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France is one of the most visited countries in the world. It has everything you could want in a vacation: a city like Paris, breathtaking mountain scenery, fascinating castles and cathedrals, pampering and culinary delights, plus many pleasant surprises. If you’re looking for one of the best travel destinations ever, here’s our France itinerary. • Paris About seven million tourists visit the Eiffel Tower every year. Around 12 million passengers annually arrive at the Notre Dame. And Louvre hosts 15,000 visitors... every day. In total, Paris hosts 45 million touristsevery year. There aren’t that many places on Earth that reach superlative levels in terms of beauty as well as Paris does. When it comes to fashion, we can only cite Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior. Culture? Sorbonne: one of the oldest and most famous universities in the world. Spirituality? At Notre Dame you feel in touch with divinity.The Louvre Museum, Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, Napoleon's Tomb, Pere Lachaise cemetery. There is much to do in Paris. • Rouen In Rouen you can visit the city’s most important monuments for a fulfilling stay. Rouen is very popular today due to a rather sadevent, but one which resonates across Europe: the burning of Joan of Arc at the stake. The Rouen Cathedral is admired for many traits, but primarily for boasting the highest spire in France and for its façade, which was painted by Claude Monet. The Saint Ouen Church was founded in the seventh century. Over time it was reconstructed, so today its appearance is largely in the Gothic style. • Mont Saint Michel One of the most magical places in France that you will definitely want to see is Mont Saint Michel, a rocky island, about 1 sq. km in terms of surface, located in the Gulf of Saint Malo, in north-western France. Several things are spectacular about this place: during the ebb, the island appears, and during the tide, it becomes a peninsula. Then there is also the Benedictine abbey, both a monastery and a castle, whose surface takes up most of the island. • Bordeaux We continue our journey onward to Bordeaux, through Rennes, one of the most important cities in Brittany, and Nantes, a city famous for its cathedral and the old castle that was once home to the dukes of Brittany. Bordeaux, famous for its fine wines and flavors, has long been called “The Sleeping Beauty”. Throughout the centuries, the city has awakened from its long historic sleep: nowadays, its historic boulevards only allow pedestrians and the buildings’ neoclassical architecture has been restored. 1810 acres of the city’s territory has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list - the largest urban area in the world to ever receive this classification. Grosse Cloche, the second remaining gate of the city’s medieval walls, has a fairytale air and architecture; it was built between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. • Lourdes The swayLourdes holds over tourists needs no explanation: in 1858 the Virgin Mary appeared here several times, before Bernadette, a girl of only 14, in theGrotte de Massabielle. Using the Virgin’s indications, Bernadette discovered a spring located deep inside the cave. • Avignon Another city with religious meaning is Avignon, which was the medieval capital of Christianity. Today it is mandatory to visit the Palace of the Popes andthe Pont d' Avignon (made famous by the song with the same name). Avignon is also home to the largest theater festival in the world. Author Bio: Ashley Robinson is also writes on travel topics. In this article she is talking about France best travel attractions. You can read her best articles at luxurytravel.info.
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