Saint-Tropez

Saint-Tropez is a coastal town renowned for its exclusive beach clubs, megabucks yachts and exquisite restaurants.

Nice

Nice is another coastal city known for its beaches and its cultural venues like the Matisse Museum

 Cannes

Cannes is also a coastal city famous for its luxury hotels and its international film festival which takes place every year in May and attracts tourists and movie stars

    Socca

A traditional food from the French Riviera.It is a French Chickpea Flatbread. It consists of: chickpea,flour,water and olive oil. A street food delicacy from Southern France.

  Salade Niçoise

A typical dish from Nice that has become a world staple. Its main ingredient are vegetables,olives and anchovies or canned tuna

Tarte Tropezienne

This airy and fluffy brioche originates from Saint-Tropez.

It is topped with sugar and filled with vanilla cream.

Mont Saint Michel 

Mont-Saint-Michel is definitely a Normandy must see! Mont-Saint-Michel rises from the sea and leaves an impression that lasts a lifetime. 

Mont-Saint-Michel stands as a beacon of French resistance as even during the Hundred Year War, it was attacked by the English but never seized.

Visit the magnificent abbey, the medieval town, climb the ramparts, and take in the sweeping views of the sea.

Caen 

Caen is the capital city of the Calvados department of Normandy and has a history going back to Roman times. With tours available in both English and French, you’ll visit the castle, town hall, and both the men’s monastery. 

On rainy days , you can head inside to the Caen Memorial Museum that sits atop an old German bunker. 

Bayeux

 The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century 70m-long (230ft) scroll of hand-embroidered wool thread on linen tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England. 

HONFLEUR

Honfleur is located on the Seine estuary opposite Le Havre, in the department of Calvados, on the border of the Eure and Seine-Maritime. This charming little town of 8000 inhabitants at the foot of the Côte de Grace is famous for its typically Norman setting.

ETRETAT

Go to the falaises (cliffs)of Étretat to enjoy the staggering sights of the dizzying chalk cliffs, made up of a type of porous limestone that inspired the likes of painters Claude Monet and Gustave Courbet. 

ROUEN

Rouen has been an influential city since ancient times.

It was indeed the capital and residence of the Dukes of Normandy until William the Conqueror.

It is today the capital of Haute-Normandie and an active port located on the river Seine.

Many of you will also associated its name with the memory of Joan of Arc.

Château de Chenonceau 

 It is a French château spanning the river cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, indre-et-loire, centre-val de loire. it is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire valley. you must visit it !

Chambord 

 It has the most distinctive French Renaissance architecture and is the largest of the castles on the Loire Valley. It was constructed from 1519 to 1547. The roof-line contains 282 chimneys. The stranger thing in chambord is the double spiral staircase in the center.  It was designed so that two people can go down at the same time without ever seeing each other.

Amboise is a castle open to nature, a haven of peace for more than 90 species of birds. Amboise is mostly famous for its beautiful medieval castle and its rich history. the queen, Charlotte of Savoy and the dauphin ( the future Charles VIII ), lived in amboise.

The Rillettes are a culinary preparation of pork’s meat or poultry, fish, even crustacean.

This food can be used in the aperitive. 

Rillettes are eaten with some bread. 

Capon is a type of chicken and morels are mushrooms. Both sets make delicious dishes. A perfect meal if you want to impress your friends ! 

Faisselle is a fresh white cheese originating from France. It is usually made from cow’s, sheep’s, or goat’s milk. Due to its soft, delicate texture, this rindless cheese is typically sold in a plastic mold called faisselle, hence the name of the cheese.

Eiffel Tower 

 Built by Gustave Eiffel to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution, it is presented at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. 324 meters high, it is one of the most visited monuments in the world with nearly 7 million visitors a year.

Notre Dame Cathedral

One of the most enduring symbols of Paris: Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as Notre Dame, a Roman Catholic cathedral is located on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cité. It is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in France and Europe. Begun in 1163 and completed in 1345, this cathedral is a sight with its portals surrounded by his many sculptures and gargoyles that adorn the roof.

 Louvre Museum

The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world. Located in the heart of Paris, this historic building is a former royal palace, with an area of 210,000 square meters including 60,600 for the exhibitions. The museum is housed in the Louvre, originally a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II. The remains of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum.

Champs Elysées / Arc of Triumph

Built in the 19th century, it is the largest monument of its kind in the world. Impressive sculptures adorn its pillars. In addition, the names of 558 generals and the great victories are engraved on the top of the arc. Under the Arc de Triomphe is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of France.

