FRANCE

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Cities
1. Paris
2. Nice
3. Aix-en-Provence
4. Lyon
5. Toulouse
6. Strasbourg
7. Lille 

Beaches
1. La Grande Plage (St. Jean de Luz) 
2. Les Plages (Seignosse)
3. La Courtade (Hyères)
4. Plage Notre Dame (Capbreton)
5. Pampelonne (Saint Tropez)
6. Plage de Fossan (Menton)

Vacation spots
1. Paris
2. Annecy
3. Biarritz
4. Hyères
5. Corsica

Wine regions
1. Loire Valley (Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc)
2. Burgundy (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
3. Champagne (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier)
4. Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc)

Food areas or cities
1. Paris (Haute cuisine, Modern French)
2. Southwest France/Basque region (Piperade, Piment d’Espelette)
3. Nice (Ratatouille, Pissaladière, Socca)
4. Lyon (Quenelles, Andouillette)
5. Brittany (Crepes, Kouign Amman, Seafood and Oysters)
 
Best castles
1. Mont Saint Michel 
2. Chateau de Chenonceau
3. Carcassone
4. Chateau de Chambord

Best small towns
1. Amboise
2. Uzès
3. Ars en Re
4. Avignon
5. Colmar

Best coastal towns
1. Saint Malo
2. La Rochelle
3. Barfleur
4. Nice