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Grande Leste · Champagne

Reims

Reims is the largest city in the Champagne and the gateway to the region, 45 minutes by TGV from Paris. At the Cathédrale Notre-Dame nearly all the kings of France were crowned, and the Basilique Saint-Remi houses the tomb of the bishop who baptized Clovis. The city also has the Porte de Mars, a Roman arch, the Musée de la Reddition, where World War II in Europe ended, and champagne houses such as Pommery, Taittinger and Mumm, with cellars open to visits by reservation.

Nova Aquitânia · Bordéus and the vineyards

Saint-Émilion

Saint-Émilion is a medieval village of limestone on a hill surrounded by vineyards, about 40 km from Bordéus. The Jurisdição de Saint-Émilion, comprising the village and seven other communes, has been a World Heritage Site since 1999 as a wine-growing landscape. In the centre are the Église monolithe, a church carved into the rock, the Tour du Roy, the Collégiale with its cloister and the Cloître des Cordeliers. Around them, wine estates receive visitors by reservation.

Córsega · Córsega

Ajaccio

Ajaccio is the capital and largest city of Córsega, on the island's west coast. Napoleon was born here, and the Maison Bonaparte, the cathedral where he was baptized and the Palais Fesch tell that story. The centre brings together Place Foch, the market and the harbour. At the mouth of the gulf are the Pointe de la Parata and the Îles Sanguinaires, and about a morning's drive away are the Calanques de Piana and the Golfe de Porto, with boats to the Scandola reserve.

Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes · French Alps

Chamonix

Chamonix lies in the valley at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest point of the Alps at 4,807 meters, near the borders with Switzerland and Italy. From the town center departs the Aiguille du Midi cable car, at 3,842 meters, and the Montenvers train to the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France. On the other side of the valley, Brévent and Flégère face the massif, and the trail to Lac Blanc starts from Flégère. In the center is the Musée du Mont-Blanc; nearby, in Saint-Gervais, is the Tramway du Mont-Blanc.

Centro-Vale do Loire · Vale do Loire

Amboise

Amboise is a small town on the banks of the Loire, between Tours and Blois, dominated by the Château royal d'Amboise, where Leonardo da Vinci's tomb is located. A few minutes' walk away is the Château du Clos Lucé, the house where the artist spent his last three years. About 12 km away is the Château de Chenonceau, spanning the river Cher, and at the town's outskirts is the Pagode de Chanteloup.

Bretanha · Bretanha

Rennes

Capital of Bretanha, Rennes has an old center of timber-framed houses, the Vieux Rennes, which escaped the fire of 1720. The city features the Parlement de Bretagne, the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, the Portes Mordelaises, the Parc du Thabor, the Saturday Marché des Lices, the cultural center Les Champs Libres and the Musée des Beaux-Arts.

Ilha de França · Versalhes and the surroundings of Paris

Versalhes

Versailles is the town built around the palace of Louis XIV, about 20 km from Paris. The visit brings together the Château de Versailles, with the Galerie des Glaces, the Le Nôtre gardens with their fountains and the Domaine de Trianon of Maria Antonieta. In the town are the Grande Écurie, with the equestrian academy, the Potager du Roi and the Marché Notre-Dame.

Normandia · Normandy and Mont-Saint-Michel

Honfleur

Small port on the estuary of the Seine, Honfleur is centered around the Vieux Bassin, the old dock of tall narrow houses that inspired Boudin and Monet. It has the igreja de Santa Catarina, built of wood by ship carpenters, the Musée Eugène-Boudin and the Maisons Satie, the composer's birthplace. On the other side of the Pont de Normandie are the cliffs of Étretat.

Córsega · Córsega

Bonifácio

Bonifacio is the southernmost town of metropolitan France, on the tip of Corsica, atop white limestone cliffs about 60 meters high. The walled upper town, fortified by the Genoese, features the Escalier du Roi d'Aragon and the sea cemetery on the cliff edge. Boats depart from the harbor to the caves, the cliffs and the Îles Lavezzi, and about a half-hour by car are the beach of Palombaggia and the Pertusato lighthouse on the way.

Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes · French Alps

Annecy

Annecy sits at the outlet of Lac d'Annecy, a glacial lake surrounded by mountains, in the department of Haute-Savoie. The vieille ville has canals from the Thiou river, colorful houses and the Palais de l'Isle, a former prison on a small island. Above are the Château d'Annecy and the Basilique de la Visitation; on the lakeside are the Jardins de l'Europe and the Pont des Amours. Nearby are the Gorges du Fier, Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard and the Semnoz.

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