Other popular ones…

• Strasbourg:      

A cosmopolitan city situated right on the border of France and Germany, and often is mistakenly considered to be located in Germany because of the great German influences in the city. Strasbourg was, between other cities, the inspiration for the setting of the Beauty and the Beast and is also host  to France’s oldest Christmas Market.  The city serves as the seat of the European Parliament and other important European institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe.

• Toulouse:

The French city of Toulouse is often called Ville Rose or the Pink City, due to the color of its typical brick houses. Situated in southwest France, Toulouse is one of the biggest cities on the country and it have a quite distinctive old centre with a distinct Mediterranean flavour. The city is closed to the sea, to the mountains and to the quiet countryside, its monuments are pretty amazing. Worth of visiting are the magnificent St Sernin basilica, the Jacobins church and cloisters, and the Place du Capitole, the city square.

• Chamonix-Mont-Blanc:

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a town located in eastern France in Upper Savoy department, at the foot of Mont Blanc. The city is a popular winter and sports center if what you want to do is skiing or snowboarding, it even hosted the Winter Olympics in 1924. Moreover, the views of the town from the surrounding mountains are breathtaking.