Luxury holidays in France

Destinations in France

  • France’s south-westernmost region is a lush, green pocket of land caught between the mountains and the windswept Atlantic coast.
  • Rugged, windswept Brittany in north-west France is the coastal twin of Cornwall, and its happy-holidays charm matches its UK sister’s in buckets and spades.
  • Located in the heart of France, Burgundy is a region of peaceful canals, well-tended vineyards and rural charm – the epitome of la vie Française.
  • Walloon countryside, tiny towns, farmland and forest await in this peaceful and picturesque corner of north-east France.
  • Corsica is the ultimate short-haul adventure, tightly packing in all of the natural world’s best bits. It’s got mountains, fields and shimmering coastline. And it has a wild side too: wild boar wander and tortoises totter freely by your feet.
  • On the coast that defined seaside glamour, you can never be too rich or too brown.
  • Slow days passed chasing – or riding – the waves are a sign that summer is in full swing in the French Basque Country, where Belle Époque Biarritz and pretty historic towns sit along the sunny southwestern border.
  • Away from Paris's bustle, Guainville is relaxed leafy retreat.
  • Pop a cork, pour a glass and embrace your inner bon vivant on the hallowed terroir of Haut-Médoc.
  • Mighty Versailles rules in this westerly stretch of Île-de-France, just outside Paris. No footnote to the capital, Hauts-de-Seine has rural and cultural charms of its own.
  • Jump off from the French coast for castle-hopping and more coastal adventures on L’Île d'Yeu.
  • Sprawling from the chestnut-dotted Cévennes Mountains to a flamingo-flanked Mediterranean Coast, by way of magnificent ancient cities and rolling winelands, this region has reason to puff out its chest when declaring its geographical and metropolitan offerings.
  • The Loire Valley: a verdant sprawl of sunflower fields, green landscapes and two glittering rivers, beloved of France’s mediaeval kings, and studded with the turreted, towering châteaux they left behind.
  • Often described, even by the Parisians, as being like Paris but without the crowds, France’s second city, Lyon, is a chic metropolis but with a style and frenetic pace all of its own.
  • Rife with Roman ruins, brilliant birdlife and picturesque lagoons, Narbonne is the undersung belle of the French Riviera
  • A vast rural region of castles, Camembert and clifftops, Normandy is as rich in history as it is in mouthwatering rustic produce.
  • Discover the layers of old and new, privilege and punk, that give Paris its ageless verve.
  • The south-west area of Provence is a land of light and colour, where the languid river Rhône winds its way through fruit orchards and fields of lavender before melting into the watery maze of the Camargue.
  • Named for the river running through it and the mountains at its edge, Rhône-Alpes is a region of vinous valleys, mighty peaks, lakeside spa towns and scenic drives.
  • Say adieu to the Côte d’Azur crowds for Toulon, a smaller port city to the west of the Riviera with a quaint Gallic charm all of its own.
  • Hard partying, hard skiing Val d'Isère requires a lot of stamina; it’s skiing is some of the best in the Alps and its bars are legendary.
  • Part of Les Trois Vallées, the fast, vast skiing wonderland in the French Alps, Val Thorens is one of Europe’s highest ski resorts, so powdery peaks are practically a sure thing.

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