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Plage des Catalans
Mesmerising views of another Marseille unfold along corniche Président John F Kennedy, the coastal road that cruises south to small, beach volleyball–busy Plage des Catalans.
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Philharmonie de Paris
The ambitious new home of the Orchestre de Paris, in the Parc de la Villette, has an auditorium of 2400 ‘terrace’ seats surrounding the orchestra. Its due to be completed in 2015.
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Centre International du Vitrail
After viewing stained glass in Chartres’ cathedral, nip into the town’s International Stained-Glass Centre, in a half-timbered former granary, to see superb examples close up.
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Fort Troglodyte
A warren of meandering lanes lead up to La Roque’s dramatic fort, where a series of defensive positions constructed by medieval engineers have been carved out of overhanging cliffs.
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Musée des Ursulines
Musée des Ursulines, housed in a 17th-century Ursuline convent, features Gallo-Roman archaeology, 16th- to 20th-century paintings, and displays about 19th-century Mâconnais life.
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Moulin à Huile Jullien
On the edge of the village, this working olive-oil mill allows you to follow the process from tree to bottle. They also make delicious honey. Tastings and mill tours are free.
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Cathédrale Notre
Oranges oldest church was consecrated in the 12th century.
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Tour Mataguerre
Of the 28 towers that formed Puy St-Front’s medieval fortifications, only the 15th-century Tour Mataguerre, a stout, cylindrical bastion next to the tourist office, remains.
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Plage de Porticcio
Beach bums will prefer the sands of Porticcio to the busier city beaches. It’s 17km across the bay from Ajaccio and accessible by seasonal ferry (€5/8 single/return, 20 minutes).
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Maison de la Fourdonne
Small town museum in a Renaissance townhouse with old memorabilia, pots and archaeological artefacts. Offers guided tours exploring St-Cirq’s history (generally in French).
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Source des Célestins
For unlimited free sips of Vichys mineral waters, head for the brass taps of the Source des Célestins (bring your own bottle; taps are shut in winter to prevent frozen pipes).
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Théâtre Romain
Let your imagination run wild at this ancient theatre, designed to hold 16,000 people; try picturing the place filled with cheering (or jeering), toga-clad spectators. From the top look southwest to see the Pierre de Couhard (Rock of Couhard), the 27m-high remains of a Gallo-Roman
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Troglodytes et Sarcophages
A Merovingian mine where sarcophagi were produced from the 6th to the 9th centuries and exported via the Loire as far as England and Belgium. Reserve ahead for a lantern-lit tour.
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Église et Cloître des Carmes
Construction on this Romanesque and Gothic Carmelite church and cloister began in the 13th century. It became one of the first theatre and dance venues of the Festival dAvignon .
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Troglo des Pommes Tapées
One of the last places in France producing traditional dried apples known as pommes tapées . You can see displays on how it’s done, sample the wares and buy some to take home.
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Plage de Socoa
Ciboure has its own modest beach, Plage de Socoa, 2km west of Socoa on the corniche (the D912); its served by ATCRB buses en route to Hendaye and, in the high season, by boats.
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Hôtel de Varennes
Hôtel de Varennes is a harmonious 18th-century makeover of an originally medieval structure which now contains the city’s small history museum, the Musée du Vieux Montpellier.
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Hameau de la Reine
This mock village of thatched cottages, a pond and photogenic mill was constructed from 1775 to 1784 for the amusement of Marie Antoinette, who liked to play milkmaid here.
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Butte de Montsec
This 375m-high mound, site of a US monument with a bronze relief map, is surrounded by a round, neoclassical colonnade. It’s a 15km drive southwest of St-Mihiel American Cemetery.
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Bailli de Suffren Statue
Here a cast from a 19th-century cannon peers out to sea. The bailiff (1729-88) was a sailor who fought with a Tropezien crew against Britain and Prussia during the Seven Years War.
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