Where to visit?

Regions of France

Never been to France and want to make the most of your visit? See ideas at where to go in France

Start exploring...

Where are you going?

What are you looking for?

Featured Travel

featured france travel destinations

In-depth visitor reviews for lots of our favourite regions of France: Featured travel reviews

Be Inspired!

Ideas for a vacation in France

Coast or country, beautiful villages or cities, inspiration for your visit to France at Holiday Ideas

Plan a visit

Find cheap hotels in France
Find cheap car hire in France
Find cheap flights to France
Find cheap holidays in France

Great choices and prices for all your France travel arrangements

Recent Articles

Villefranche-sur-MerYour two weeks of sunshine! ideas for the perfect two week visit to France

See ideal French holiday for details


Nice beachNice is one of our favourite resorts in France whether for a day or a fortnight

See explore Nice for suggestions


Eze in ProvenceEze is an exceptional village and garden in the heart of the French riviera:

Plan your visit to Eze

Regions of France

Find the best places to visit in France: beautiful villages, castles, beaches and more in our detailed regional travel guides:

North-east France
Alsace and Northern France, Champagne Ardenne and Franche Comte
North-west France
Brittany, Western Loire and Normandy
South-east France
Provence and the Cote d'Azur (French Riviera), Rhone Alpes and Corsica
South France
Massif Central, also Languedoc-Roussillon and Auvergne
South-west France
Aquitaine region (& Dordogne), also Midi-Pyrenees
Central France
Burgundy, the Loire Valley and Limousin and Poitou-Charentes
Paris
Paris travel guide and Paris breaks (to book Paris trips)

Articles Recently recommended on facebook

Department, towns, villages

Don't know France?

Search on a map
...

The regions of France are further divided into departments of France and these are then divided into the 35,800 communes of France - usually towns and villages. You can also use our index of places in France to find any place you are looking for when planning your trip.

Food and Drink in France

recipes from france

No visit to France would be complete without enjoying traditional French recipes, and every lover of France knows what an important role food has for the French.

We include the most traditional French recipes such as cassoulet and tarte aux pommes, and lots of others that are less common but equally tasty!

Francethisway: our group & suggestions

For a trip to the capital see Paris Guide and if you don't like France head east to stay at one of our other favourite European countries, the Czech Republic.

Please also visit our parent site Europe This Way for more travel destinations (e.g. we have a detailed guide by our Italy expert: Italy This Way)

Living in France

move to france

If you are relocating to France take a look at our property to buy in France...but first you might like to see information about expat finances and the practicalities of moving to and buying property in France - visit the Life in France section or see our French Life blog

Facts, figures & info

france weather and information

See the France Info section for loads of facts, figures and fun for anything French, from the history of the baguette to the words of the Marseillaise, and much more besides. We also have some great photos of animals you might encounter at wildlife in France.

History and culture

history of france

Read about the history of France from prehistory onwards and visit some of the castles in France. The history and culture of France are closely linked - see France culture which looks at artists, language, architecture, French film directors...