Top 25 Places To Visit in France - Travel Guide

I recently returned from exploring France I want to share with you my favorite places. Enjoy this travel guide featuring the most beautiful destinations of France. From the Mont Blanc & French Alps, to the magical island of Mont Saint Michel, it's easy to see why France is the world's most visited country! Where is your favorite place in France?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Ètretat
1:23 - Corsica
2:07 - French Alps, Mont Blanc, & Chamonix
2:38 - Augille du Midi
3:41 - Mer de Glace
4:20 - Annecy
4:45 - Château de Menthon St. Bernard
5:15 - Alsace Region
6:08 - Paris
6:54 - Loire Valley
7:50 - French Riviera & Menton
8:28 - Èze
9:26 - Nice & Cannes
10:01 - Esterel Coast & Cap du Dramont
11:00 - Saint Tropez
11:42 - Cassis
12:14 - Calanqes
13:55 - Verdon Gorge
14:22 - Carcasssonne
14:58 - Pyrenees
15:23 - Brittany
16:06 - Mont Saint Michel
17:43 - Outro

Thanks for watching :)

[onnes]

France is so beautiful! Such a diversity in landscape and everything looks so amazing. I have always considered France to be the most beautiful country in Europe because it takes a bit of everything the nicest from Europe. Not to mention the culture, tradition and history that only emphasises how big the French nation is!

[titteryenot]

As a frequent British visitor to France, one of my favourite things about the country is the fact that it’s simultaneously a northern European country and a southern European country (a good way of illustrating this is noting that Dunkirk - 51.03°N - is almost on the same latitude as London - 51.51°N - whilst Perpignan - 42.69°N - is more or less on the same latitude as Rome - 41.90°N), and the food, people, architecture and general lifestyle reflect this fact. There is nothing I like better than getting a ferry to Brittany and Normandy, enjoying the Franco-Celtic green and pleasant scenery for a few days, then hopping on a TGV and 4hrs later I’m soaking up the sun, listening to the electric buzz of the cicadas, and walking among the palm trees of Nice, or Marseille, or Perpignan. The colours change to reflect the predominant skies. Paris, with its resolutely monochrome palette, knows it's a northern town. 250 miles south and you’re in Lyon, a city whose colours resemble a box of ripening peaches and with bleached red roofs reflecting the southern sun. The fact the country also borders 8 other countries makes it endlessly fascinating, as you get that Flemish vibe in Lille, a distinctly Germanic tone in Strasbourg, and that seductive Latin magnetism of Spain and Italy in Bayonne and Nice. Food, people, weather, architecture all distinctly change to a fascinating extent from region to region, city to city, village to village. In many ways, notwithstanding its strong centralism and the prevalent 21st century globalism, France feels like about 3 or 4 countries in one. For all these reasons (and more!), it’s an endlessly captivating place.

[sqb_]

it's no suprise that this country is the #1 most visited country in the whole world, just absolutely stunning!

[ptitecame]

As a French, you honor us with this video. Glad you enjoyed your tour, man! And yeah, le Mont Saint-Michel is truly magical.

[isabelleaupetit]

En tant que française je remercie nos ancêtres d'avoir construit un des plus beau pays du monde et de m'avoir donné une si belle culture et le gout de la liberté de là viens ma fierté d'etre française MERCI pour tous ses beaux compliments ❤

[LuffyL-chku]

As someone from Belgium, I feel blessed having endless amount of options to visit in France alone, over my 21 years I've been to nearly all of these locations

[simonsays]

You forgot the most beautiful region😱😅I am German, but I love France and have been to all regions. I have already spent over a year in France through vacations in my life. In my opinion, the most beautiful region is the Provence. Vineyards, lavender fields, oak forests, one village is more beautiful than the other. The people are super relaxed, the food is simply delicious. Weekly markets, flea markets, concerts, artist villages. Culturally, there is so much going on there. And don't forget the nougat and candied fruit, which I can't get enough of😂
I went there for the first time with my parents. I see the region as a second home. Because I was there every summer in my youth for 4-6 weeks, I have so many fond memories that I associate with this region. There's just something about sitting on the terrace under the plane trees with friends until late in the evening, drinking a little wine, having fun, and enjoying the food. Or when you walk to the bakery in the morning and get a still warm baguette with croissants. The French simply know how to live and enjoy life.

[nicolasbertin]

I've been all around France and I'd say a few spots are missing overall, mainly in Aquitaine and Occitanie. There's the Dordogne, the Gorges du Tarn, the Cévennes, the Aubrac plateau, the Quercy region (Rocamadour), and the Ardèche. I think that when visiting France, it's best to just pick a region or two and visit that. Doing specific locations one by one in different regions is the worst way to travel. Like for example, a lot of Americans will do Paris, the D-day beaches, part of the Riviera, and maybe another town like Lyon or Bordeaux. It's best to get lost in the countryside, visit the medieval villages, try out all the local food...

