A country · 1,969 places · 10 regions
France, all of it.
1,969 curated places across 10 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — metropolitan France, Réunion, Martinique and Guadeloupe — read below as chapters, with 6 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · metropolitan France · 1,603 places
metropolitan France
A small cliff-top town on the Normandy coast renowned for its dramatic chalk arches and needle-like sea stacks rising from the English Channel. The Falaise d'Aval arch is among the most photographed coastal formations in France, best captured at sunrise when low-angle light turns the white rock amber. The clifftop garden above the town offers wide panoramic framing across both major arches.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Réunion · 17 places
Réunion
The capital of Réunion sits on the island's northern coast, lined with restored Creole mansions and colonial-era administrative buildings. Its palm-shaded seafront promenade and lively markets give a taste of the island's blended French and Malagasy culture.
✦ May to November · $$
Chapter III · Martinique · 10 places
Martinique
Martinique's capital, wrapped around a broad bay guarded by the 17th-century Fort Saint-Louis. The Schoelcher Library's ornate ironwork facade, the covered spice market, and waterfront park La Savane anchor a compact center that blends French urban life with Creole flavor.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Guadeloupe · 9 places
Guadeloupe
The dramatic eastern tip of Grande-Terre, where limestone cliffs and jagged sea stacks take the full force of the Atlantic. A short trail climbs to a cross-topped viewpoint overlooking the crashing surf, the lagoon beaches nearby, and La Désirade island on the horizon.
✦ December to May · $
Regions of France
Every place in France
1,969 places, one country.
Étretat
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to September · $$
Gordes
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Verdon Gorge
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to October · $$
Bonnieux
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Roussillon, Vaucluse
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $
Sénanque Abbey
metropolitan France, France
✦ Late June to mid-July · $
Valensole Plateau
metropolitan France, France
✦ Late June to early August · $
Les Baux-de-Provence
metropolitan France, France
✦ March to May, September to November · $$
Camargue
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to September · $$
Calanques National Park
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to June, September to October · $
Aix-en-Provence
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Mont Sainte-Victoire
metropolitan France, France
✦ March to June, September to November · $
Eze
Côte d'Azur, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Antibes
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to September · $$
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Menton
metropolitan France, France
✦ March to May, September to November · $$
Cannes
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to September · $$$
Grasse
metropolitan France, France
✦ May to October · $$
Château de Cheverny
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $$
Château de Chambord
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $$
Château d'Amboise
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $$
Château de Chenonceau
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $$
Villandry Castle
metropolitan France, France
✦ April to October · $$