France Famous Places to Visit

• Paris � the "City of Light", romance and the Eiffel Tower
• Bordeaux � city of wine, traditional stone mansions and smart terraces
• Bourges � gardens, canals and a cathedral listed as a UNESCO heritage site
• Lille (Dutch: Rijsel ) � a dynamic northern city known for its handsome center and active cultural life
• Lyon � France's second city with a history from Roman times to the Resistance
• Marseille � big harbor and the heart of the Provence
• Nantes � the "Greenest City" and according to some the best place to live in Europe
• Strasbourg � famous for its historical center, and home to many European institutions
• Toulouse � the "Pink City", for its distinctive brick architecture, main city of Occitania.

Overseas territories

• French Polynesia ( Tahiti ) � post-card tropical islands in Oceania
• New Caledonia ( Nouvelle Caledonie ) � long-shaped island in Oceania
• Saint-Pierre and Miquelon ( Saint Pierre et Miquelon ) � small islands off the Canadian coast
• Mayotte � has voted to become a departement, effective 1 January 2011
• Wallis and Futuna �

The following overseas territories are remote possessions kept as natural reservations:

• French Southern and Antarctic territories ( Terres Antarctiques et Australes Francaises , or TAAF ), consisting of Terre Adelie in Antarctica and some islands in the Indian Ocean
• Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean ( Iles Eparses ): Europa Island , Bassas da India, Juan de Nova Island, Glorioso Islands ( Glorieuses )
• Clipperton Island

 

Source: Wikitravel.org