France is renowned for its historic sites, its beautiful villages, beaches, museums, places of interest, tourist attractions. Here you will find a selection of great places to visit. Occitanie, Provence, Corsica, Burgundy, The Loire Valley - browse and discover the different regions for your holiday.
Strasbourg’s Christmas market is one of the best loved in the country. It has a vintage feel, with many traditional craft stalls that will make your think of Christmas celebrations from yesteryear. The city’s historic quarter, known as ‘Petite France’ is a dream to stroll through on a winter’s night, too.
The smallest municipality in France, with an area of 3.54 hectares, Castelmoron-d'Albret can also claim to be a charming fortified village perched on a rocky outcrop. Discover its pleasant flowery streets and admire its old houses, remains of ramparts, washhouses and fortified doorways.
With the same wit and perception that distinguished his charming books on London, New York, and San Francisco, here this famous Czech painter presents his impressions of Paris in This Is Paris, first published in 1959. Discover some the beautiful illustrations...
Patrick Commecy is a French artist and specialist of 'trompe l'oeil' paintings - scenes on buildings which deceive the eye. He takes a simple grey wall and transforms it into dynamic scenes, often including famous and influential historical figures.
A new house just added to the Pure France portfolio - available for holiday rentals in 2022.
Lovely country home with large garden, situated just outside a small town close to the Loire river and all its attractions, including the beautiful town of Saumur.
Situated in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence visits can explore the ancient roman city of Glanum. Around 600 BC the first Gallic tribes settled in Glanum, situated on the north face of the Alpilles mountain range. Excavations of the site began in the early 1900's and today visitors can admire the may accent monuments including the House of Antes and the House of Cybele.
Cassis is a beautiful harbour town on the south coat of France in Provence. Cars are not allowed in the main part of the town and there are fabulous waterside restaurants and shops looking out of the harbour. Daily boat trips to the famous Calanques.
Discovering space and the wonders of the universe has never been easier.
Films, tours, exhibitions, discover a more than fascinating universe.
The city of space is a center of scientific culture oriented towards space and the conquest of space, devoted as much to astronomy as to astronautics.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 709. It is considered one of the "most beautiful villages of France". Discover the town and a beautiful Pure France holiday rental home.
Less than a kilometre from the Croisette in Cannes isthe Forest Natural Park of the Croix des Gardes, offering a secluded forest with many trails. Discover no less than 5 routes ranging from 1.5 km to 5.2 km crossing 80 wooded hectares punctuated by 5 look-out points to admire a 360° panorama over the bay of Cannes, the Estérel massif and the Lérins Islands.
Visit Périgueux, the capital of the Dordogne with a medieval town centre and a grand array of café bars and restaurants. Don't miss the Saint-Front Cathedral and the Vesunna museum.
Discover this beautiful region with Pure France holiday rental homes.
Noilly Prat is one of the most drinks in the world. Joseph Noilly, a herbalist, developed the first formula in 1813, 50 years before the now archetypal vermouth, Martini. "White" Noilly Prat is the archetype of dry, straw-coloured French vermouth. Noilly Prat now makes Red and Ambre vermouths as well, introduced in the 1960s and 1980s, but they are less widely known. Produced in the small seaside town of Marseillan, there are organised daily visits as well as a large shop.
Saint-Jean de Luz is a town located on the Basque Coast, not far from the Spanish border.
The beaches, walks along the Basque Coast, protected beaches, surfing and nautical activities, golf, shopping, cinema, well-being, casino and other varied activities to discover during your stay in Saint-Jean de Luz.
The cutlery capital of the world is here!
Why? Because Thiers is the city where there are the most cutlers who have been practicing their profession for several generations.
In Thiers, more than 70% of French sharps are manufactured.
You will recognize them among all the other restaurants, you will see wooden tables, with red checkered tablecloths, in which we taste traditional dishes often made from pork. Like any other specialty, the Lyon cork has an origin, which we are going to discover.
Visit Notre Dame de Fourvière listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Admire the view overlooking all of Lyon. Alongside the exceptional view of Lyon, you can enjoy guided tours, themed tours and unusual tours throughout the year.
If you are driving or taking the train between Nice and Cannes, you cannot fail to notice some of the most extraordinary contemporary architecture in France. Situated on the waterfront between Nice and Cannes is the Marina Baie des Anges in Villeneuve-Loubet with its amazing apartment buildings.
Port Grimaud is a man-made seaside town close to Saint-Tropez and Sainte-Maxime. The town was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s by modifying the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint-Tropez. Built with channels in a Venetian manner, but with French "fisherman"-style houses resembling those in Saint-Tropez,
Cerbère is a small fishing village that avoids mass tourism.
Popular all year round with pebble coves for sunbathing and a scuba diving club to explore the marine nature reserve.
An unusual building in the shape of a boat is a must see: the Belvédère du Rayon vert.
Seillans is a superbly picturesque, hill-top village overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. It is officially one the prettiest villages of France. Come and discover its charms and a fantastic holiday rental villa available for all weeks in September.
French summer vacation is coming to an end soon, but the beautiful sunny days will still be here in September. Why not enjoy the most beautiful French beaches without the tourist influx of summer periods. We have prepared for you the classification of the most beautiful beaches in our French regions.
During the month of September, the tourist influx is less important than in the middle of the summer season.
Quite simply, because it is the start of the school year, and the return to work for adults.
This is why we offer a selection of high-end properties for couples or small groups ranging from 2 to 5 people.
Lac des Bouillouses is one of the largest lakes in the French Pyrenees. A natural site located in the Pyrénées Orientales. Accessible to all, it offers beautiful landscapes with several hiking trails that will delight all ages.
Have you decided to take a vacation in September? You are right, because it is the best period to fully enjoy your holidays in France without the tourist influx that can sometimes be found in the middle of the summer season. Discover all the events during the month of September, not to be missed during your holidays!
An emblematic place in Bordeaux, where you will discover the history of wine in the form of a museum and exhibition, tastings, events and restaurants.
A permanent route will be offered to you, with a virtual tour of the exhibition, a belvedere, and a temporary exhibition.