France in pictures

Recent figures suggest that France is the world’s most popular tourist destination, and we don’t blame tourists for loving it. Here are some of our favourite sights in the land of chateaus, wine and romance.

Johnnie’s bike, Roscoff, North Finistere, Brittany (Jean-Pierre De Mann/Robert Harding)

Low angle view of a tower, Eiffel Tower, Paris (Glow Images/Robert Harding)

Seafood platter, Ecuelle du Pere Dede, Cancale, Brittany (age fotostock/Robert Harding)

Field of sunflowers, Provence, Vaucluse (Bruno Morandi/Robert Harding)

Mont Saint Michel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche, Normandy (Bruno Morandi/Robert Harding)

Woman in a lavender field, Provence (Angelo Cavalli/Robert Harding)

Yachts moored in the harbour, with the citadel behind, Bonifacio, Corsica (Michael Busselle/Robert Harding)

Still life of picnic meal on top of a wicker basket, in the Dordogne (Michael Busselle/Robert Harding)

The Champs Elysees at night from the Arc de Triomphe, Paris (Martin Child/Robert Harding)

Menton, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, Cote d’Azur, French Riviera (Angelo Cavalli/Robert Harding)

Sailing boats on the River Odet, Benodet, Finistere, Brittany (Markus Lange/Robert Harding)

Medieval houses, St. Cirq Lapopie, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees (Stuart Black/Robert Harding)

Camargue horses, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue (age fotostock/Robert Harding)

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