France's Number One tourist destination never fails to enchant. The city is an amazing treasure trove of shopping and restaurants, museums and public gardens, boulevards and monuments, architecture and music.

Everywhere you go there’s something new to discover. There are also wonderful places, like the Palace of Versailles, to visit nearby.

With its warm winter climate, dramatic coastline and stunning azur-blue water, the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) is the second most popular tourist destination in France.It also serves today as a major destination for international congresses and conventions.

The region includes the city of Nice and the resorts of Saint-Tropez, Saint-Raphael, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, Antibes and Monaco.

The Principality of Monaco occupies just two square kilometers at the Eastern tip of the Côte d'Azur, near the Italian border. Yet it has a unique ambience and personality.

Whether you visit the grand Monte Carlo Casino (built in 1878), the Oceanography museum or stroll the streets, there’s always something special to discover here.

The Champagne-producing vineyards of the Marne Valley, the Mountain of Reims and the Cote de Blancs are reasons enough to visit this fascinating region.

Yet there are also charming 16th century churches, mansions and houses, as well as Reims and its Notre-Dame Cathedral, the heart of France's royal history. Champagne is just a 90-minute drive from Paris.

Situated just two hours by car from Paris, the Loire Valley is the third most popular tourist destination in France.

This landscape of natural beauty contains some of the most perfectly preserved mediaeval and renaissance period towns, villages and châteaux that the world has to offer. It’s an occasion to visit romantic castles and taste great wines.

Touring the renowned vineyards and sampling the wines of the Médoc, St Emilion and the Sauternes areas is one of the major attractions in Bordeaux, located on France’s Atlantic coast.

The region is also home to many striking 18th Century châteaux. Every other year, in September, Bordeaux hosts the lively and unusual Bordeaux Wine Festival.

This historic region of east central France attracts many visitors. Renowned for the production of its famous wines, Burgundy also has a diverse geography of woodlands and forests, many ancient buildings and an important network of navigable waterways.

Traveling along them in fully-crewed hotel barges, while visiting vineyards along the way, is a specialty.

With dramatic volcanoes in the West and the magnificent Alpine peaks in the East, these are some of the most striking regions of France. They invite visitors to enjoy the outdoor life, in the mountains and on the ski slopes.

The region contains Lyon, a major city noted for its historical and architectural landmarks and its gastronomy.

Small towns, pastoral landscapes, skilled craftsmanship, exquisite meals – these are the characteristics of the Normandy and Picardy regions in Northern France.

Alongside these tranquil scenes are the fascinating battlegrounds from the two World Wars, which are always compelling places to visit.