France: Off-the-Beaten Path
Here's our list of traveler recommendations in France tagged as 'Off-the-Beaten Path' . Click 'X' to remove this filter and browse all of our top local travel recommendations.
Paris by Bike
The bicycle was launched to an unsuspecting world in Paris in 1818, and the city has taken the self-propelled form of transport to its heart ever since. Cyclists regularly take over the Paris streets ... Continue Reading »
Normandy D-Day Beaches & Battlefields
Bayeux makes an ideal launching place to take a trip through history to the final stages of the Second World War. It was on the Normandy coast near Bayeux that the Allies undertook the biggest ... Continue Reading »
Provence Day Trips
Provence is luxuriously located in south-eastern France and next to the Mediterranean Sea. It has always been an inspiration to artists (Picasso, Matisse, van Gogh), a playground for the rich ... Continue Reading »
Paris by Citroen 2CV
Want to travel around Paris like a local? Let your chauffeur take the wheel of an iconic Citroen 2CV and you’ll soon be whizzing around the Arc de Triomphe in true Parisian style. Private tours of ... Continue Reading »
Free Things to Do in Cannes
Cannes has the aura of wealth and glamor, but there’s more to this small village than that annual red-carpet parade held in May. Cannes may feel out of reach for those with a budget in mind, ... Continue Reading »
Spend a day in the medieval town of Carcassonne
If you want to see one of the best examples of a typical walled city in the south of France, then I can suggest heading to Carcassonne for the day. The old city sits atop a hill and is a great ... Continue Reading »
The Jasmine Route
Cover yourself in jasmine flowers and emulate Cleopatra, on the sumptuous hillside of Grasse in the French Riviera. The flowers are picked one by one to preserve their delicate essence, and the ... Continue Reading »
The Shakespeare and Co. Bookshop
The Shakespeare and Co. Bookshop place is one of my favorite haunts in Paris. It has a wonderful location on a small street, Rue Bucherie, beside the Seine, within eyeballing distance of Notre Dame, ... Continue Reading »
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