Don’t believe the hype about France’s second city.
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France’s Fairytale Castles
Visiting the Loire Valley castles surprised me—and not just because of the châteaux themselves.
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The sheer variety of day trips from Lyon is almost unmatched in France.
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Day trips from Paris will enhance your trip more than you think they should.
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The Lyon vs. Bordeaux debate is not entirely productive.
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Normandy vs Brittany—it’s the age-old debate.
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I’ll never forget the first time I arrived in Nice.
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