France — Bella Via Travels
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France
Depth, Pleasure & the Art of Slow Travel
France is the country that invented the idea of the good life — and the further you travel from Paris, the more clearly you understand what that means.
From the chalk cliffs of Normandy to the lavender fields of Provence, from the grand crus of Champagne to the streets of Paris, France offers a range of landscapes and pleasures that no other country in Europe can match. The food is extraordinary, the wine is extraordinary, and the pace of life in the countryside is exactly what it should be. Explore the regions below to find the France that speaks to you.
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History, cream and the edge of the Channel
Normandy
The chalk cliffs of Etretat, the D-Day beaches, the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel and a food culture built on cream, cider and the finest butter in France.
Light, lavender and the south
Provence
Lavender fields, Roman ruins, hilltop villages and a light that has been drawing painters for two centuries — Provence is France at its most sensory.
The city that needs no introduction
Paris & Ile-de-France
The Marais, Saint-Germain, the Palais Royal and the markets of the 11th — Paris rewards those who look beyond the obvious and find the city that Parisians actually live in.
The world's most celebrated wine landscape
Champagne
Reims, Epernay and the Grand Cru villages of the Montagne de Reims — a landscape of chalk hills, cathedral cities and the cellars of the great houses, where the world's most celebrated wine is made.
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