Top 100 Places To Visit in France - Ultimate Travel Guide
France is easily one of the most beautiful & historical countries on earth. I spent the last few years exploring France and I want to share with my favorite places in this travel guide. From the diverse landscapes of Corsica, to the wonders of Normandy, there are very few countries (if any) that can match the beauty and splendor of France. I put my heart and a few years into making this video and I can’t wait to share it with you. Where is your favorite place in France?
Timestamps:
0:00 - France Intro
0:40 - French Riviera & Èze
1:29 - Menton & Monaco
2:22 - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat & Nice
2:59 - Antibes & Cannes
3:35 - Esterel Coast & Cap du Dramont
4:35 - Saint Tropez
5:17 - French Alps (Mont Blanc & Chamonix)
5:48 - Aiguille du Midi
6:37 - Mer de Glace
7:13 - Annecy
7:40 - Château de Menthon St. Bernard
8:12 - Grenoble
8:34 - Col de la Croix de Fer
8:48 - Lac de Serre Ponçon
9:05 - Col du Lautaret & Galibier
9:34 - Col de L’Iseran & Vanoise National Park
9:55 - Tignes
10:23 - Avoriaz
10:41 - Val Thorens
11:03 - Corsica & Bonifacio
12:06 - Saint Anthony Beach
12:57 - Palombaggia & Santa Giulia
13:47 - Aiguilles de Bavella
14:32 - Restonica Valley & L'Île-Rousse
15:31 - Ajaccio
16:10 - Calanques de Piana & Porto
16:44 - Torra di Turghju
17:24 - Brittany & Saint-Malo
18:18 - Dinard & Dinan
18:47 - Ploumanac’h
19:10 - Petit Minou & Eckmühl Lighthouses
19:47 - Marseilles
20:24 - Cassis & Calanques
22:32 - Porquerolles
23:06 - Verdon Gorge
23:27 - Moustiers
23:53 - Valensole Lavender Fields
24:14 - Provençal Colorado & Ochre Trail
24:55 - Arles
25:38 - Aigues Mortes
26:11 - The Camargue & Wild Horses
26:44 - Avignon
27:18 - Mont Ventoux
27:37 - Ardèche Gorge & Pont d’Arc
27:53 - Nîmes
28:23 - Pont du Gard
28:51 - Millau Viaduct
29:20 - Montpellier & Palavas-les-Flots
30:17 - Carcassonne
30:54 - Pont Valentré
31:13 - Collioure
31:35 - Pyrenees & Cirque Gavarnie
32:05 - Lac Gaube & Lac d’Ayous
32:24 - Biarritz & Saint-Jean-de-Luz
33:10 - Bordeaux & Saint-Émilion
34:02 - Dune du Pilat & Lacanau
34:44 - La Rochelle & Île de Ré
35:16 - Dordogne & Château de Beynac
35:40 - Rocamadour
36:04 - Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe
36:23 - Lyon
36:46 - Alsace (Strasbourg & Colmar)
37:22 - Alsace Wine Route (Riquewihr & Kaysersburg)
37:54 - Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
38:12 - Neuf-Brisach
38:28 - Dunkirk & Cap Blanc-Nez
39:36 - French Polynesia & Tahiti
40:48 - Mo’orea
41:59 - Bora Bora
44:09 - Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)
44:36 - Reunion
44:59 - Martinique
45:35 - Guadeloupe
46:02 - Paris
46:44 - Loire Valley
47:36 - Normandy & Ètretat
38:36 - Honfleur
49:05 - D-Day Beaches (Omaha)
49:53 - Normandy American Cemetery
50:23 - Pointe du Hoc
50:58 - Utah Beach
51:33 - Plage d’Ecalgrain & Goury
52:15 - Mont Saint Michel
53:49 - Outro
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You really did France justice here. Amazing work. Most of us French won't seen all of those places in our lifetime !
Thanks so much mate! What part of France are you from?
No country can match the beauty and wonder of France 🇫🇷🏖️🏔️🏰
Italy ❤️
For cities and villages yes. But for real, untouched nature and wilderness Canada and the USA >>
@@tomoyohermosa True you guys got some really pretty scenery
@@tomoyohermosa Considering we have French Polynesia, French West indies, a big part of the Alps, we have untouched nature and wilderness too (not the same, I agree). I'm travelling all around the world and enjoying it, but France is not only towns and cities (even if it is the most famous and indeed what is making the country so visited. Anyway i'm writing a lot but north american wilderness is amazing ;)
@@zasalameleuh2289 Yeah I guess if you also add American territories too like Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Mariana Islands, etc there's a lot to see as well. I loved Bora Bora btw!
