Northeast France

Champagne, Alsace villages and Burgundy wine.

The Short List

Cities · Christmas markets

Grand Est

Half-timbered villages on a wine road, with Strasbourg's huge cathedral. Superb at Christmas.

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Must-See

Cities · UNESCO

Grand Est

A huge pink cathedral, half-timbered Petite France, and the European Parliament.

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Must-See

Heritage · Battlefields

Grand Est

The Western Front's great battlefields, with memorials, trenches and cemeteries.

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Must-See

Heritage · Wine

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Great wines around Beaune, with its famous tiled hospital, and Vézelay's abbey.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Grand Est

Grand cellars and a coronation cathedral.

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