France walking route: Eiffel Tower to Mont-Saint-Michel
Explore 16 iconic French destinations across 3,555 km, from the Eiffel Tower and Louvre in Paris to the glamorous Cannes Film Festival venue and the turquoise Gorge du Verdon. This route connects cultural landmarks like Notre Dame Cathedral and the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles with charming regional highlights including Colmar's medieval old town, Mont-Saint-Michel, and the French Riviera's Promenade des Anglais in Nice and Marseille.
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- Palais de Festival
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- Marseille
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Stops on this route
- Palais de Festival — Venue where thousands of films are screened with a red carpet.
- Colmar & Alsace — Picturesque medieval town with half-timbered houses and canals, epitomizing Alsatian culture where French and German influences blend harmoniously.
- Gorge du Verdon — One of Europe's largest canyons combining ancient rock and Mediterranean beauty, carved by glaciers.
- Mont Blanc — France's tallest mountain with Chamonix in its foothills.
- Hall of Mirrors — Sumptuous royal apartments with glittering mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.
- La Petite France — Historic old town district of Strasbourg.
- Loire Valley — Region south of Paris regarded for spectacular scenery and picturesque vineyards.
- Mont-Saint-Michel — Rocky island off France's northwestern coast in Normandy with an abbey built by monks.
- Eiffel Tower — One of Paris's most recognizable monuments.
- Paris — France's capital city with iconic monuments and recognizable sites.
- Notre Dame Cathedral — Historic cathedral rising towards the heavens in Paris.
- Louvre — Museum housing precious artworks and treasures following the French Revolution.
- Cannes — Glamorous seaside city transformed from a quiet fishing village.
- Nice — Fifth largest city in France located on the French Riviera, bathed in sunshine.
- Promenade des Anglais — Famous waterfront promenade overlooking turquoise Mediterranean waters.
- Marseille — One of Europe's oldest cities and France's second largest, a major Mediterranean seaport.
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