Have you visited Franci? What France has to offer. An open-air museum, beautiful nature, local gastronomy - fans couldn't ask for a better setting to cheer on their athletes. 150 years after the birth of Impressionism, thanks to exceptional loans from the Musée d'Orsay, new exhibitions are about to open in around 30 French museums. It is an opportunity to rediscover famous works and admire the landscapes painted by Monet, Degas, Pissarro, Morisot and Cézanne. The beaches of D-Day, the Caen memorial, the American cemetery on Omaha beach: check out our tips for visiting places of memory on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
By carefully considering your needs and thinking about how you travel and consume locally, you can significantly reduce the impact of your trip on the planet. The good news is that France offers many options in this area! Throughout the country, you can choose sustainable options and travel according to your convictions. Breathe in the fresh air at altitude, take a ride along canals and rivers, cycle through vineyards or along cycle paths, relax in a spa, head to the cities and rediscover them in the slow summer mode... Take a summer holiday off the traditional routes and away from the crowds.
In the land of the Tour de France, there is no shortage of beautiful routes for cycling enthusiasts. From the Hauts de France to the Côte d'Azur, from Brittany to Alsace, here's our pick of the best cycling tours across France: 22,800 km of cycle paths and greenways, 5,500 km of regional cycle routes, 3,000 road and mountain bike circuits... In the countryside, along the canal, by the sea, in the vineyards or in the mountains.
Small harbours, large lighthouses, headlands, cliffs, dunes, beaches... You can start your cycling route around the Breton coast in Roscoff, in the Pays des Abers and Finistère and follow the Vélomaritime cycle route to Mont-Saint-Michel. You'll ride across Brittany through the pink granite coastline and the breathtaking capes of Erquy and Fréhel, which in July are covered in a purple and yellow carpet of flowering heather and rodents. There are also little surprises inland, along canals and old railway lines that have been turned into cycle paths. Be sure not to miss the canal from Nantes to Brest, with its blooming lock attendants' houses, and take a trip around Lac de Guerlédan. The nicest and quietest route to Saint Malo and Dinard goes via Ille and Rance.
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