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• Fall for Paris and its famous Eiffel Tower (website: www.tour-eiffel.fr), the Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cité (website: www.cathedraledeparis.com), the Arc de Triomphe (website: www.monum.fr) leading to Champs Elysées, the Sacré Coeur in the heart of Montmartre and the Louvre's Pyramid.
• Step back in time at the Château de Versailles (website: www.chateauversailles.fr) and enjoy magnificent fireworks in the summer months.
• Visit one of the numerous Loire valley chateaux (castles) including Blois, Chambord, Chenonceaux, Azay le Rideau and Chinon.
• Mind the tide when visiting Mont St Michel in Brittany (website: www.monum.fr).
• Enjoy the rugged and unspoilt atmosphere of Corsica (website: www.visit-corsica.com), a French island made up of two French departments, with the picturesque towns of Bastia and Ajaccio, famous for its Napoleonic memorabilia.
• Discover the recently built Millau bridge, over the Tarn Gorges, designed by British Architect Norman Foster (website: www.viaducdemillau.com).
• Visit the 2,000-year-old Pont du Gard (website: www.pontdugard.fr); the Roman aqueduct is one of humanity's greatest architectural accomplishments, which merits a special trip.
• Head south and discover magnificent Roman (and some Gallic) ruins in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The Maison Carré, Diana's Temple and the Roman Arena in Nîmes, 'the Rome of the Gauls', are among the finest examples of Greco-Roman architecture to be found.
• Discover traces of the Greek and Roman domination in Provence where many monuments from that period are still scattered across the countryside. They include walled hill towns, triumphal arches, theatres, colosseums, arenas, bridges and aqueducts.
• See what Christianity brought to Provence in the form of the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. Near Avignon is Orange with its stunning Roman ampitheatre and Roman ruins.
• Check out Marseille, France's most important commercial port on the Mediterranean. There are many sites of interest - the old port, the hilltop church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, several museums, Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation, the Hospice de la Vieille Charité and the Château d'If.
• Visit France's numerous cathedrals, including Reims, where Clovis (the first French king) was baptised, Chartres and Tours.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Step back in time at the Château de Versailles (website: www.chateauversailles.fr) and enjoy magnificent fireworks in the summer months.
• Visit one of the numerous Loire valley chateaux (castles) including Blois, Chambord, Chenonceaux, Azay le Rideau and Chinon.
• Mind the tide when visiting Mont St Michel in Brittany (website: www.monum.fr).
• Enjoy the rugged and unspoilt atmosphere of Corsica (website: www.visit-corsica.com), a French island made up of two French departments, with the picturesque towns of Bastia and Ajaccio, famous for its Napoleonic memorabilia.
• Discover the recently built Millau bridge, over the Tarn Gorges, designed by British Architect Norman Foster (website: www.viaducdemillau.com).
• Visit the 2,000-year-old Pont du Gard (website: www.pontdugard.fr); the Roman aqueduct is one of humanity's greatest architectural accomplishments, which merits a special trip.
• Head south and discover magnificent Roman (and some Gallic) ruins in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The Maison Carré, Diana's Temple and the Roman Arena in Nîmes, 'the Rome of the Gauls', are among the finest examples of Greco-Roman architecture to be found.
• Discover traces of the Greek and Roman domination in Provence where many monuments from that period are still scattered across the countryside. They include walled hill towns, triumphal arches, theatres, colosseums, arenas, bridges and aqueducts.
• See what Christianity brought to Provence in the form of the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. Near Avignon is Orange with its stunning Roman ampitheatre and Roman ruins.
• Check out Marseille, France's most important commercial port on the Mediterranean. There are many sites of interest - the old port, the hilltop church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, several museums, Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation, the Hospice de la Vieille Charité and the Château d'If.
• Visit France's numerous cathedrals, including Reims, where Clovis (the first French king) was baptised, Chartres and Tours.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.