102 million
The world's favorite destination
More international visitors came to France in 2025 than to any other country on earth: a record 102 million.
France
Paris at dusk, the tide racing around Mont-Saint-Michel, vineyards rolling toward Bordeaux and the bright blue of the Riviera. France is a dozen countries in one, each with its own landscape, its own accent and its own table.
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The Art of Living
The French have a phrase for it: l'art de vivre, the art of living. It's the morning market, the long lunch beneath the plane trees, the glass of wine poured by the family who made it, and the golden hour when the whole village drifts out onto the square.
From the apple orchards of Normandy to the lavender of Provence, every region keeps its own version of that art. France is also our neighbor, just over the Pyrenees from our home base in Spain, and we plan every French journey hand in hand with local guides, winemakers and family-run hotels, in their own language.
Where we wander: Paris·Normandy & the D-Day Beaches·Mont-Saint-Michel·Brittany·The Loire Valley·Champagne·Bordeaux·Alsace & the Moselle·Lyon & Provence·The Côte d'Azur·Carcassonne & Occitanie
France, Full of Surprises
A few delightful facts to share over a glass of wine.
1889
Liberty's little sister
France gave America the Statue of Liberty, and in 1889 Americans in Paris returned the favor: a smaller Liberty on an island in the Seine, facing west toward New York.
49 ft
A tide like a galloping horse
At Mont-Saint-Michel the sea can rise 49 feet between low and high tide, among the greatest tides in Europe.
3,000
Stones older than the Celts
More than 3,000 standing stones march across the fields of Carnac in Brittany, the largest gathering of its kind on earth.
1,000+
A country of cheese
Charles de Gaulle once wondered how anyone could govern a country with so many cheeses. Today there are more than a thousand.
1570
France's oldest Christmas market
Strasbourg has held its Christmas market beside the cathedral since 1570.
The City of Light
Paris Is Always a Good Idea
Coffee at a corner café, an afternoon with the Impressionists and the Eiffel Tower sparkling over the Seine at night. We'll show you the Paris every first-time visitor dreams of, and the quiet squares and covered arcades that keep travelers coming back.
Iconic Paris
The Eiffel Tower·the Louvre·Notre-Dame
Ride up the Eiffel Tower, meet the Mona Lisa, and step inside Notre-Dame, gloriously restored and reopened in December 2024.
The Painters' Paris
Musée d'Orsay·the Orangerie·Montmartre
Monet's Water Lilies curve around the walls of the Orangerie, and up in Montmartre, artists still set up their easels on the Place du Tertre.
Beyond the City
Versailles·Giverny·Champagne
Walk the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, wander Monet's garden at Giverny, and raise a glass in the chalk cellars of Reims, under an hour away by fast train.
The Regions of France
From the Channel to the Riviera
Drive a few hours in any direction and the landscape, the accent and even the cheese change completely. Sailing the Seine, the Rhône or the Moselle on a river cruise? We'll take care of your days ashore, before and after you sail.
Normandy
The D-Day Beaches·the Pays d'Auge·Honfleur·Étretat
Stand on the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, walk Omaha Beach and pay tribute at the Normandy American Cemetery, a day every American traveler carries home. Then follow the Cider Route through apple orchards and half-timbered farms, taste Calvados and Camembert where they were born, and wander the old harbor the Impressionists loved in Honfleur.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux·Saint-Émilion·the Médoc·the Dune du Pilat
Golden 18th-century façades line the Garonne, and the vineyards begin at the city's edge. Blend your own wine with a winemaker, cycle to medieval Saint-Émilion and its church carved from the rock, then climb Europe's tallest sand dune for sunset over the Atlantic.
Alsace & the Moselle
Strasbourg·Colmar·the Wine Route·Metz
Half-timbered villages in candy colors, geraniums at every window and storks nesting on the rooftops. Glide through Colmar's Little Venice, follow the Wine Route to Riquewihr, then cross to Metz on the Moselle, where the cathedral glows with one of the largest expanses of stained glass on earth, Chagall's windows among them.
