I’ve written about France for 20 years – here are my favourite places to visit

After a lifetime exploring the country’s cities, coast and countryside, France expert Carolyn Boyd shares her personal highlights
I’ve written about France for 20 years – here are my favourite places to visit

The Pors Rolland creek on the Pink Granite Coast in northern Brittany, France.

Landscapes

When you can gaze on the salt pans of Guérande, near Nantes, cycle through lavender fields in Drôme, in the south-east, and bask in the splendour of the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrénees, you have to wonder how France got so lucky with its diverse landscapes.

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