France: Lyon
Lyon City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Lyon: Booking.com Lyon is France’s second largest city and sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers in France’s historical Rhône-Alpes region. The City Centre reflects 2,000 years of history, with the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in […]
France: Dijon
Dijon City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Dijon: Booking.com Dijon is the capital city of the historical Burgundy region in eastern France, one of the country’s principal wine-producing areas. It’s known for its vineyard tours, autumn gastronomic fair and building styles ranging from Gothic to art deco. The distinguished 1787 Musée […]
France: Chamonix
Chamonix District in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Chamonix: Booking.com Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (usually shortened to Chamonix) is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it’s renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby […]
France: Burgundy
Burgundy French Region Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Burgundy: Booking.com Burgundy is a historical region in east-central France. It’s famous for its Burgundy wines as well as Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, Chablis and Beaujolais. The area is crisscrossed by a network of canals and studded with grand châteaux, some now luxury hotels. The […]
France: Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Aix-en-Provence: Booking.com Aix-en-Provence is a university city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southern France. It was the birthplace of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. A walking trail links sites including his childhood home, Jas de Bouffan, and his former studio, Atelier Cézanne. The white […]
France: Bordeaux
Bordeaux City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Bordeaux: Booking.com Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th and 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public […]
France: Champagne
Champagne Province of France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Champagne: Booking.com Champagne is a historical province in the northeast of France, now best known as the Champagne wine region for the sparkling white wine that bears its name. Return to the France Holiday & Travel Page
France: Caen
Caen City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Caen: Booking.com Caen is the capital of northern France’s Lower Normandy region. Its city center features the Château de Caen, a circa-1060 castle built by William the Conqueror. It stands on a hill flanked by the Romanesque abbeys of Saint-Étienne and Sainte-Trinité, which date […]
France: Cannes
Cannes City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Cannes: Booking.com Cannes, a resort town on the French Riviera, is famed for its international film festival. Its Boulevard de la Croisette, curving along the coast, is lined with sandy beaches, upmarket boutiques and palatial hotels. It’s also home to the Palais des Festivals […]
France: Nice
Nice City in France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Nice: Booking.com Nice, capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, sits on the pebbly shores of the Baie des Anges. Founded by the Greeks and later a retreat for 19th-century European elite, the city has also long attracted artists. Former resident Henri […]
France: Versailles
Palace of Versailles Palace in Versailles, France Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Versailles: Booking.com The Palace of Versailles, Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France built by Louis XIV (sometimes known as the Sun King). Return to the France Holiday & Travel […]
France: Avignon
Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes’ Palace) in the city center, […]
France: Annecy
Annecy is an alpine town in southeastern France, where Lake Annecy feeds into the Thiou River. It’s known for its Vieille Ville (old town), with cobbled streets, winding canals and pastel-colored houses. Overlooking the city, the medieval Château d’Annecy, once home to the Counts of Geneva, contains a museum with regional artifacts such as Alpine […]
Canada: Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Attraction & City in Ontario Niagara Falls transcends the border between the USA and Canada. The Canadian side of the Falls is located adjacent to the Canadian City of the same name which is situated on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horshoe region of southern Ontario. The Falls […]
Canada: Winnipeg
Winnipeg City in Manitoba, Canada Winnipeg is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its heart is The Forks, a historic site at the intersection of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, with warehouses converted to shops and restaurants, plus ample green space dedicated to festivals, concerts and exhibits. Nearby, the Exchange District is known […]
Canada: Vancouver
Vancouver City in British Columbia, Canada Vancouver is a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia and is amongst Canada’s most densely populated and ethnically diverse cities. Being surrounded by mountains, in has become a popular filming location and also has a thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by […]
Canada: Toronto
Toronto City in Ontario, Canada Situated on the shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is Canada’s largest city and is the provincial capital of Ontario. With a population of over 2.75 million, it is the fourth most populous city in North America after Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles. The city is also the […]
Canada: Quebec City
Quebec City City in Québec, Canada Québec City sits on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada’s mostly French-speaking Québec province. Dating to 1608, it has a fortified colonial core, Vieux-Québec and Place Royale, with stone buildings and narrow streets. This area is the site of the towering Château Frontenac Hotel and imposing Citadelle of Québec. […]
Canada: Ottawa
Ottawa Capital of Canada Canada’s Parliament Building Ottawa is Canada’s capital and is situated in the southeastern province of Ontario, near the city of Montréal and the U.S. border. Sitting on the Ottawa River, it has at its centre Parliament Hill, with grand Victorian architecture and museums like the National Gallery of Canada, with noted […]
Canada: Montreal
Montreal City in Québec, Canada Montreal’s Place de Jacques Cartier Montréal is the largest city in Canada’s Québec province. It’s set on an island in the Saint Lawrence River and named after Mt. Royal, the triple-peaked hill at its heart. Its boroughs, many of which were once independent cities, include neighbourhoods ranging from cobblestoned, French colonial […]
Canada: Hamilton
Hamilton City in Ontario, Canada Hamilton is a Canadian port and city on the western tip of Lake Ontario. The Niagara Escarpment, a huge, forested ridge known locally as “the mountain” and dotted with conservation areas and waterfalls, divides the city. The long-distance Bruce Trail runs along the escarpment. HMCS Haida, a naval warship on […]
Canada: Halifax
Halifax City in Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax is an Atlantic Ocean port in eastern Canada and is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia. It is a major business centre which is also known for its maritime history. The city’s dominated by the hilltop Citadel, a star-shaped fort completed in the 1850s. Waterfront warehouses known as […]
Canada: Edmonton
Edmonton City in Alberta, Canada Edmonton is the capital of Canada’s Alberta province and sits on the North Saskatchewan River. Its past is recreated at Fort Edmonton Park, a living history museum with an 1846 fort and streets from 1885, 1905 and 1920. The city’s contemporary landmarks include the Royal Alberta Museum, with aboriginal-culture and […]
Canada: Calgary
Calgary City in Alberta, Canada Calgary is a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers. It owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival […]