September 18, 2019 – From the sun-soaked beaches of the South of France in summer to less predictable fresh summers in Northern France, this beautiful country offers something for everyone.
Who could say no surrounded by the illuminated beauty of the Eiffel Tower? Aside from having one of the world’s best-loved capital cities, France is famous for its irresistible gourmet cuisine, fine wines, astounding architecture, talented artists, incredible museums, and the annual Tour de France cycle race. Then of course there’s rural France with its picturesque wide expanses of rolling countryside, specialist vineyards and chateaux that are centuries old.
On exceptional journeys by Insight Vacations, you’ll travel in comfort and style, stay in luxurious hotels and be introduced to passionate foodies and historians. Be charmed by cosmopolitan Paris, sample sumptuous food and wine in the Loire Valley, and take in the glamour of the South of France. Enthralling experiences await in this romantic country. To avoid the city crowds, try heading to Paris in the Spring or Autumn.
These dreamy trips will have you planning a French vacation faster than you can say, “magnifique!”
Fashion Forward
With fashionable past guests including designer Coco Chanel and actresses Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot, the chic Côte d’Azur screams elegance. A health retreat in the 18th century, it has been the chosen as a bliss getaway for aristocrats, artists and celebrities for centuries. Make like the “jet set” as you cruise along its coastal roads to a perfumery, where you’ll unlock the secrets of the world-famous perfume industry as fragrance experts waft exclusive scents from stoppered bottles on Insight Vacations’ Country Roads of France trip.
Foodie Delights
In Paris, how else do you take in the sparkling city than sampling the sumptuous food and wine? A grand adventure lies ahead with famous wines and excellent food in this cosmopolitan city. On a foodie tour with a Parisian on Insight Vacations’ French Heritage, travelers will visit tiny shops that the locals go to for their produce and stock up on cheese, desserts, breads and other delicacies before picnicking in the chic Tuileries Garden.
Wine Times
In France, going to a vineyard is a must-do bucket list experience! On Insight Vacations Country Roads of France, guests visit Chablis en route to Burgundy, giving its name to one of the most famous French wines. How better to celebrate the French Revolution than joining an expert vintner for a taste and introduction to these refreshing, steely whites. Leafy vineyards, majestic mountains, Riviera sunshine, Roman remains and fortified towns, combined with great food and wine, make for an engaging ‘Tour de France.’