The panoramic terrace above the door offers a beautiful view of Paris. 50 meters high, 45 meters wide and 22 meters deep, the Arc de Triomphe is located on the Place de l'Etoile which leads to the Champs Elysees which is nicknamed "the most beautiful avenue in the world." It stands on 1.9 km between Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe. 

Cruise on the Seine

Find the best way to visit the "City of Light" enjoying a cruise on the Seine, especially at night. When the sun sets, the monuments are lit slowly. You get a panoramic view to the forefront so you can enjoy the beauty of Paris: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Pont Alexandre III and many more.

Montmartre

Montmartre is a hill located in the north of Paris, 130 meters high, having its name to the surrounding neighborhood. It is best known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacred Heart, at the top. It was completed in 1919 and honors the French victims of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.

If you're in the area, do visit the Square of Tertre, few blocks from the Basilica. There are many artists setting up their easels to paint tourists or exhibit their work.

Bouchées à la Reine are small, savory vol-au-vent pastries filled with a combination of white sauce and a mixture of diced chicken, truffles, white wine, and mushrooms.

Hachis Parmentier is a traditional French dish consisting of mashed and baked potatoes, chopped or minced meat, and sauce Lyonnaise. The combination of these ingredients is then traditionally placed into potato shells and baked. 

Pâté en croute is a traditional dish made with meat pâté that is gently wrapped in a pastry cover, then baked. The traditional French pâte is made from a mixture of pork and veal, although modern recipes also use other types of meat such as rabbit or chicken.

Blanquette de veau is a veal stew (often with mushrooms and onions) in which neither the veal nor the butter is browned during cooking.The ingredients are cooked en blanquette, meaning that they are simmered in white stock or water with various seasonings, resulting in a decadent and creamy white sauce.

Sole Meunière. This classic French seafood dish is prepared with sole fillets that are lightly breaded in plain flour and pan-fried in butter. When the fish is ready, lemon juice is added to the pan and cooked shortly until all of the flavors are combined. The fish is typically seasoned with salt, pepper, and chopped parsley.

Soufflé au fromage. Airy and simple, this legendary French comfort food consists of a cheese base combined with whisked egg whites, butter, milk, and flour. The dish puffs up into a decadent, golden soufflé when baked. Cheese soufflé is believed to have been invented during the late 18th century.

Quiche. This popular French pie consists of a pastry crust filled with eggs, cream, and anything from bacon, cheese, and leek to mushrooms and seafood. It can be served either hot or cold, and is traditionally cut into slices. 

Tarte Tatin

A decadent version of the classic apple pie, tarte Tatin consists of sliced apples seasoned with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, topped with a buttery pie crust pastry, and baked until the apples become golden and syrupy. The whole cake is then inverted upside-down on a serving platter.

Steak au poivre is a French dish consisting of a beef steak that is coated in crushed peppercorns and fried. It is served with a sauce that is made in the same pan that the steak was cooked in. Typically, the dish is accompanied by potatoes and a salad on the side.

Crème brûlée

This traditional egg custard dessert consists of egg yolks, cream, sugar, and vanilla, with a hard, burnt, toffee crust.The chilled custard is typically set in wide, flat dishes, and is then topped with brown sugar which is either caramelized under a broiler or with a blowtorch.

Croque Monsieur

This classic French hot sandwich consists of a thin slice of ham and melted cheese tucked between two pieces of sliced bread. The original first appeared on Parisian menus in 1910, and some claim it was invented by accident, when French workers left their lunch near a hot radiator, only to come back later and discover that the cheese in their sandwiches had melted.

Magret de canard

This dish of flash-seared duck breast dates back to the late 1950s, when French chef André Daguin first prepared a magret like a steak and served it medium-rare. The meat is usually served thinly sliced and still slightly pink on the inside.

Soupe à l'oignon

Even though it originated as a humble peasant dish, French onion soup is nowadays regarded as one of the most prized dishes of French cuisine. The broth is simple, made merely with caramelized onions and meat stock. However, the soup is distinguished by croûtes–pieces of crispy baked bread that are placed on top of the soup and are then generously covered with cheese.

Macarons

These small, round, sweet meringue-based cookie sandwiches with filling in the middle are light and crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle. Macarons, which first appeared in Italy in 1533, got their name from the Italian word maccherone, which means fine dough.

Eclair

These elongated pastries with an appealing glaze, a crispy exterior, a soft doughy interior, and a sweet, creamy center originated in France at the turn of the 20th century. Éclairs (French for lightning) are believed to have received their name because of how the light would reflect off of them after a coating of confectioner’s glaze.