France

One of the world's most popular vacation destinations, France charms visitors with beauty, history, fabulous food, and cosmopolitan excitement. Paris is where you'll find the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Leonardo's Mona Lisa. Though widely considered one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe, Paris is only one of the treasures of France. Miss the lush greenery and hilltop villages in the Massif Central, the Mediterranean fare and pastis of Provence, or the fairytale castles and vineyards of the Loire Valley, and you miss much of the magnificence that has made France a favorite vacation destination for ages. The glamorous Riviera, Normandy's D-Day beaches, Monet's Giverny gardens, and the composed lakes and majestic mountains surrounding Annecy lure visitors from around the globe to historic, romantic, enchanting France.

Bordering six European countries, France is the perfect base for a broader European vacation. Paris is just a 3-hour Channel Tunnel train ride from London! And the rail system in France is magnifique! Its new, high-speed TGV Méditerranée train can take you from Paris to sun-drenched Provence in less than 3 hours!

On the whole one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world, France offers every conceivable attraction from world-class art collections and cuisine to picturesque villages and vistas and unsurpassed shopping and general meandering. From the Atlantic to the Riviera, from the Massif Central to the Alps, from Paris to the Pyrenees, France is packed with hidden and easy-to-spot treasures.