Five Easy French Countryside Escapes That Pair Perfectly With Paris
Add a dose of carefree discovery to your next trip by pairing the City of Lights with one of these new notable getaways.
Between hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, reopening the doors to Notre-Dame and marking 80 years since the Normandy landings, 2024 was a banner year for tourism in France. More than 100 million travelers visited the country, spending a record €71 billion ($81 billion)—12% more than in 2023. And the bulk of them, unsurprisingly, spent considerable time in Paris.
There’s reason to visit the capital this summer too—from the David Hockney retrospective at the Louis Vuitton Foundation to the Centre Pompidou’s final exhibitions before a five-year renovation begins in September. But there are always reasons to tack on a stay outside the city limits, either within the Ile-de-France region that surrounds Paris or slightly farther afield.