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Villages · Corse-du-Sud
Bonifacio
A fortified town perched on an impressive limestone cliff at the southern tip of Corsica, whose citadel overlooks a deep natural harbour.
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For a long weekend or a full week, some French destinations offer a concentration of atmospheres and landscapes that has nothing to envy faraway destinations.
From the Corsican calanques to the forests of the Landes via the Catalan peaks and the oyster huts of Arcachon Bay, this selection highlights places that are enough on their own for a complete stay.
So many destinations that prove you do not need to fly to be completely away from it all.
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Towns & cities · Bouches-du-Rhône
Aix-en-Provence
Former capital of Provence shaded by plane trees, Aix-en-Provence strings out its fountains and mansions along the Cours Mirabeau, birthplace of Cézanne.
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Natural wonders · Gironde
Cap Ferret
The tip of the Gironde peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Arcachon Bay, famous for its red-and-brick lighthouse and its oyster huts.
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Natural wonders · Pyrénées-Orientales
Pic du Canigou
At 2,785 metres, the emblematic summit of the Catalans, the easternmost high point of the Pyrenees, visible from the Mediterranean in clear weather.
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Natural wonders · Morbihan
Golfe du Morbihan
A small inland sea sown with a multitude of islands, the Gulf of Morbihan owes its Breton name, "little sea", to this sheltered stretch of the ocean. Megaliths, oyster farming and fishing villages make up the identity of this territory apart.
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Natural wonders · Gironde
Bassin d'Arcachon
A large lagoon open to the Atlantic in the heart of the Landes forest massif, Arcachon Bay combines oyster farming, stilt huts (cabanes tchanquées) and the neighbouring Dune du Pilat. A territory of variable geometry, between high tide and low tide.
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Natural wonders · Corse-du-Sud
Réserve naturelle de Scandola
Scandola is a nature reserve both land and marine, created in 1975 in the commune of Osani. This natural site, unique in the world and UNESCO World Heritage, offers exceptional biodiversity and spectacular volcanic cliffs, to be discovered only by sea.
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Lakes · Savoie
Lac d'Aiguebelette
The 3rd largest natural lake in France, with emerald waters, largely private and closed to motor boats, at the foot of the Épine mountain.
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Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor
Cap d'Erquy
Pink sandstone cliffs 470 million years old, heaths and old quarries, at the eastern end of the bay of Saint-Brieuc.
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Natural wonders · Landes
Forêt des Landes
With nearly a million hectares of maritime pine, the largest man-made forest in Europe, planted from the nineteenth century to fix the dunes and drain the marshes.
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