Provence & the Rhône
Lyon·Avignon·Arles·the Pont du Gard·the Camargue
Follow the Rhône south from Lyon, France's capital of gastronomy, into a land of lavender, olive groves and hilltop villages. See the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, Van Gogh's Arles and the Roman Pont du Gard, then meet the white horses and pink flamingos of the Camargue.
The Côte d'Azur
Nice·Monaco·Èze·Saint-Paul-de-Vence·Grasse
Where the Alps tumble into the Mediterranean, the light drew Matisse, Chagall and Picasso. Stroll the flower market in old Nice, drive the corniche to Monaco and perched Èze, and create your own perfume in Grasse, the perfume capital of the world.
Carcassonne & Occitanie
La Cité·the Canal du Midi·the Cathar castles·Toulouse
Carcassonne rises like a fairy tale, with 52 towers and nearly two miles of double walls, and the clifftop castles around it joined the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2026. Glide along the Canal du Midi, hear Occitan, the language of the troubadours, in old songs and street names, and cross the Pyrenees into Spain, our home base.
A Taste of France
Two French classics to savor along the way.
Four Ways to See France
From a proposal in Paris to a choir of forty in Normandy, every French journey gets the same care.
For couples, families and friends
One-of-a-Kind Journeys
Propose beneath the Eiffel Tower, celebrate an anniversary in a Loire Valley château, or gather the family in a stone farmhouse in Provence. Your own driver-guide, your own pace and a few quiet surprises along the way.
Design My Private Journey
Intimate departures with a personal touch
Small Group Journeys
Travel in a small circle with a Tour Director who knows everyone by name. Taste Calvados in a Normandy orchard and linger over long lunches in the hill villages of Provence.
Join a Small Group
Beautifully managed for 20 to 40 travelers
Grand Group Experiences
Clubs, choirs, church and alumni groups travel with ease, with comfortable coaches and whisper headsets on every guided visit. Honor the heroes of D-Day together and sing in a historic church in Paris.
Plan a Group Journey
Reward moments, incentive trips and thank-you celebrations
Incentive & Corporate Travel
Treat your best people to France at its most elegant: a dinner cruise on the Seine as the Eiffel Tower sparkles, a blending challenge in a Bordeaux château and a Champagne toast deep in the chalk cellars of Reims.
Plan an IncentiveMade for Gathering
The French have turned gathering around a table into an art. A few ideas to start the conversation.
Grand Group Experiences
For Clubs, Choirs, Church & Alumni Groups
- A wreath-laying ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery, arranged for your group.
- A faith journey to Lourdes, Lisieux and Mont-Saint-Michel.
- Days ashore before and after a river cruise on the Seine, the Rhône or the Moselle.
Reward trips, team programs and thank-you celebrations
For Incentive & Corporate Programs
- Paris: a private Seine dinner cruise and a city rally in vintage Citroën 2CVs.
- Bordeaux: a blending challenge, with each team's wine revealed over dinner in a château.
- The Riviera: a perfume workshop in Grasse and a day at sea along the coast.
- Champagne: a private toast deep in the chalk cellars of Reims.
Every program can include meeting space, awards evenings, branded welcome gifts and Tour Directors on site from arrival to departure.
Journeys We Love
A few of our favorite ways to string France together. Each one can be shaped around you.
Paris & the Normandy Coast
9 days
Paris, Giverny and Rouen, then the D-Day beaches, the orchards of the Pays d'Auge, the harbor of Honfleur and the tide at Mont-Saint-Michel.
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The Riviera, the Rhône & Paris
14 days
Nice, Monaco and Èze, a river cruise from Arles to Lyon, then the fast train to Paris. We take care of every day on land.
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Christmas in Alsace
7 days
Strasbourg's market beside the cathedral, Colmar's canals aglow with lights, mulled wine in Riquewihr and carols in a village church.
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Your France
Any length
Loire châteaux, Breton lighthouses, lavender season or a family celebration in Paris. Tell us what you have in mind, and we'll shape the journey around it.
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