Time to sit down and grab some popcorn to enjoy this masterpiece
We gotta do a France trip!!
As a French, I say thank you for this beautiful video. And huge respect for all the shots/drone views and all the editing work done here! It's a LOT of work! This should deserve millions of views. Come on KZhead, do something!!! 👍👏❤
Thanks so much Jean! That means the world, it was a challenge to make! What part of France are you from?
Best video I have ever seen on France, didn't even know all these places existed in France. Wish to see these types of videos from you for every country.
Thanks so much Jas! That’s my plan, these type just take a long time to make 😅
@@RyanShirley I can tell it’s takes really long but it’s so worth it. Your content really inspires us to travel. It has definitely helped me in planning my trips. Can you please make a video and how you get around all these places and how much it costs travel and where do you stay and how far in advance you book hotels/flights?
WOW. This video took a lot of work!! It’s the best travel guide!!
So grateful we could see all this together🇫🇷☺️
I had the chance to go in France twice in my life. One time in 2010 for a week as a travel with school. And another time in 2021 for a whole month to join friends there. I visited some of the places mentioned in this video. But I visited so much more not included (can't blame Ryan, France has way too many things to offer to do them all, it is ridiculous!), but here some more: -Padirac Cave. One of the highlights of my trip. Not too far from Rocamadour. You feel like you are in another planet. -Auvergne Volcanoes region. Just stunning. As as it is situated more in the middle of the country, they are more overlooked in comparison of the Alps and the Pyrenees. -French Catalonia: I knew that the Basque Country was shared by Spain and France. But I didn't know it was the same for Catalonia. Going to visit a friend living in Perpignan, this was a very nice surprise. But overall, can't wait to visit this wonderful country a third time in the future! So much things left to explore! Thanks for this great video!
Wow I didn’t even know about the places you mentioned! The volcanoes region and Padirac Cave sounds very enticing to visit!
Greeting from france. Always happy to see someone enjoying it a lot, even less known parts of the country ;)
This is one of your best guides yet. Very thorough and the mix of land and drone keeps it visually interesting. smooth editing, too. France is an inexhaustible source of beautiful nature and towns, great cities and history., one of my favorite places. Happy Holidays and a great new year of travel. One thing for sure: you will pop up in some surprising places like this year's trip to Tahiti one month and the Faeroe Islands the next.
Thanks so much John! It was a challenge to make and get everything organized, The deeper I dug, the more I realized France had almost a endless amount of enchanting places! I hope to visit some new places in 2024! Do you have any travel plans for the upcoming year?
As a French guy from Cotentin (Normandy), I can just say that you are a real traveller because most of French people don't go to Baie d'Ecalgrain (and Nez de Jobourg). Respect beauty and nature ! Welcome
You’re from one of my favorite places in France! Baie d’Ecalgrain was such a incredible place!!!
There goes Shirley again with his perfect cinematography.
Thanks so much brother!! France is cinematic paradise 🎥🇫🇷
Btw my Father is living in Aigues Mortes. Really a wonderful place, with such amazing local culture and identity
France is Stunning! Hope to go there one day, the footage is beautiful 😊
Thanks so much friend! France is waiting for you 🇫🇷
Such a nice guide and top100! My desire for visiting France just went drastically up 😍
Thanks so much brother! Got any big travel plans for 2024?
@@RyanShirley So far we celebrate new years in the Middle East and then my friend and I go to Asia in January. My wife and I also think to go to Norway in February to see the Northern Lights since they should be extra intense in the next months! They are expected to be most intense in the last 30 years, so if you have not already experienced it, maybe now is it time 😄 Do you have some nice travel plans this coming year? 😄
Thanks for producing this fantastic episode! Yes, France is a lovely place to explore and I enjoyed my every minute in there.
Of course! Im just thankful you watched it, gotta love France 🇫🇷
Great video compilation Ryan. I visit France every year from Ireland on the motorbike. You've been to more places than me. Great food for thought on this year's trip. 👍
Wow what places of France are you’re favorite?
Great job. Was in France in 2023 for 3 weeks and it is impossible to do the country justice in that amount of time. So much to see and experience.
Thanks so much Jo! You could truly spend your whole life exploring France 🇫🇷 where was your favorite place?
i swear you get better and better every time! good man! i hope i can capture memories and inform like you someday soon 👍🏽 thanks Ryan
I rate this video 10 out of 10 👍🏻 Thank you Sir for making such a great content!
