France is the number one tourist destination worldwide, and it is not difficult to see why. Quite apart from the diversity of its national monuments – many but by no means all of which are to be found in the capital city of Paris – it offers culture, tradition, fascinating history, romance and charm as well as fantastic cooking and first-rate wines.

It is interesting to note, when you are visiting France, that the French are extraordinarily nonchalant about the beauties and treasures in their wonderful country, almost as if they took them for granted. They live, eat and sleep with them in a completely different way to the rest of the world. For that reason, it is often difficult to find information about the lesser-known gems of antiquity or beauty hidden away in the remoter regions of France. This list of the best things to do in France will shed light, not only on the attractions and monuments with which everyone is acquainted, but on other equally beautiful or significant attractions which are all but unknown.

52. Temple of Augustus and Livia (Vienne)

32 kilometres south of Lyon, situated on the river Rhône in the department of Isère, lies the ancient city of Vienne. Formerly the capital city of the Gallic tribe of Allobroges, Vienne was made a Roman colony in 47 BC. The temple of Augustus and Livia, dating from 1 BC, is only one of the magnificent remaining examples of Roman architecture in Vienne.

Also famed for its annual Jazz festival and its food, Vienne is accessible by train from Lyon in just 17 minutes.

53. Bayeux Museum

Home of the famous Bayeux tapestry, the city of Bayeux lies in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, 7 km from the English channel. The Bayeux tapestry, 70 m long and 50 cm tall, depicts the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings (1066), making it over 900 years old. It can be seen at the “Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux”, 13 bis Rue de Nesmond.

Bayeux can be accessed by train from Paris in around 2 hours.

54. Parc de Préhistoire de Bretagne (Malansac)

In the Morbihan department of Brittany, northwestern France in the Vannes arrondissement lies a little-known gem of a park: the Brittany Prehistory Park. Just 2 km from the mediaeval town of Rochefort-en-Terre, the park, overhung by towering cliffs 40 m high, comprises 25 hectares of natural woods and 5 lakes in which different lifelike models of prehistoric animals and people and animated scenes of battles are presented.

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