Top 100 Places To Visit in France - Ultimate Travel Guide

France is easily one of the most beautiful & historical countries on earth. I spent the last few years exploring France and I want to share with my favorite places in this travel guide. From the diverse landscapes of Corsica, to the wonders of Normandy, there are very few countries (if any) that can match the beauty and splendor of France. I put my heart and a few years into making this video and I can’t wait to share it with you. Where is your favorite place in France?

Timestamps:

0:00 - France Intro
0:40 - French Riviera & Èze
1:29 - Menton & Monaco
2:22 - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat & Nice
2:59 - Antibes & Cannes
3:35 - Esterel Coast & Cap du Dramont
4:35 - Saint Tropez
5:17 - French Alps (Mont Blanc & Chamonix)
5:48 - Aiguille du Midi
6:37 - Mer de Glace
7:13 - Annecy
7:40 - Château de Menthon St. Bernard
8:12 - Grenoble
8:34 - Col de la Croix de Fer
8:48 - Lac de Serre Ponçon
9:05 - Col du Lautaret & Galibier
9:34 - Col de L’Iseran & Vanoise National Park
9:55 - Tignes
10:23 - Avoriaz
10:41 - Val Thorens
11:03 - Corsica & Bonifacio
12:06 - Saint Anthony Beach
12:57 - Palombaggia & Santa Giulia
13:47 - Aiguilles de Bavella
14:32 - Restonica Valley & L'Île-Rousse
15:31 - Ajaccio
16:10 - Calanques de Piana & Porto
16:44 - Torra di Turghju
17:24 - Brittany & Saint-Malo
18:18 - Dinard & Dinan
18:47 - Ploumanac’h
19:10 - Petit Minou & Eckmühl Lighthouses
19:47 - Marseilles
20:24 - Cassis & Calanques
22:32 - Porquerolles
23:06 - Verdon Gorge
23:27 - Moustiers
23:53 - Valensole Lavender Fields
24:14 - Provençal Colorado & Ochre Trail
24:55 - Arles
25:38 - Aigues Mortes
26:11 - The Camargue & Wild Horses
26:44 - Avignon
27:18 - Mont Ventoux
27:37 - Ardèche Gorge & Pont d’Arc
27:53 - Nîmes
28:23 - Pont du Gard
28:51 - Millau Viaduct
29:20 - Montpellier & Palavas-les-Flots
30:17 - Carcassonne
30:54 - Pont Valentré
31:13 - Collioure
31:35 - Pyrenees & Cirque Gavarnie
32:05 - Lac Gaube & Lac d’Ayous
32:24 - Biarritz & Saint-Jean-de-Luz
33:10 - Bordeaux & Saint-Émilion
34:02 - Dune du Pilat & Lacanau
34:44 - La Rochelle & Île de Ré
35:16 - Dordogne & Château de Beynac
35:40 - Rocamadour
36:04 - Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe
36:23 - Lyon
36:46 - Alsace (Strasbourg & Colmar)
37:22 - Alsace Wine Route (Riquewihr & Kaysersburg)
37:54 - Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
38:12 - Neuf-Brisach
38:28 - Dunkirk & Cap Blanc-Nez
39:36 - French Polynesia & Tahiti
40:48 - Mo’orea
41:59 - Bora Bora
44:09 - Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)
44:36 - Reunion
44:59 - Martinique
45:35 - Guadeloupe
46:02 - Paris
46:44 - Loire Valley
47:36 - Normandy & Ètretat
38:36 - Honfleur
49:05 - D-Day Beaches (Omaha)
49:53 - Normandy American Cemetery
50:23 - Pointe du Hoc
50:58 - Utah Beach
51:33 - Plage d’Ecalgrain & Goury
52:15 - Mont Saint Michel
53:49 - Outro

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[NickShirley]

Time to sit down and grab some popcorn to enjoy this masterpiece

[ScenicRelaxationFilms]

No country can match the beauty and wonder of France 🇫🇷🏖️🏔️🏰

[redfordever]

You really did France justice here. Amazing work. Most of us French won't seen all of those places in our lifetime !

[jeromel.]

As a French guy from Cotentin (Normandy), I can just say that you are a real traveller because most of French people don't go to Baie d'Ecalgrain (and Nez de Jobourg). Respect beauty and nature ! Welcome

[Manhiani]

Best video I have ever seen on France, didn't even know all these places existed in France. Wish to see these types of videos from you for every country.

[joaniedallaire]

I had the chance to go in France twice in my life. One time in 2010 for a week as a travel with school. And another time in 2021 for a whole month to join friends there. I visited some of the places mentioned in this video. But I visited so much more not included (can't blame Ryan, France has way too many things to offer to do them all, it is ridiculous!), but here some more:
-Padirac Cave. One of the highlights of my trip. Not too far from Rocamadour. You feel like you are in another planet.
-Auvergne Volcanoes region. Just stunning. As as it is situated more in the middle of the country, they are more overlooked in comparison of the Alps and the Pyrenees.
-French Catalonia: I knew that the Basque Country was shared by Spain and France. But I didn't know it was the same for Catalonia. Going to visit a friend living in Perpignan, this was a very nice surprise.

But overall, can't wait to visit this wonderful country a third time in the future! So much things left to explore! Thanks for this great video!

[jeanpeuxplus]

As a French, I say thank you for this beautiful video. And huge respect for all the shots/drone views and all the editing work done here! It's a LOT of work!
This should deserve millions of views. Come on Youtube, do something!!! 👍👏❤

[heatherhs]

WOW. This video took a lot of work!! It’s the best travel guide!!

[TvMacfly]

thank you Ryan for honoring my country and all these magnificent places that I love so much, you do an exceptional job.❤

[zasalameleuh]

Btw my Father is living in Aigues Mortes. Really a wonderful place, with such amazing local culture and identity

[John_Fugazzi]

This is one of your best guides yet. Very thorough and the mix of land and drone keeps it visually interesting. smooth editing, too. France is an inexhaustible source of beautiful nature and towns, great cities and history., one of my favorite places. Happy Holidays and a great new year of travel. One thing for sure: you will pop up in some surprising places like this year's trip to Tahiti one month and the Faeroe Islands the next.

[nursegal]

Great job. Was in France in 2023 for 3 weeks and it is impossible to do the country justice in that amount of time. So much to see and experience.

[StevenJiaWeiXU]

Thanks for producing this fantastic episode! Yes, France is a lovely place to explore and I enjoyed my every minute in there.

[biffdanielson]

There goes Shirley again with his perfect cinematography.

[TheBoujeeHippie]

great video! I love France, gotta go back to some of these gems!

[DucatiMTS]

Great video compilation Ryan. I visit France every year from Ireland on the motorbike. You've been to more places than me. Great food for thought on this year's trip. 👍

[igoplacessometimes]

i swear you get better and better every time! good man! i hope i can capture memories and inform like you someday soon 👍🏽 thanks Ryan

[IsabelJameson-vwle]

I’ve been to the Pyrenees and the clique de gavarnie several times and I think it might be my favourite place on earth

[XiongBearTravel]

France is Stunning! Hope to go there one day, the footage is beautiful 😊

[fgant]

Superb report on the beauties of France. Very beautiful presentation. I am French, and I congratulate you on your work done with love. Thank you.❤❤❤