Top places to visit in France, travel guide, travel video

Because of its distinctive six-sided design, the French affectionately refer to their cherished motherland as "l'Hexagone." The rugged and outdoorsy French Alps; sun-drenched and slow-paced Provence; the luxurious and magnificent Côte d'Azur coastline; and idyllic Alsace, a pastoral region where storybook hamlets are tucked away in the vine-covered rolling hills, each have their own distinct personality.