Thanks so much friend!! Any place you’d like me to make a video on?
@@RyanShirley Personally, my favorite country from travelling perspective is Vietnam: I’ve been there five times (due to my Vietnamese wife) and I recently made three part video series of our trip this summer (you can find it on my channel) I would like to recommed you to visit Vietnam and of course it would be a great opportunity for you to make a video 😊
Watched it all, what a masterpiece Ryan, I cannot imagine how many hours went behind creating this vid, thanks for your terrific work🔥.
Thanks so much brother! You got some great videos as well 🎥
Getting starting, you are a great inspiration but 10 years ahead 😄 @@RyanShirley
great video! I love France, gotta go back to some of these gems!
Absolutely fantastic, Ryan !! 🙂
Thanks so much Petr!
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Superb report on the beauties of France. Very beautiful presentation. I am French, and I congratulate you on your work done with love. Thank you.❤❤❤
Yo! Ryan, your videos are the best!!! So cool. Thanks dude!!! Much love from Texas!!! 😎
Thanks so much Marc!! I gotta come to Texas soon
I just love France
Truly one of the best countries in the world! Where’s your favorite place in France?
@@RyanShirley I think I’d have to say Provence region
Beautiful scenery
Such a incredible country!
Your videos really are the best
Thanks so much brother! Is there any place you’d like me to make a video on?
@@RyanShirley Right now im thinking Thailand or Vietnam
Wow just discovered Annecy, nice place! Reminds me of Lucerne.
Annecy is the best! Definitely is similiar to Lucerne.
Espetacular vista 😮
Muchísimas gracias Fabio 🇫🇷
Ryan is back One more legendary cinematography ..! Wow bro keep it up Love from India 🇮🇳 Brother don't concentrate on views your content is absolute gem and you definitely deserve more than present .... I don't know why this world don't let quality content unfortunately world is busy in bad stuff😢
Thanks so much brother! Your comment means the world, I’ll continue to make the best uplifting content possible ☺️🇫🇷
Incredible!!!!
Thanks brother! Been loving your recent videos as well!
Always Waiting for your Video My Bro
Bro hope you enjoyed it ☺️🇫🇷
I’ve been to the Pyrenees and the clique de gavarnie several times and I think it might be my favourite place on earth
Definitely some of the best mountains in Europe! 🏔️
This channel is way different than any other travel channel. Well done
Thanks so much friend, is there any place you’d like to see a video on?
Great vid! Many thanks
Thanks so much friend! ☺️🇫🇷
Ryan.. Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!! Wow.. incredibly shooted and mounted.. well done indeed!! 👏👏👏👏Have a nice Christmas!!😊😊🎄👋
Thanks so much guys! Have you done much mountaineering in the French alps?
@@RyanShirley Sadly.. not really Ryan.. but we know we should! 😅 They are so awesome..
Happy Sunday My Bro
First comment 😁 Nice video. Would go one day!
Thanks so much friend! Hope you enjoyed it 🇫🇷☺️
Love the way you edit your videos. Please post videos every week.
I’ll try to post more often ☺️
So nice!
Thanks friend!
You've perfectly captured the very essence of France. Bravo Monsieur ! But you could make another Top 100 Places to visit in France with the regions you haven't discovered yet.
Thanks so much Chris! I’ll have to make a part 2 soon
Thanks so much for this fantastic video, Ryan! France is such a beautiful country! I have spent my summer holidays there more than 40 times and we are planning the next journey already. No wonder I have found the love of my life there 36 years ago 😀
Of course! Wow you’ve been there so much, so you have a favorite place or region in France?
@@RyanShirley Can't wait to get back to France 🙂There are too many locations to pick a favorite one for me. You have mentioned many of them like Gorges du Verdon and Côte d'Esterel. A few places you didn't mention (but maybe you have seen them anyway): Gorges de Daluis, Gorges de Cians, Gorges du Tarn, Châteaux de Versailles, Cordes-sur-Ciel, le Gers, le Vercors (Combe Laval, Gorges de la Bourne, Pont-en-Royans), Arcachon. We are thinking about buying a small house in southern France one day when we retire.
as always a perfect video and a lot of new points to visit my next time in france. waiting for a full video like this of greece (with continental beautiful part to that most of people ignore)
Thanks so much mate! I’ll try to a new video on Greece this year, such a amazing country!
