Paris doesn’t have the monopoly on that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’.
It’s hard not to think of the City of Lights when you think about France. But this country’s charms do not rest solely on the shoulders of its capital city, Paris.
France makes it easy to fall in love with more than just the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge. Spend a few nights in a picturesque village, enjoying authentic farm-to-table cuisine with the locals. Sit in a square with a glass of Bordeaux while admiring a centuries-old church that takes your breath away with its beauty. Follow in the footsteps of the Impressionists to the rugged coastlines and small cobblestoned streets that inspired a revolution in art.
The landscapes that inspired those artists, the historic towns that hold centuries of history in every cobblestone, and the joie de vivre you will feel when you stop to appreciate it all – that is the ooh la la that is everywhere in France.
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