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• 2800 hotels in total—289,000 beds which means an average number of 52 rooms per hotel
  

  
  

Even the most well traveled Francophiles haven't explored all the wonderful cities of France. And there is so much more to see and do outside of the capital and major hubs. Here are ten of France's less celebrated cities, and the many adventures to be had among them. You’re sure to find just as much culture, innovation, as well as a bevy of intriguing points of interest you won’t find on the tourist track.

Normandy is internationnally renowned for its wolrd-famous sites : the Mont-saint-Michel, Etretat and its dramatic cliffs.

Normandy’s Channel coast is word-famous for the part it played on 6th june 1944, when Allied troops broke through Nazi defences to change the course of World War II.

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Viva Leonardo da Vinci 2019! 500 Years of Renaissance in the Loire Valley

Anniversaries

75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings
June 5 - 6, 2019

There a so many reasons to visit France in 2019. Visiting Normandy will be a must before, during or after the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Loire Valley will be festive with Renaissance fever for the 500th anniversary of the French Renaissance & Leonard da Vinci. November 9 update: the opening of the City of Gastronomy and Wine in Dijon has been postponed to 2020/2021

The French Caribbean Island of Martinique, also known as the Isle of Flowers, will participate in IMEX for the first time. From October 16 to 18, 2018, representatives from the Martinique Promotion Bureau in the U.S. and from the home-based Martinique Tourism Authority, will exhibit at the France Booth, booth #3629.

Atout France, the France Tourism Development Agency and its 25 partners* will be exhibiting at IMEX October 16 to 18, 2018. The France Booth, booth #3629, will be well represented, featuring DMCs, transportation companies, top flight hotels and French destinations—including for the first time, the beautiful Island of Martinique.