Love you Bro
Beautiful video. Good luck to you.🎉Merry Christmas 🎉
Thanks friend
Joyeux Noël❤
Stunning video. Though I'm french I was impressed 😅. I hope Nancy, my city, will be in the part 2. We are not far from Alsace and have a Unesco world sites heritage . Congrats and keep up the good work
Ah thanks so much! I need to visit Nancy next time, I just looked it up on the map and looks like a great city.
I love all of it
Thanks so much Arne! So much to love in France. Do you have a favorite place there?
I've never been@@RyanShirley . But it does look very pretty. Have you seen my Tiny House vlogs?
Спасибо ,просто потрясающе ! Благодарность с Барнаула Алтайский край
Thanks so much friend! I love the Altai
Reunion is just mind blowing. I don't know, I guess I have a thing for volcanoes. Something about the rawness of a nature. For me a typical tropical paradise is a bit...boring :D But place like Reunion seems like a perfect location for me. And it's not that far away from Europe. One day, one day :D Also, another great video Ryan. I must admit, I'm not a huge fan of Americans, because most of them seem lazy and ignorant to me, but you're totally different. Pure pleasure watching your videos. I love that you always really explore the place you visit. You're not afraid of long hikes, getting dirty and sweaty. Respect.
Excellence Video I like mountain good luck !
Thanks friend! The mountains of France are amazing 🇫🇷🏔️
You definitely did a great job. Bravo, Ryan! May I suggest a few cities and other places that are missing in the list: Bayeux Tapestry (to me, the oldest "comic" strip) near the D-Day beaches in Normandy, Christian Dior's museum in Granville near Mont-Saint-Michel, Nancy is definitely a must (north-eastern France), la Baie de Somme and les hortillonages d'Amiens (both northern France), the Champagne cellars or wineries near Reims (Eastern France), Beaune near Dijon (is a must), Château Royal de Blois, Toulouse near Carcassonne, la Corderie Royale in Rochefort (near La Rochelle) and le Passage du Gois in l'île de Noirmoutier. Enjoy!
Wow amazing suggestions! So many places that you mentioned I’ve never heard of. I gotta visit them for part 2.
SUPERBE SUPERBE SUPERBE !!!
Thanks so much brother! Hope you enjoyed it 🇫🇷🏰
brutal TOP video once again.@@RyanShirley
so very beuatiful place i wish go there
France is waiting for you!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks brother! Hope you had a great holiday
very good
Thanks friend!
بسیار زیبا ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
this video is BRILLIANT, very cohesive and well explained and well described. i am also interested, what do you plan your next top 100 places travel guide to be?
Thanks so much brother! That means a lot, these ones are so difficult to make, but I’m thinking of trying to do Switzerland in the summer
@@RyanShirley ooh lovely, switzerland will be great, but don't feel pressured to make it quickly, take all the time you need, it'll be a great video :)
Love your vids, is there any way we can follow your live adventures
Yes on Instagram @shirley.films
France is such a beautiful country and I really like your top 100 I think you should do more Africa as the wildlife is better than anything anywhere on earth
I plan to visit Africa a few times in 2024! Any country that you recommend?
I’ve been to Uganda 3 times now and murchison falls national parce is stunning also I’ve been to senagal wich has some of the best coast in the world in my opinion
@@RyanShirley Welcome to Morocco Rayan
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Thanks you!
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Thanks brother! 🇫🇷
Ryan, how did you make your Way around, did you use a Campervan, or maybe you Use Airbnb?
I use a rental car and stay in Airbnbs, sometimes I would fly in between large distances as well
@@RyanShirley your channel is Awesome, l love the positivity You give.
Love from bangladesh❤
Thanks friend! I need to visit your country
Big country
Il manque la Champagne qui produit le vin le plus célèbre du monde.
So strange you got so few views right now. Amazing video, best country in the world (others are great too. Just not as great -- French chauvinism 😅 )
Thanks so much mate, hopefully it’s gets some more views 😅
France vs Italy vs Spain for sheer diversity of landscapes, climates and cultures?
That’s really tough! I think my favorite of the three is Italy but they all are amazing
Of all the places you’ve and/or done films of, which country do you think is the most picturesque?
I’d say Switzerland and Norway are the most beautiful, Tanzania had the best natural beauty and animals, and Faroe Islands is also up there for its natural scenery
@@RyanShirley Thank you
Fabulous overview. But unique = 1. Not unique = 0. Nothing will ever be ‘very unique’. Just sayin’.