Places to visit in France

AS the world's most popular tourist destination France has something for everyone and you will never run out of places to visit.

With easy travel options and accommodation available practically everywhere you could a lifetime discovering the country, below is a look at some of the off the beaten track highlights.

Stepping into angelica country at Bessines
The village straddles the D9 to Coulon and is the gateway to angelica country, but also each May Bessines plays host to the Angelica Festival.

Counting sheep at Mouton Village, Deux-Sevres
Mouton Village occupies a large part of the village, with its 1,600 human inhabitants greatly outnumbered by their four-legged woolly compatriots.

The Roc aux Sorciers comes to life
The Roc aux Sorciers exhibition centre has images recreated by laser etching tools to feature bison, goats, cats and even erotic female forms.

UNESCO sites in France
France is heavily involved in the work of UNESCO around the world, but closer to home there are a number of interesting places you could visit.

A festive stroll around Strasbourg Christmas market
Strasbourg is internationally famous for its Christmas market, or Christkindelmarïk, and for good reason.

Tips for visitors of Paris museums and monuments
Paris museums and monuments are the things you want to visit in the capital. However, they can often be crowded, overwhelming, and expensive.

Visitors guide to the Auxois region
Each community of communes in the Pays d’Auxois has adapted a site in partnership with l’Office National des Forets.

Flavigny sur Ozerain - a village set in time
An hour north of Dijon and a short drive from the A6 lays the fortified, Burgundian, hilltop village of Flavigny sur Ozerain.

The château of Époisses in Burgundy
The interior of the château brings to life its long history, with the entrance decorated with the coats of arms of successive owners.

Carrière Wellington Museum at Arras
Parts of the underground city built during World War One near Arras have been opened to the public, showing the conditions that thousands of soldiers endured.