Southwest France

Bordeaux wine, the Dordogne and the Pyrenees.

The Short List

Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Occitanie

The grotto where Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary, one of Catholicism's great pilgrimages.

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Cities · UNESCO

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

An elegant port city, in the world's most famous wine region.

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Worth a Detour

Heritage · UNESCO

Occitanie

A fairy-tale double-walled medieval city in the south.

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Worth a Detour

Heritage · UNESCO

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Prehistoric paintings at Lascaux, medieval villages, and a slow river with castles.

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Mountains · UNESCO

Occitanie

A vast glacial amphitheater, and an observatory on a peak with a cable car.

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Cities · Pink city

Occitanie

A rose-brick city of Romanesque churches and aerospace.

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