Editing Tourism in France (section)

== Notable places ==
=== Cities ===

France has many cities of cultural interest, some of them are classified as "[[French Towns and Lands of Art and History|Town of Art and History]]" by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|French Ministry of Culture]]. All major cities in France are worth seeing since they all have cultural and historic attributes.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Bordeaux place de la bourse with tram.JPG|[[Bordeaux]]
File:Panorama of Marseille - panoramio (14).jpg|[[Marseille]]
File:Toulouse Capitole Night Wikimedia Commons.jpg|[[Toulouse]]
File:Lyon - panoramio (100).jpg|[[Lyon]]
File:Grand place, Lille.jpg|[[Lille]]
File:Place de la Comédie (2377437375).jpg|[[Montpellier]]
File:Palais des ducs de Bourgogne Dijon.jpg|[[Dijon]]
File:Nice, France (15406655095).jpg|[[Nice]]
</gallery>

=== Villages ===
{{main|Les Plus Beaux Villages de France}}
''[[Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]]'' (English: "The most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association, created in 1982, that aims to promote small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage. As of 2008, 152 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".

There are a few criteria before entering the association: the population of the village must not exceed 2,000 inhabitants, there must be at least two protected areas (picturesque or legendary sites, or sites of scientific, artistic or historic interest), and the decision to apply must be taken by the municipal council.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Castelnaud - Blick nach Beynac.jpg|[[Beynac-et-Cazenac]], [[Dordogne]]
File:Più bei borghi della Francia montsoreau 1.jpg|[[Montsoreau]], [[Maine-et-Loire]]
File:120613-Roussillon-03.jpg|[[Roussillon, Vaucluse|Roussillon]], [[Vaucluse]]
File:Riquewihr Altstadt 02.jpg|[[Riquewihr]], [[Haut-Rhin]]
File:Place au Beurre in Sainte-Enimie.jpg|[[Sainte-Enimie]], [[Lozère]]
File:110527-Minerve-04.jpg|[[Minerve, Hérault|Minerve]], [[Hérault]]
File:Hameau de l'Ecot - Bonneval sur Arc.jpg|[[Bonneval-sur-Arc]], [[Savoie]]
</gallery>