[Slayton]

Oh my god. Mont Saint Michel is just so surreal! It's really something straight out of a fantasy novel!

[dktechnode]

Bro I am 19 years old now and i would like to explore like you across the world but i can't explore like you because I don't have money so I will explore in future whenever i have money

[Eldiran]

As a french who is trying to become a tourguide, they are so many stranger who did react to your video and wanted to visit here.
It's strange how powerfull your amazing video are, thanks for the good word!

As a kid, my parents didn't want to visit somewhere else than france. So i spend my 20 first years to visit every different region (with an exception with 3 short school trip into germany, i'm not living far from it). It is beautifull but i didn't understand how diverse it was before going abroad. I was just naive and thinked it was the same around the world.

One of the thing i love the most about france (but it's also true in italy and japan from what i know), is that every region have his unique meal. It's really awesome to explore than culinary gem, to find meal we didn't even know that existed, even as a french, made by proud local!

[dancerjono]

I love this video. I'm from England and my family have been luck to visit France almost every year since I was 6 (I'm 32 now) it has to be one of my favourite countries in the world.
Some places I've visited and loved are Pont-Aven and Concarneau both in brittany, Bayonne near the spanish border, the Jura mountain region especially Lons-le-Saunier and also the little ski town of Valloire in the Alps.

There are too many amazing places to visit but these are some I've been to that really stuck in my mind

[McCainnn]

There are so much wonderful places to visit in France that you can make 100 others videos like this one !

[fabiendalmasso]

As a french and an architecture lover, I just wanted to thank you for such a highlight. I have visited most of the places you show here, and it's so satisfying to see that even in my lifetime, I still have so may things to discover in my own country. And then there's the rest of the world. My god, it's so fascinating to live in such a wonderful world 🙂

[liamweppe]

I'm french and thanks you for this video. This makes it possible to make foreigners aware of the beauty of our country. People tend to judge our country to quickly

[williamdrijver]

Very beautiful country, so many regions and impressive scenery! Good to see many parts of France where the fantastic French culture still exists. That's what we want to see on holiday!

[JonathonV]

I never get tired of France. There’s just so much to explore and so much beauty that shows itself in diverse ways. My first time visiting Paris I was fairly underwhelmed but when I went back last summer I discovered a new love for it. It is amazing in and of itself.

Lyon was a new city for me last year and I fell in love with it: I love the contrast between the ancient architecture and the 1950s modern-era architecture at Part-Dieu downtown, not to mention its ruins, its massive city park, and the unbelievable views of the city at the clifftop cathedral.

Dijon was pretty but I didn’t find that there was a lot to do, possibly because I was there on days when the market and the Cité de la Gastronomie were closed.

Montpelier was neat. You can tell that it’s got a lot going for it and could turn into something great very soon, with the transit that they’re trying to improve and the events they’re starting to host at Comédie.

Toulouse was enchanting, and next time I feel like I should visit it for longer.

I have a soft spot for Bordeaux because I lived there! I know when compared to a lot of other regions, there are pros and cons, because it’s starting to get a bit touristy. But I love walking along Les Quais, and I spent whole days visiting these gorgeous parks that have ridiculously understated names (Bordeaux Park, Big Park, Public Garden, etc.). It was my first love in France.

Thanks for your beautiful cinematography, Ryan! Just makes us all salivate at the natural beauty of this wonderful land.

[mouloudlabidi]

My beloved France.
Oh! Ma douce France cher pays de mon enfance.
Translation:
Oh! My sweet France dear country of my childhood.
It's a very famous song about our old France.

[ganikus]

There's a reason why France has so many tourists !

[ternamgallia]

As a french, my top LITTLE CITIES for each region that i suggest to visit (out of this video):

- BRITTANY : Concarneau
- PAYS DE LA LOIRE : Guérande
- NORMANDY : Les Andelys
-ILE DE FRANCE : Chevreuse
-CENTRE LOIRE VALLEY : Amboise
-GRAND EST : Bar sur Aube (Champagne) // Gerardmer (Lorraine) // kaysersberg (Alsace)
-CORSICA : l'Ile Rousse
-UPPER FRANCE : Pierrefonds (Picardy) // Cassel (North PDC)
-BURGUNDY-FREE COUNTY : Sens (Burgundy) // Dole (Free County)
-PROVENCE ALPES COTE D'AZUR : Embrun
-NEW AQUITAINE : Cognac (Poitou-Charentes) // La roque Gageac (Aquitaine) // Turenne (Limousin)
-OCCITANIE : Rocamadour (Midi-Pyrénées) // Minerve (Languedoc)
-AUVERGNE - RHONE ALPES : Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (Rhône-Alpes) // Riom (Auvergne)

Enjoy ^^