Destination of the Month
France
Welcome to France, one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. The largest country in Western Europe and home to 65.8 million people.
Journey from the Pont du Gard to the Eiffel Tower, Scale the heights of the French Alps or visit some of the greatest beaches in Europe.
Choose from grand opera, spectacular cabarets complete with can-can, fashionable nightclubs, and any kind of music from the classics to the latest world music from Mali or Morocco. France never ceases to amaze.
No trip is complete without sampling its world-famous cuisine there is a cornucopia of regional dishes to choose from. For starters try a rosette sausage from Lyon or rillettes, a soft paté from Dijon. French wine is world famous, but try the regional spirits as well; Cognac, Armagnac or Calvados, an apple brandy from Lower Normandy.
Try sole or turbot with sauce hollandaise, the bean and meat Castelnaudary Cassoulet, while in the south of France don’t miss the bouillabaisse, the legendary fish stew.
Paris is every shopaholic’s dream. Discover the vast choice of small boutiques on cobble stoned streets or simply browse through huge department stores and popular markets. During festive seasons the Christmas markets stretch from the Champs-Elysées to the Place de la Concorde.
Delve into Northern France when on a clear day you can see the White Cliffs of Dover, discover prehistoric cave art in the Dordogne or simply get lost in the Garden of France as you walk along the banks of the river spanning the Loire Valley.
Explore our 2012 ITF Members Tour covering Northern France, the Dordogne and Burgundy.
The tour is 19 days duration covering regional France. There will also be the option of an add-on 3 day extension tour in Paris. This is provided for first time travellers to France who may not have visited Paris before.
France is just waiting to be discovered,
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