Itineraries
Itineraries in France
Our road-tested journeys in France, built so you don't waste a day: stops, places to stay, real-world budget. Pick your duration.
7 days7 days in Provence-French Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Aix, Avignon, Marseille
The essence of the French South in one week — Nice and the Riviera, Aix-en-Provence and its Cours Mirabeau, papal Avignon, Marseille and the calanques. Dense but geographically coherent programme, by TGV from Paris (3h10-5h40) and TER for internal moves.
10 days10 days in Brittany and Normandy: Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, Étretat, Honfleur
The great coastal circuit of northwest France: UNESCO Mont-Saint-Michel, corsair Saint-Malo, iconic Étretat cliffs, picturesque Honfleur, D-Day beaches. Car essential for villages and coastline.
14 days14 days in the Southwest and Pyrenees: Bordeaux, Biarritz, Carcassonne, Toulouse
The grand Aquitaine-Pyrenees-Occitanie circuit: Bordeaux and its vineyards, Arcachon Bay with the Pilat Dune, Basque Country around Biarritz, central Pyrenees (UNESCO Gavarnie), medieval Carcassonne, Toulouse Pink City, Cathar castles.
15 days15 days Loire Valley and Alsace: Paris, Chambord, Beaune, Strasbourg, Colmar
The grand circuit châteaux + vineyards + Alsace: 3 nights Paris, 4 nights Loire Valley (Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise), 2 nights Beaune (Burgundy, Hospices), 4 nights Alsace (Strasbourg + Colmar + Wine Route), Paris return.
21 days21 days Grand Tour of France: Paris, Normandy, Brittany, Southwest, Provence, Alps
The grand tour of France in 3 weeks — cultural Paris, historic Normandy (Mont-Saint-Michel + Étretat), Brittany (Saint-Malo + Carnac), Southwest (Bordeaux + Biarritz), Provence-Riviera (Avignon + Marseille + Nice), Alps (Annecy). The complete France experience.