france:
discover the regions
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With no fewer than 22 regions to choose from, and between them covering 96 départements – the equivalent of an English county – deciding where to go can be a lengthy process.
The key thing is to decide what it is you want from your visit to France: if it's beaches, you obviously won't go to the Auvergne; if it's winter skiing, then Charente Maritime is highly unlikely to hit the spot.
What is fairly certain, however, is that whatever you come in search of, France is going to deliver; it's just a question of doing a bit of homework first.
This part of the website is intended to help you to do that, by providing a short analysis of each region, its key features, how to get there, and what to see and do once you arrive.
SELECT THE REGION:
Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Bourgogne/Burgundy
Brittany/Bretagne
Centre
Champagne-Ardenne
Franche-Comté
Ile de France (Paris)
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Normandy/Normandie
Pays de la Loire
Picardy/Picardie
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Cote d'Azur
Rhone-Alpes
Each of the regions has its own tourist board – the Comité Régional du Tourisme, or CRT. Each region page has contact details for the relevant office, but here is a complete list of Regional Tourist Offices.
