Here is a region of France where you can have the thrills of the city and the joys of the mountain. You could start your journey with Lyon, the second largest city in France, built between two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône. Follow the traces of its history all the way back to ancient Rome, visit the traboules, the intricate networks of houses and communicating courtyards downtown. Make sure you eat in a “bouchon”, one of the typical small restaurants in the old neighborhoods. Then take the train to Grenoble, which is the gateway to the Chartreuse range, where you must try the eponymous liqueur. The scenery gets more spectacular as you rise in altitude. Visit the beautiful mountain towns of Annecy, Mégève and Chamonix and put on a pair of hiking boots or take the panoramic train of Montenvert and the cableway to the Aiguille du Midi. There, you will admire the Mont Blanc (4807m) and the Vallée Blanche. Whether you're a city walker or a mountain hiker, don't miss this one.

From Nice, heart of the Riviera, discover the whole Côte d'Azur ! You will cross an extraordinary variety of landscapes : scented hills around Grasse,  luxurious beachfront cities and several villages... All curiosities are available for those who get away from the coast ! This tour allows a  complete discovery of the Riviera : the coast from St. Tropez to Menton (Saint Raphael, mount of Esterel, Cannes, Antibes, Monaco) and Nice's hinterland with Grasse and many hilltop villages : Biot, Peillon, Roquebrune, Eze, St. Paul de Vence ! Here is a piece of heaven !

Here is a tour through vineyards and woods where you will discover the rich heritage all around Paris. Centralized royal power has left many magnificent places : the coronation cathedral of Chartres and Reims, sumptuous castles of Vaux-le Vicomte, Fontainebleau, Chantilly, Royal Abbey of Royaumont and Chaalis, medieval cities of Moret sur Loing, Provins and Senlis. Trought the  region of Champagne, you will visit the prestigious caves of Moet & Chandon, Taittinger, Mercier to taste the divine beverage discovered by the monk, Don Perignon in the seventeenth century ...