15 Best Things to Do in Belfort (France)
On a plateau between the Jura Mountains and the Vosges is a city that has been hotly contested for a millennium. Belfort was the only feasible route into France for …
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15 Best Things to Do in Manosque (France)
The largest town in Haute Provence is embedded in the Luberon Regional Park between steep pine-decked hills. Manosque and its surroundings will live up to your image of Provence, in …
15 Best Things to Do in Auch (France)
In southwestern France’s Gers department, Auch is a city that will steal your heart the moment you see the old Episcopal quarter, raised impossibly high above the Gers River. The …
15 Best Things to Do in Aurillac (France)
In south central France, the pretty town of Aurillac is the capital of the hilly Cantal Department. The harmless-looking green hills that cushion the town have a more violent history. …
15 Best Things to Do in Roanne (France)
On the Loire, Roanne is a former river port that has been reborn as a tourist getaway. Most people are aware of Raonne for two reasons: The archaeological museum, which …
15 Best Things to Do in Sens (France)
Billed as the gateway to Burgundy, Sens is a town that had its glory years in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. At that time the archbishop here exerted serious power; …
15 Best Things to Do in Chaumont (France)
On a plateau above the Marne River, Chaumont is a neat, understated town not far from the Champagne wine region. Graphic designers may already know Chaumont because it’s home to …
15 Best Things to Do in Massy (France)
A southern suburb of Paris, Massy is a new town laid out for commuters in the 1960s. Before it was developed this area had been a remote rural getaway for …
15 Best Things to Do in Ermont (France)
Ermont is an outlying suburb to the northwest of Paris. But though the capital might seem a long way away, you’re only 10 minutes from Saint-Denis and 15 from the …
15 Best Things to Do in Thionville (France)
In case you need reminding that relations between France and Germany haven’t always been cordial, come to Thionville in the Grand Est Region. The town, close to the Luxembourg border …