Individuals can now buy tickets and make time-specific reservations online for the elevators when touring the Eiffel Tower, the top sightseeing destination in Paris.
British skiers can take the Eurostar ski train directly to the best French ski resorts or change in Paris to fast TGV or Corail overnight trains heading for the Alps.
Getting to Grenoble, gateway to the French Alps and ski resorts, is easy. TGV trains run from Paris and cheap flights to GNB arrive from London and European airports.
Grenoble offers a spectacularly beautiful natural location with mountain views from the old town, cable car, and Bastille fort, as well as art museums and fine dining.
The donjon of Crest Castle in the Drôme Valley is the highest medieval keep in France. The tower can be scaled by stairs while abseiling is at times allowed from the top.
Getting to Annecy in France is easiest by car from Geneva or on public transportation from Paris (TGV) and slower trains from Chambery, Grenoble, Aix les Bains, and Lyon.
Annecy in Haute Savoie in France is a beautiful city where a castle towers over the lakeside old town with colorful houses, churches, parks, and popular outdoor markets.
The top sights in Nancy's old town include Place Stanislas, De la Carrière and D'Alliance, Art Nouveau buildings, and interesting museums on Lorraine art and history.
Yvoire, a romantic medieval town in Haute Savoie on the French side of Lake Geneva, is a popular day-trip destination from Genève, Nyon, Evian, and local Alpine resorts.
Langres is a beautiful wall-enclosed fortified town on a promontory in the Marne Valley on the edge of the Champagne-Ardenne and Burgundy regions in eastern France.
Historic Troyes in the French Aube en Champagne region is famous for its marvelous half-timbered buildings, Gothic churches with stained-glass windows, and outlet malls.
The McArthur Glen Outlet Shopping Mall in Troyes, Champagne offers great savings deals on cheap brand name clothes. It is a great stop when traveling from Reims to Dijon.
Public transportation trains (suburban RER or the Métro) combined with a bus or ORLYVAL trips are the cheapest ways to travel from downtown Paris to Orly Airport (ORY).
Cheap public buses with RER train and metro combinations are cheap alternatives to Les Cars Air France, private airport shuttles, and taxis to Aéroport Paris-Orly (ORY).
The luxury shuttle buses of Les Cars Air France offer comfortable and convenient connections from downtown Paris to Orly (ORY) and Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airports.
The Roissybus, Les Cars Air France, or Noctilien night buses offer fast and cheaper transportation to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) than taxis and shuttles.
RER Line B trains provide fast, cheap transportation to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) while TGV trains run from Lille, Lyon, Reims, Strasbourg, and Disneyland.
Top luxury riverboats cruise in northern France on the Seine from Paris to Normandy and in the south on the Saone and Rhone from Lyon to Provence (Arles and Avignon).
Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre are stops on Seine River cruises in Northern France with popular excursions going to beaches in Normandy, Giverny, Honfleur, and Versailles.
Itineraries of luxury riverboat cruises on the Saone and Rhone Rivers in Burgundy and Provence usually include stops in Lyon, Mâcon, Chalon, Vienne, Arles, and Avignon.
Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg is one of the best medieval castles to visit in France. This German-French fortress is a top sight on the Alsace wine route near Strasbourg.
Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg in the Alsace region near Strasbourg is one of the greatest medieval castles in France. It is a top destination for families and children.
Getting to the Schlumpf vintage car collection of the French National Motor Museum at the Cité de l'Automobile in Mulhouse in Alsace near Basel is easy by car or train.
France's National Motor Museum (Cité de l'Automobile - Schlumpf Collection) in Mulhouse is a great vintage car collection with the world's largest display of Bugattis.
Large discounts and cheap prices on chic brand-name clothing is the main attraction of shopping at La Vallée Village outlet mall near Disneyland Paris in France.