Other interesting places or events - France
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Mount Boron Park (Parc du Mont Boron) | Rating: 8.20 |
| Large forest park on the mountain near Nice. We were interested first of all in the viewpoints, which offer great views of the coast, read more... |
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Vitre | Rating: 7.80 |
| Vitre is located in Brittany, near Rennes. We recommend it as a classic old French town. Here are a few tourists and a cozy old center with traditional architecture, read more... |
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Eze village | Rating: 7.80 |
| Medieval village on the Cote d'Azur. Located on the mountain, on the streets you will find mostly shops, cafes and galleries, read more... |
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Valencay Castle (Chateau de Valencay) | Rating: 7.80 |
| A Renaissance architectural monument with perfectly preserved interiors, which were created by its most famous owner - politician Talleyrand, read more... |
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Cahors lookout (Le Mont Saint Cyr) | Rating: 7.80 |
| If you are traveling in France by car, we recommend driving up the mountain Le Mont Saint Cyr, where located a very picturesque viewpoint on the bend of the river Lot and the city of Cahors, read more... |
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Chateau Gaillard castle | Rating: 7.60 |
| Castle Château Gaillard is located in Normandy in the small town of Les Andelys. Built by widely known English King Richard the Lionheart in the 1196-1198, read more... |
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Fort Boyard | Rating: 7.60 |
| There are probably few people who did not hear the music of this famous TV show, read more... |
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Deauville and Trouville | Rating: 7.40 |
| Deauville and Trouville are two resort towns in Lower Normandy. Deauville was built in 1859 specifically for the French nobility, Trouville appeared earlier, although until 1860 it was a small fishing village, read more... |
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Fougeres | Rating: 7.40 |
| Fougeres is an ancient town in Brittany, typical example of a fortified town, read more... |
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Huge mural on the Piney dam | Rating: 7.40 |
| There are few interesting dams in the La Valla-en-Gier municipality. We visited the most unknown, but at the same time the most unusual. There is no information about this dam on the internet, so this article will be useful for travelers, read more... |
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Fountain of Vaucluse | Rating: 7.40 |
| The Vaucluse fountain is a unique karst spring in the Provence region. It looks like a small lake with clear water, read more... |
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Cape Croisette (Marseille) | Rating: 7.20 |
| Cape Croisette is a part of the Calanque National Park. Popular hiking place, read more... |
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Chateau de Beynac | Rating: 7.00 |
| Well-preserved medieval castle on a high cliff above the Dordogne River, read more... |
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Cote Sauvage Beach near lighthouse of La Coubre | Rating: 7.00 |
| If you dream of an endless, empty and sandy beach, then Cote Sauvage is what you need, read more... |
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Gardens of Marqueyssac | Rating: 7.00 |
| Beautiful landscape gardening complex in the valley of the Dordogne River. Located in a private estate of the 18th century, but available for a visit, read more... |
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Padirac Cave (Gouffre de Padirac) | Rating: 7.00 |
| Padirac Cave is notable for a huge chasm with a diameter of approximately 33 metres, read more... |
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Toulouse | Rating: 7.00 |
| We stopped in Toulouse for the night, on the way to Spain, and walked along the embankments of the city in the evening and in the morning. Despite the beautiful photographs, the city did not seem welcoming, there are too many antisocial elements, and in this park on the shore homeless people built a whole city, read more... |
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Castelnaud castle (Chateau de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle) | Rating: 6.60 |
| Well-preserved medieval castle on a high cliff above the Dordogne River, read more... |
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Beauregard Castle (Chateau de Beauregard) | Rating: 6.60 |
| Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley, built in 1545. Although it's private and residential, the park and castle can be visited, read more... |
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Chemin de Halage trail | Rating: 6.60 |
| Not far from the town of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, a path is carved in high cliffs along the Lot River, which is now a tourist attraction, read more... |
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Dinan | Rating: 6.40 |
| Dinan is a popular tourist town, located near Saint-Malo, read more... |
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Carbonniere Tower | Rating: 6.40 |
| The tower of Carbonier belongs to the fortifications of Aigues-Mortes. It was constructed in the 13th century. The city is quite far away (3.5 km) and the tower stands alone, in the middle of the fields. The area is swampy and the only road passed through the tower, so it housed several military, which charged the fee for the passage, read more... |
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Berze castle | Rating: 6.40 |
| The castle of Berze is a large and well-preserved defensive structure, built in the 13-15 centuries. There are 13 towers on the territory, as well as gardens and orchards. It is private, the place is not touristic, but from April to September it can be visited, read more... |
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Verdon Beach on the Blue Coast | Rating: 6.40 |
| On the south of France, not far from Marseilles, there is a small part of the coast called Cote Bleue (Blue coast). It has several villages and a dozen beaches. A railway from Marseilles passes along the coast, read more... |
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Woinic - the largest wild boar in the world | Rating: 6.40 |
| A giant boar statue, which is the largest in the world, was installed near one of the recreation areas on the French A34 autobahn. The creation of this steel monster took the sculptor Eric Sleziak 10 years, read more... |
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Lourdes | Rating: 6.40 |
| We stopped at Lourdes to spend the night. If you do not know what kind of city it is, then find out before visiting, as the city is very unusual, read more... |
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Lourmarin | Rating: 6.20 |
| A picturesque town with a 1000-year history in the middle of the Luberon National Park. The tourists are attracted here by authentic, mediterranean architecture, read more... |
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Baleines Lighthouse (Phare des Baleines) | Rating: 6.20 |
| The Baleines Lighthouse or Whale Lighthouse is located on the Isle of Re, near La Rochelle, read more... |
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The abandoned village of Oppede-le-Vieux | Rating: 6.00 |
| The abandoned village of Oppede-le-Vieux lies right in the middle of the Luberon National Park, next to the slope of the mountain range. It is not completely abandoned, some houses are inhabited, read more... |
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Sercy castle | Rating: 6.00 |
| The castle of Sercy in Burgundy was built in the 13th-15th centuries. Belonged to the local family of Sercy until the 16th century, when Philibert Sercy died during a wedding in Lyon. After that, the castle came to desolation, was plundered and few times changed the owner, read more... |
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Cape Frehel | Rating: 5.80 |
| Cape Frehel is a beautiful place which you can easily visit by car. There are two lighthouses there, one from 17th century and another was built in 1950. Larger offers views from an observation deck, read more... |
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Saint-Martin-de-Re | Rating: 5.80 |
| A small town on the island of Re with a historic fortifications, promenade and a harbor, read more... |
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Cape Pointe du Grouin du Sud | Rating: 5.40 |
| Cape Pointe du Grouin du Sud is a little-known viewpoint at the castle of Mont-Saint-Michel. That what is written in the guidebooks, read more... |
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Fort la Latte | Rating: 5.00 |
| One of the most famous castles of Brittany. Built in 1340 - 1370 for the protection of the Saint-Malo gulf, read more... |
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