We’re fortunate to reside in an impressive nation, which is stuffed with cultural and pure nuggets as totally different as one another. Between gigantic mountains, nice sandy seashores and historic heritage, there is no such thing as a scarcity of alternative! I share with you on this article the French websites that I most popular to go to. I hope this will encourage you in planning your subsequent weekend getaways 🙂
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie)
This city is positioned within the division of Haute-Savoie, within the Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes area. The town is especially identified for internet hosting the best peak within the Alps and in Europe: Mont-Blanc , which culminates at 4,810 meters above sea stage. It’s also the third most visited pure web site on the earth.
So clearly, due to its local weather and its geographical location, everyone knows Chamonix for its mountains and its world-famous ski resorts, however rather less for its summer time hikes. It was a bit by probability that I found this area, I had completely no information of the mountains in summer time… And what an incredible discovery! To entry it, you will have two potential choices, from probably the most troublesome to the best.
Mont Saint-Michel (Normandy)
A number of years in the past, I took benefit of the top of my trip to go to my household in Brittany: a little bit improvised highway journey the place I finished at Mont Saint-Michel on the best way again. I have been desirous to go there for a really very long time, now it is executed!
The Châteaux of the Loire (Centre area)
Ahhhh my native area! I believe I’ve visited nearly all of them. The area has a great dozen royal castles however there are greater than 3000 essential websites that sit enthroned within the Loire Valley. It’s certainly a area well-known for its historic curiosity and its structure.
Paris (Ile-de-France)
Nicely, clearly, we won’t miss Paris. It’s for my part one of the vital lovely cities on the earth , and we’re fortunate to have the ability to go to it simply so we would as effectively benefit from it. The Louvre Museum, Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame-de-Paris… There are such a lot of lovely issues to see in our capital!
Strasbourg (Alsace)
One in every of my most lovely surprises is that this metropolis within the North-East of France. It hosts many European and worldwide establishments (such because the Council of Europe), it’s nonetheless magnificent to go to.
My favourite clearly goes to the Petite France district with its canals, its half-timbered homes… We’ve got the impression that the town has remained “in its personal juice” and it’s extremely nice to stroll alongside the banks of the shore. For the document, it was as soon as the least standard district of the town, probably the most disreputable. It was a district of tanners, the place the skins dried within the attics, therefore the particular structure of those little homes.
Annecy (Haute-Savoie)
One other metropolis with canals, clearly my best ardour 🙂 We all know the area above all for its lake, the second largest lake of glacial origin in France , however Annecy isn’t just about that and has far more to to supply !
I’ve no specific recommendation for the go to. The outdated city is tiny so don’t hesitate to stroll randomly via the alleys, all pedestrianized, and get misplaced within the environment. You’ll discover many eating places there, take the chance to style the regional specialties (raclette, fondue, tartiflette… every part that may be cheese-based)!
The CĂ´tes d’Armor (Brittany)
Nicely, it is fairly common as a spot however I needed to inform you a few area that I found not so way back and that I like.
A part of my household moved there and I admit I had an actual crush on the area and significantly on a small island a couple of minutes by boat from the coast: the island of Bréhat .
With a complete space of ​​about 300ha, it might appear very giant however a lot of the exceptional websites are in the identical environment.
Additionally known as the island of flowers, it’s fully pedestrian, which can be a part of its appeal. I counsel you to not linger too lengthy within the “metropolis middle” however to stroll on to the point of view of the Chapelle St Michel . You’ll then have an impressive view of your entire bay.
The Calanques (French Riviera)
That is the one place I have not executed on this record but. “Then why are you speaking about it?” As a result of it simply appears to be like chic. I had already deliberate to go there final 12 months, then I canceled on the final minute for lack of solar, however I intend to repair it!
The Dune of Pilat
106m excessive and 3km lengthy, the Dune du Pilat is the best in Europe! It’s an unimaginable place the place you actually really feel like you might be alone on the earth, the place you be at liberty. Entry is free, solely parking is chargeable for those who come by automotive. You possibly can then climb the steps or straight climb the sand (that is the choice I selected, however I admit that it’s not the best).
Etretat (Normandy)
A spot that I significantly like in France: the cliffs of Étretat. Very simply accessible from Paris and largely doable in a weekend, that is my discovery of the 12 months! Highlighted by many painters , it has now turn into a famend seaside resort.
I counsel you to go there in September-October or Could-June, to keep away from the crowds. Personally I selected the month of October to go there and I used to be nearly alone on the edge of those cliffs.