From dazzling white beaches to snow-capped mountains, Renaissance chateaux to Mediterranean villas, Celtic mysticism in Brittany to urban cosmopolitanism in Paris, fest-noz to férias, France boasts an extraordinary geographical, cultural and culinary diversity. Here’s your essential region-by-region guide.

Regions:
Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Burgundy
Brittany
Centre
Champagne-Ardenne
Corsica
Franche-Comte
Ile-de-France (Paris)
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Midi-Pyrenees
North-Pas-de-Calais
Normandy
Loire-Valley
Picardy
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rhone-Alpes