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Halloween has passed, Thanksgiving is around the corner and Christmas is closer than ever. If you are looking for a new destination to spend the Holidays in, France must be your choice.

In this article, I will show you top 10 cities you must visit this winter. Take a notebook and a pen, warm up some cider and buckle up for this journey.

10.Marseille

With its beautiful port, coloured city streets, and old French architecture, Marseille is an amazing city to visit in the winter and spend the Holidays this year.

What to visit?

• Old Port of Marseille
• Notre-Dame de la Garde
• Calanques National Park
• If Fortress
• Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations

If this peaked your interest, you can easily eBook your reservation, pack your bags and spend the best holiday of your life in Marseille.

9.Toulouse

Toulouse, a.k.a the pink city is a combination of old and new architecture, the art and beauty never ending the wave of tourists that visit the city.

What to visit?

• Basilique Saint-Sernin
• Capitole de Toulouse
• Cité de l’espace
• Musée des Augustins
• Pont Neuf

8.Lourdes

Lourdes has a lot of sprawling parks and recreation areas that make the city perfect for families that want to spend the Holidays together in a French style.

Where to go in the city?

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
• Massabielle Grotto
• Rosary Basilica
• Château fort de Lourdes
• Basilica of St. Pius X

7.Bordeaux

The city icon of the French wine, Bordeaux is located in a very popular wine-growing region of France, and the architecture of its buildings is quite striking, especially for those who are visiting for the first time.

The Pont de Pierre, which is an arched stone bridge built back in the 1820s, is certainly worth visiting. This city is a great place to visit for anyone who loves wine. I don’t know about you guys, but I will eBook my next vacation there and warm myself up with a cup of warm red wine, while watching the beautiful landscapes.

Places to visit in the city of wine:

• Place de la Bourse
• Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
• Bordeaux Cathedral
• Tour Pey Berland
• Basilica of St. Michael

6.Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

This one is completely breath-taking and would be the perfect spot to go to if you are interested in Skiing and other winter sports.

This resort area gets many thousands of visitors each year because of its beautiful mountains that are ideal for skiing and snowboarding. Mont Blanc is one of the most popular ski resorts in all of France, and the scenery is quite unique.

Lac Cornu is a great place for hiking, and the lake makes the scenery perfect. There are few other places in this country with as much natural beauty as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

Besides that, you can also visit:

• Mont Blanc
• Aiguille du Midi
• Mer de Glace
• Le Brévent
• Lac Blanc

5. Avigon

Avignon can be found in the southeast corner of France, and it is a wonderful place to visit if you love museums and historic sites.

The Avignon Cathedral was built in the 12th century, and it’s quite an impressive sight, to say the least. There are numerous museums in this city with a wide range of fascinating exhibits and artefacts that you don’t want to miss.

• Palais des Papes
• Pont d’Avignon
• Avignon Cathedral
• Rocher des Doms
• Musée du Petit Palais

4. Versailles

Versailles is known for its many beautiful gardens, as well as Loui XIV’s gilded palace. There is a lot of interesting history that this city has to offer, and the National Archaeological Museum is a great place to explore it.

The Coach Gallery is one of the best art galleries in all of France, and there is also the Musee Lambinet mansion that houses the city museum.

• Palace and Park of Versailles
• Petit Trianon
• Gardens of Versailles
• Hall of Mirrors
• Grand Trianon

3. Mont saint-michel

Mont Saint-Michel only has a population of around 50, but it’s a truly beautiful place that you will definitely want to try to visit.

This is one of the smallest towns in all of France, but it is actually quite a popular tourist destination. Around 3 million people come to visit this town every year because of its quaint charm and scenery.

• Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
• Baie du Mont St Michel
• Terrasse de l’Ouest
• Tour du Nord
• Fortifications du Mont-Saint-Michel

2. la turbie

La Turbie have something to offer for everyone, beautiful churches, great hiking in the beautiful scenery as well as miles of white sand beaches. The Tropaeum Alpium is a monument and historical site that you should also check out while you are here.

There are numerous great places to get something to eat as well. La Turbie is a village situated directly above bustling Monaco.

• Tropaeum Alpium
• Jardin botanique d’Èze
• Tête de Chien
• The Exotic Garden
• Parfumerie Fragonard – L’usine Laboratoire Èze

Get your hiking and skiing equipment ready and eBook your reservation before the place will be crowded.

1. Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital of Christmas, with the beautiful Christmas Market that is held every year, as a magnet for the tourists that want to visit Santa.

Strasbourg Cathedral

The Cathédrale de Notre-Dame is one of the most astonishing examples of Gothic architecture in the world, and features daily parades of the automated figures of its incredible astronomical clock and sweeping views of the city and river from the viewing platform.

Petite France

The best way to visit La Petite France is on foot. This historic quarter of Strasbourg is impossibly picturesque with its half-timbered homes and quaint canals. Some of the roofs have openings to air the attics where leather used to be dried.

Rohan Palace

On the water and mere steps away from the cathedral, the imposing Palais Rohan is the former 18th-century residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan, a French noble family tracing its origin to the region of Brittany. Today the palace is home to three museums in one setting: fine arts, archeology and decorative arts.