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Gorges du Verdon
One of the most beautiful canyons in Europe, the Gorges du Verdon can be explored on foot, from the cliff-top roads or on the water. Carved by the Verdon river between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Var, they form a narrow…
Château du Plessis-Bourré
15th-century château surrounded by wide water-filled moats. Built from 1468 to 1473 for Jean Bourré, treasurer and confidant of King Louis XI, it stands in Écuillé, some fifteen kilometres north of Angers. Its exterior architecture has changed very little in…
Cité de la Mer
A former transatlantic terminal turned maritime museum, where visitors can tour the only ballistic missile nuclear submarine open to the public. Opened in 2002 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the Cité de la Mer is devoted to underwater exploration. It occupies the Art…
Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne
A route through the prestigious Burgundy vineyards, with cellar visits. Created in 1937, the Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne covers some sixty kilometres between Dijon and Santenay and passes through thirty-eight wine villages of the Côte de Nuits and…
Villa Arnaga – Musée Edmond Rostand
The Basque home of the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, surrounded by formal French gardens. Edmond Rostand had it built from 1903 to 1906 in Cambo-les-Bains, and wrote Chantecler there. Owned by the town since 1961, the villa now houses…
Gouffre de Proumeyssac
A cavern nicknamed the « crystal cathedral », where a descent by nacelle is possible. The Gouffre de Proumeyssac opens in Audrix, in the Périgord Noir. Explored in 1907 by Gabriel Galou, it consists mainly of one large chamber and…
Château du Lude
A château with remarkable gardens, the Château du Lude stands on the banks of the Loir, in the Sarthe, among the northernmost of the Loire châteaux. A former medieval fortress turned into a pleasure residence by the Daillon family from…
Écomusée d’Alsace
The largest open-air museum in France, the Écomusée d’Alsace forms a reconstructed Alsatian village in Ungersheim, in the Haut-Rhin. Authentic Alsatian buildings, some dating from the 15th century, were dismantled and rebuilt here: half-timbered houses, workers’ houses, a shop, a…
Citadelle de Besançon
A Vauban fortification overlooking the city, with several museums and a zoo. Begun in 1668, it covers 11 hectares on top of Mont Saint-Étienne, 130 metres above the Doubs. Since 2008 it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List,…
Parc naturel régional du Luberon
A Provençal massif with hilltop villages and lavender landscapes, the Luberon is protected by a regional nature park covering parts of the Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It includes three « mountains », the Eastern Luberon, the Grand Luberon and the…
Zoo de Cerza
Zoological park of nearly 80 hectares, with a safari by little train among animals in semi-freedom. Founded in 1986 in Hermival-les-Vaux, near Lisieux, in Calvados, Cerza (Centre d’étude et de reproduction zoologique augeron) is home to some 1,500 animals of…
Grotte de Lascaux IV
A complete replica of the decorated cave, a masterpiece of cave art. Opened at the end of 2016 in Montignac-Lascaux, near the original site, the International Centre for Cave Art, known as Lascaux IV, reproduces all the decorated parts of…
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
A Belle Époque villa surrounded by nine themed gardens, overlooking the Mediterranean. Built between 1905 and 1912 on the summit of the Cap Ferrat peninsula by Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, it is inspired by Renaissance-style palaces. In accordance with…
Château de Brissac
The tallest château in France, with seven storeys and 204 rooms. A former fortress of the Counts of Anjou built in the 11th century, Brissac has belonged to the Cossé-Brissac family since the 16th century and is still the residence…
Musée Picasso
Housed in the Château Grimaldi, where Picasso worked in 1946. Built on the ancient acropolis of the Greek city of Antipolis, the present château dates from the 15th century; the town of Antibes bought it in 1925. It has been…
Cité Nature
An educational centre dedicated to food and the environment. Opened in 2005 at the northern entrance to Arras, this science museum focuses in particular on the secrets of food, science and nature. Housed in a converted former industrial site, it…
