Are you wondering what are some great places to visit aside from the City of Lights? The country is home to thousands of utterly gorgeous towns and villages. Picture-postcard medieval villages with narrow cobblestone streets and city walls and breathtaking scenery while enjoying the local lifestyles of the people.
Lets explore 12 most charming small towns to visit in France. Image credits: touropia.com
From fairytale-like castles to iconic landmarks to quaint little villages. France offers some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. People from all over the world are drawn to France’s sophisticated culture, stunning scenery, beaches, historical buildings lost in the countryside, the French way of life, the incredible locations - all of it captivates us. Image credits: CNN Travel
France is all about world-class art and architecture, Roman temples and Renaissance châteaux, iconic landmarks known the world over, and rising stars few yet know.
Almost every region in France has something interesting to discover - quiet villages, stunning scenery, beaches, historical buildings lost in the countryside,
The following are 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in France. Image Credits: touropia.com
1. Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on
the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France
region.
Situated in the Haut-Rhi department of Alsace,France, between vineyards and mountain.Ribeauvillé is a charming town which has successfully capitalized on its heritage.
It is a pleasant town to explore with the obligatory narrow streets of medieval Alsace houses, and parts of the ancient town walls.
The town of Ribeauvillé is framed by fantastic views of vineyards and rolling hills extending to the foot of the Vosges
The town is famous for its riesling wine and quintessentially Alsatian atmosphere.
You can do a fun hike and visit them all. Best of all Ribeauvillé has an annual festival of the pipers the first weekend in September.
Loubressac is listed as one of the most beautiful villages of France. It is a very pretty village set on a rocky outcrop surrounded by woods and open fields.
Loubressac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
The fortified village of Loubressac has all it takes to charm visitors.
The Chamarel village has the Seven Colored Earth, which is a natural phenomenon of sand and is formed by decomposed basalt gullies. The hydrolysis process making the formation and the colors are mainly due to the elements present in the soil. It is a relatively small area of sand dunes comprising sand of seven distinct colours (approximately red, brown, violet, green, blue, purple and yellow).
The Seven Colored Earths has been discovered about 50 years ago, it became even more popular and today it is one of the most visited locations in Mauritius.
Autoire, a classified 'most beautiful village of France', is to the north-east of Rocamadour and in the north of the Lot department of the Midi-Pyrenees
Autoire is a lovely stone village tucked between the Dordogne River and the Causse du Quercy Regional Nature Park.
Discover the great French castles. This is a list of castles in France Le château de Malbrouck
The Château de Vizille is a castle in the
French town of Vizille near Grenoble. It is one of the most prestigious
and important castles of the Dauphiné Region.
Annecy in the North of the French Alps, is called touristically the Venice of Savoie.
Romance is the lifeblood of Annecy, a town in the Rhone-Alpes region of
southeast France that’s replete with castles and cathedrals and softly
curving architecture.
Beuvron-en-Auge is listed as "One of The Most Beautiful Villages of France"
In the heart of the Pays d'Auge, the Beuvron-en-Auge is a typical post card Normandy village with narrow streets, many beautiful half-timbered houses, an old market hall, a 'lavoir' and a small 17th century church.
