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Places to visit in France

132 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up, with our picks first.

A colorful amusement park ride with airplane-shaped seats is in the foreground, with a large stone church featuring a tall, square bell tower and a spire in the background under a blue sky.

Aquitaine

Perigueux

Roman capital of Périgord with Byzantine cathedral and Vesunna museum
The Gothic Cathedral of Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur in Narbonne

Languedoc-Roussillon

Narbonne

Ancient Roman city with Gothic cathedral and canal network
A long, multi-arched medieval stone bridge spanning a calm river with clear reflections, flanked by greenery and buildings on the left bank under a blue sky.

Languedoc-Roussillon

Beziers

Ancient city on the Orb River with Canal du Midi access
Historic Pont Vieux spans the Tarn River toward Montauban's cathedral.

Midi-Pyrénées

Montauban

Historic Occitan city with red brick architecture and Ingres museum
Historic replica ship docked in Sète harbor at twilight with illuminated buildings.

Languedoc-Roussillon

Sète

Mediterranean fishing port known as the Venice of Languedoc
The tree-lined central alley of the Parc des Sources in Vichy

Auvergne

Vichy

Historic spa town on the Allier River with Belle Époque architecture
Auxerre skyline featuring prominent Gothic cathedrals and a historic bridge over the Yonne River.

Burgundy

Auxerre

Historic Burgundian city with medieval cathedral and abbey
A wide riverside promenade lined with tall, manicured trees on the left, a stone and metal railing along the water’s edge, and in the distance, a bridge spanning the river and a distinctive church tower with a dome and spire on the far bank.

Burgundy

Chalon-sur-saone

Historic riverside town and gateway to Côte Chalonnaise wines
The image shows the Pont Valentré, a fortified medieval stone bridge with three prominent towers, set against a backdrop of green hills and vineyards.

Midi-Pyrénées

Cahors

Medieval town on a Lot River loop with Valentré Bridge
The image shows the ornate, black wrought-iron entrance gate to a large stone cathedral, featuring gold accents and a coat of arms at the top center, set within a stone archway.

Midi-Pyrénées

Auch

Historic Gascon capital with cathedral and monumental staircase
The image shows a fortified stone enclosure (the Ville Close) on a small island, connected to the mainland by a bridge, with a green navigational buoy in the foreground and a church tower visible within the walls.

Brittany

Concarneau

Historic walled fishing port in Finistère, Brittany
The granite square of Locronan with its old well and stone houses

Brittany

Locronan

Medieval granite village on a hill in Finistère, Brittany

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