monumental viaduct and pondalez houses

Brocéliande

The enchanted forest of Merlin and Viviane

Carnac

The millennia-old megalithic alignments

Douarnenez

Sardine port and the legend of the city of Ys

Pointe du Raz

The end of the world facing Sein island

Quimper

Gothic cathedral and Breton pottery

Vitré

Medieval castle and merchants' lanes

Brest

Maritime arsenal and millennia-old castle

Locronan

Granite village frozen in time

Belle-Ile-en-Mer

Brittany's largest island, wild and captivating

Guérande

Medieval city at the gates of the salt marshes

Nantes

Castle of the Dukes of Brittany and Jules Verne

Le Mans

Plantagenet city and Gallo-Roman walls

Angers

Slate fortress and Apocalypse tapestry

Saumur

Fairytale castle and troglodyte caves

Les Epesses

Puy du Fou and the Vendée War

Laval

Medieval city, between history and mystery

Noirmoutier Island

The mimosa island, between salt, sea, and legends

Blois

Royal castle and assassination of the Duke of Guise

Amboise

Leonardo da Vinci's final home

Chinon

Joan of Arc's fortress and royal vineyards

Bourges

Gothic cathedral and Jacques Cœur's palace

Nohant

George Sand's romantic estate

Chartres

Cathedral of light and sacred labyrinth

Tours

Orléans

In Joan of Arc's footsteps, between Loire and history

Chambord

The Renaissance château, grandeur and mystery

Montignac-Lascaux

The Sistine Chapel of Prehistory

Périgueux

Gallo-Roman city and Byzantine cathedral

Puymartin

The haunted castle of the Black Périgord

Bonaguil

The last medieval fortress of France

Bordeaux

Port of the Moon and grand cru wines

La Rochelle

Fortified towers and Richelieu's siege

Île de Ré

Vauban fortifications and salt marshes

Poitiers

Battle of 732 and exceptional Romanesque art

Saintes

Arch of Germanicus and Romanesque abbey

Limoges

Royal porcelain and medieval enamels

Angoulême

Comic book capital and panoramic ramparts

Bayonne

Gothic cathedral and Basque chocolate

Biarritz

Imperial resort and the Virgin's Rock

Pau

Birthplace of Henry IV and Pyrénées boulevard

Auch

The historic capital of Gascony

Oradour-sur-Vayres

In the heart of Périgord Limousin, between nature and local heritage.

Bergerac

On the banks of the Dordogne, between history and vineyards.

Agen

Between Garonne and exceptional prunes, a sweet life in the Southwest

Carcassonne

The largest fortified city in Europe

Montségur

Last Cathar bastion and Grail mystery

Rennes-le-Château

The treasure of Abbé Saunière

Arques

Cathar keep and Poussin's painting

Toulouse

The Pink City and Saint-Sernin basilica

Albi

Fortress-cathedral and Toulouse-Lautrec's homeland

Montpellier

Medieval medical school and secret old town

Perpignan

Palace of Majorcan kings and Catalan pride

Sète

The Venice of Languedoc and Brassens' homeland

Avignon

City of Popes and legendary bridge

Foix

Counts' castle and Cathar resistance

Rocamadour

Sacred city clinging to the cliff

Millau

Dizzying viaduct and centuries-old glove-making

Gordes

Perched Luberon village and Sénanque abbey

Béziers

Saint-Nazaire cathedral and Cathar massacre

Narbonne

Walk the path of Roman Narbo Martius

Pézenas

Molière's city of art, in the heart of Hérault.

Lavaur

Episcopal city with a rich Cathar past

Aigues-Mortes

Medieval crusader city, between ramparts and salt marshes

Lacoste

An Occitan village, between history and nature

Uzès

Uzès, first Duchy of France and exceptional medieval city.

Minerve

Cathar stronghold, a bastion of resistance

Nîmes

The French Rome, between arenas and garrigue

Les Baux-de-Provence

Citadel of Provence's warrior lords

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Wild Camargue and Romani pilgrimage

Marseille

France's oldest city and Château d'If

Pont du Gard

Monumental Roman aqueduct in the Gardon gorges

Glanum

Journey to the heart of an ancient Provençal city

Entrevaux

The fortified medieval city, sentinel of the Alps

Tarascon

In the footsteps of the Tarasque and its castle

Hyères

The City of Palms, gateway to the Golden Islands.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

In the heart of Provence, the mystery of the emerald spring.

