One of the main reasons France is so well known across the world is because of how popular it is with tourists. There is so much to see and do in the country it’s hard to swallow in one lifetime, and the cultural side of things is something that cannot be ignored, with France’s contributions to the arts and culinary delights of the world of particular note.

The capital of Paris is where most people would think of when visiting the country, and the most romantic city in the world certainly attracts its fair share of couples on any number of surprise short breaks and the like. The city lives up to its reputation, mind, as well as adding a whole host more for those who don’t care much for romanticism – the city really is the epitome of Frenchness, rewarding repeated visits with more and more to see and do, it’s certainly hard to get bored of the place. It would be both long-winded and quite silly to list everything Paris has to offer, but amongst many, many other things comes the cathedral of Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the flagrant copy of Blackpool in the Eiffel Tower (ahem..), the Champs Elysees – the countless other obvious attractions are accompanied by dozens of cultural hotspots, museums, theatres, cafes, nightclubs, bars and any other thing that someone may want to entertain or interest them in any way, shape or form. There’s a lot to do, basically.

But France isn’t just about Paris, shockingly enough, and there is more than enough scattered through the rest of the country to keep those anti-Parisians out there happy. Any person entering the region of Brittany could be forgiven for thinking they had entered another country, with the fiercely independent Bretons inhabiting the area and helping to maintain the rustic beauty of the area – it can’t help but be noted that there are areas in Brittany that come across as very.. well, British. Amongst the plethora of other attractions in France come places such as Cannes and it’s world famous film festival as well as the rest of the Cote d’Azur, the island of Corsica, the studious city of Toulouse, the Chateau de Versailles and hundreds, nay – thousands of other places to go, things to see and people to talk to.

Do you really think we could talk about France and not mention the food? The culinary delights offered up by the country are celebrated the world over and no visit is complete without tasting at least something great that the French have to offer. Coupled with some fine wine or absinthe after dinner, the gastronomic experience offered in France is worthy of a holiday in its own right.

The people are so wonderfully French, the food and drink are magnifique, the country itself is absolutely splendid – what’s not to like?