One-day itineraries to discover the best of every city, airport by airport.
Napoleon Bonaparte's birthplace, Ajaccio preserves his family home and baptistery before all else, a port overlooking one of Corsica's most...
With one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world and a temple almost intact for two thousand years, Nîmes claims the title of the...
In the heart of rural Corrèze in France, Brive-la-Gaillarde remains the gateway to the prehistoric caves of Lascaux and the sanctuary of...
A whale-hunting village until the 19th century, Biarritz became a royal holiday destination thanks to Empress Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III, who...
A week-long fire in 1720 destroyed much of Rennes's medieval center: the rebuilt city in stone still coexists with the few neighborhoods that...
Ancient capital of the Duchy of Savoy before the court moved to Turin, Chambéry preserves a ducal castle and a fountain with four elephants that...
Capital of the Côte d'Azur, Nice still bears the mark of a century of European aristocracy on holiday, along with a historic center of Genoese...
Built in black volcanic stone, Clermont-Ferrand is also the most convenient starting point for Puy de Dôme, a dormant volcano and symbol of the...
A chain stretched between two medieval towers once defended the entrance to La Rochelle's port, the Protestant stronghold besieged by Richelieu in...
Historic capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon has given its name to one of the world's most exported condiments, still produced according to...
Fifty-two towers and nearly three kilometres of double walls make Carcassonne the best-preserved medieval fortified city in Europe.The medieval...
