Holiday Ideas - make the most of France

You know that you want to come to France...but don't yet know where. This section will give you some ideas, with a guide to the things to be seen in a particular area. You can also see a larger map of the country of France and read about your chosen region in our 'region by region' section.

Activity Holidays

Cycling - cycling holidays in France

Golf - golfing holidays in France

Yoga - yoga holidays in France

Getting about? - a river cruise in France or a France motorhome holiday perhaps

Some highlights?

Visit the Loire Valley Chateau or the renowned Dordogne Chateaux, explore the bastide towns of the south of France, and the most beautiful villages of France all over the country. See also a map of the Theme Parks in France.

 

Specific suggestions:

St Jean de Luz: SW tip of France, near Biarritz:

For a coastal / low mountains combination - St Jean de Luz and SW France
 

Monpazier: Dordogne, inland in southern France

Countryside and bastide towns in the southern tip of the Dordogne - Monpazier, Villefranche-du-Perigord and area
 

Morbihan: southern Brittany

Megaliths, coastline and medieval towns - Morbihan in Brittany
 

Cathar country: Languedoc-Roussillon

Cathar castles country, between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees - Cathars, sea and mountains

Arcachon: near Bordeaux

Sand dunes and bird spotting at Arcachon - Arcachon, and the Dune du Pilat

Luberon: beautiful Provencal villages

Perhaps nowhere else in France are there so many 'most beautiful villages' in such a small area - Luberon
 

Normandy: the cider route, the bayeux tapestry, the WWII landing beaches...

Easily accessible, beautiful countryside and villages, and some cider on the way - Normandy

 

Rodez and Aveyron

Rodez airport is open! Visit the northern Aveyron and many attractive villages - Rodez and Aveyron

 

Trivia...or serious?

Paris and the Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) - Follow the route of the Da Vinci Code

 

Long Break in France and Spain

The camino pilgrimage paths across France pass through many beautiful places en route - Camino pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella

 

Short Break in France

For a short break in France, see our hints to get you organised quickly and at low cost - Short break in France

Meanwhile, if you know and love a particular area of France, please submit details to us, with a few pictures and details of local attractions. We will be pleased to add it (and you can include an ad for your own gite or rental property in the area if you have one, or recommend one where you stayed).