Vaison la romaine

Clermont-Ferrand

Black lava cathedral and call to crusade

Volvic

Volcanic stone and legendary springs

Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

Chauvet Cave and natural arch of the Ardèche gorges

Lyon

Secret traboules and gastronomy capital

Le Puy-en-Velay

Black Madonna and sacred volcanic peaks

Issoire

Romanesque abbey church and Reformation city

Chamonix

Mont Blanc and birthplace of mountaineering

Oradour-sur-Glane

A poignant place of memory, witness to history

Vienne

Walk in the footsteps of the Roman Empire, heart of the Alps

Hauterives

The Postman Cheval's Ideal Palace, a stone dream

Grenoble

In the heart of the Alps, between history and nature

Vichy

Thermal elegance and history of the Queen of Spa Towns

Dijon

Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy and royal mustard

Vézelay

Eternal hill and departure point for the Crusades

Besançon

Vauban citadel and Victor Hugo's birthplace

Cluny

The most powerful abbey in medieval Christendom

Autun

Sister and rival of Rome in Gaul

Auxerre

Carolingian crypt and Chablis vineyards

Tournus

Saint-Philibert abbey and Saône riverside

Lure

Mining town and forgotten Benedictine abbey

Châtillon-sur-Seine

In the heart of Burgundy, between ancient treasures and vineyards.

Alise-Sainte-Reine

Where Vercingetorix defied Caesar: the echo of Alesia still resonates

Strasbourg

Petite France and pink sandstone cathedral

Colmar

Alsatian Little Venice and Issenheim altarpiece

Nancy

Place Stanislas and Lorraine Art Nouveau

Reims

Coronation cathedral of the kings of France

Épernay

Champagne Avenue and prestigious cellars

Verdun

Great War memory and Douaumont ossuary

Sedan

Largest fortified castle in Europe

Metz

Chagall stained glass and German Imperial Quarter

Montoire-sur-le-Loir

On the banks of the Loir, where history meets nature

Domremy-la-Pucelle

In the footsteps of Joan of Arc, France's heroine

Le Carbet

Between lush waterfalls and black sand beaches

Fort-de-France

Caribbean heart, where colonial history meets Creole flavors.

Saint-Pierre

The Pompeii of the Caribbean, risen from its ashes

Saint-Pierre

North America's last vestige of New France

Filitosa

On the trail of ancient builders of prehistoric Corsica.

Bavella

In the heart of the needles and secret forests of wild Corsica.

Aleria

On the trail of Corsica's Roman capital

Calvi

Between Genoese citadel and heavenly bay

Cap Corse

Between sea and mountains, wild and authentic Corsica

Saint-Florent

Corsica's Saint-Tropez, between sea and desert

Ajaccio

In Napoleon's footsteps, between sea and mountains

Bonifacio

City of cliffs and Aragonese kings

Corte

Corsica's historical and rebellious heart

Pointe-à-Pitre

Guadeloupe's vibrant heart, between markets and history

Les Saintes

Paradise archipelago, between sublime bays and fishing villages

Marie-Galante

The island of a hundred windmills, between rum and authentic beaches

Basse-Terre

At the volcano's foot, between colonial history and tropical forest.

Hell-Bourg

Creole gem nestled in the heart of Salazie cirque.

Saint-Gilles-les-Bains

Reunion's vibrant seaside gem

Saint-Pierre

Southern capital, where turquoise lagoon meets vibrant life.

Saint-Denis

Reunion's capital, blending Creole history and modern vibrancy.

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Following the footsteps of Guiana's penal colony history

Kourou

Gateway to space, between rockets and Guianese nature

Cayenne

Vibrant capital between colonial history and Amazonian forest

Marigot

Creole charm between colorful markets and turquoise waters

Gustavia

Caribbean elegance, between luxury yachts and Swedish heritage

Hiva Oa

Wild land of the Marquesas, between giant tikis and legends

Moorea

Tahiti's sister island, between twin bays and lush mountains

Papeete

Tahiti's vibrant heart, between lagoons and mountains

Dunkerque

Saint omer

Amiens

Arras

Senlis

Mamoudzou

At the heart of Mayotte's lagoon, between culture and lush nature.

Dzaoudzi

Gateway to Mayotte, between island history and turquoise lagoon.

Lille

Capital of Flanders, between bricks and beers

Pierrefonds

Where Viollet-le-Duc revived a legendary castle

Nouméa

Pearl of the Pacific, between lagoon and French art de vivre.