France, officially the France Republic, is a country in Western European, comprising several overseas regions and territories. The France Republic is bordered with 8 other countries like Germany, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, Sweden, Monaco and Andorra. Several overseas regions and territories, France shares border with Brazil, Suriname and Sint Maarten of Netherlands. Additionally, France and British are linked together through Channel Tunnel. The main French territory is located in Western Europe, but the country comprises several important territories in Americas, the Caribbean, Pacific Ocean, Antarctic, and the southern Indian Ocean.
French geography has relatively different features, from the vast coastal plains in the north and the west to the spectacular mountains like the Alps to the southeast and Pyrenees to the southwest. The Alps within French territory is the highest point in Western Europe located in Mont Blanc at 4810m above the sea level. There are many regions with different altitudes. Besides, France has the big rivers such as Seine, Loire, Garonne and Rhone.
France has the area of 674,843 square kilometers and the population of about 66 million people. It is the largest country in Western Europe and has the world's 21 largest population. Thanks to the regions and territories located in many different areas in the globe, France processes the second largest Exclusive Economy Zone in the world after the US.
French is always considered the official language of this country. However, there are several popular regional languages such as German, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Oïl, Basque, Corse and Franco-Provençal. Also, there are some other languages used by majority of the elder. Overseas regions and territories of France exit many different languages as Native American language, New Calédonie, Créole language and Comoria language. Majority of public schools use French as the official language, other languages are not encouraged. Currently, other languages are also taught in some schools, though French remains the only official language of government and those local authorities. France has the relatively significant immigration rate, they still use their languages, particularly in cities such as Vietnamese, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Berber, Afrikaans, Portuguese and Khmer.
France has the temperate climate due to the influence of 3 climate zones including the Mediterranean climate, Atlantic Ocean climate and continent climate. The western part is affected by wind from Atlantic Ocean, it has often rain, the average temperature in winter is only about 7°C, while summer is relatively cool with the average temperature of about 16°C. The inland region, the climate is divided into distinct seasons. Summer is hotter, while winter is colder, the dry season and rainy season are distinguished more clearly.
The luxurious capital of Paris will be the first destination when traveling to France. In addition to exploring the landscapes, the excitement and the luxury of the capital, tourists should not miss the chance to visit the famous symbols of France in Paris as Eiffel Tower, ancient Paris Notre Dame Cathedral, poetic Seine River, and the building in the French style. Tourists don't forget to take the most beautiful photographs at attractions they once set foot.
If tourists have only a short trip, they should choose the preferred attractions as beautiful Loire Valley with thousands of luxury castles and villas, rocky island of Mont Saint-Michel in the Normandy city considered the most beautiful "observatory" of France with Benidictine monastery famous worldwide and historic villages from medieval times; Côte d'Azur - an attractive place for sightseeing and relaxation with the crystal clear beaches that was a relaxing place for many celebrities; Giverny with unique pink houses on boat, willow on the lake, the beautiful water lilies; palatial Versailles mansion; Annecy with the majestic Alps and ski resort for those who love sports, exploring and taking beautiful pictures; Champagne-Ardenne - the origin of the famous champagne wines of France and in the world; the historic center of Strasbourg City recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage city; Bordeaux -with beautiful cathedrals and castles typical Gothic architecture; Gorges du Verdon - for tourists who are interested in wildlife, spectacular gorges; Tarascon castle; Amiens cathedral; Millau Viaduct cable bridge…
Ajaccio - Campo dell'Oro Airport, Ajaccio (AJA) - France Dôle-Tavaux Airport, Dole (DLE) - France Poitiers - Biard Airport, Poitiers (PIS) - France Rodez-Marcillac Airport, Rodez (RDZ) - France Pontoise Airport, Pontoise (POX) - France Lille Lesquin International Airport, Lille (LIL) - France Grenoble-Isère Airport, Grenoble (GNB) - France Chambéry-Savoie Airport, Chambery (CMF) - France Garons Airport, Nimes (FNI) - France Saint Pierre Airport, St Pierre (FSP) - France Campo Del Oro Angers Rail Station, Angers (QXG) - France Pau Pyrénées Airport, Pau Fr (PUF) - France La Rochelle - Île de Ré Airport, La Rochelle (LRH) - France Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport, Calvi (CLY) - France Tours Val de Loire Airport, Tours (TUF) - France Nantes Airport, Nantes (QJZ) - France Marseille Railway Station, Marseille (XRF) - France Lorient South Brittany Airport, Lorient (LRT) - France Loudes Airport, Le Puy (LPY) - France Dinard - Pleurtuit - Saint-Malo Airport, Dinard (DNR) - France
France has lots of domestic airports and several major international airports serving daily flights such as Charles-de-Gaulle International Airport, Nice Airport... Tourists can choose flights from France at some major airports such as
Charles-de-Gaulle International Airport (Paris)
Nice Airport (Nice)
Lyon St Exupéry Airport (Lyon)
Bordeaux Mérignac Airport (Bordeaux)
Beauvais Airport (Beauvais)
Nantes Airport (Nantes)
Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (Montpellier)
Rennes Airport (Rennes)
Strasbourg Entzheim Airport (Strasbourg)
Nouméa La Tontouta Airport (Nouméa)
Lorient Airport (Lorient)
Tahiti Faa'a Airport (Tahiti)
Lille Lesquin Airport (Lille)
Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport (Metz)
Toulon Airport (Toulon)
Currently, tourists who want to book flights between Vietnam and France at two largest airports in Vietnam including Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) and Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) can easily select flights of the reputable carriers in Asia and Europe. The popular airlines having cheap flights Hanoi - Paris are Vietnam Airlines, Jet Airways (India), Aerofot Russian Airline, Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines... While airlines operating cheap flights Ho Chi Minh City - Paris are Vietnam Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Turkey, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern Airlines, and Alitalia...
Agen Ajaccio Angers Aurillac Avignon Brest Bastia Biarritz Bordeaux Paris Brive La Gaill Clermont Ferrand Caen Calvi Chambery Castres Dijon Dole Dinard Deauville St Etienne Bergerac Nancy Metz Nancy Nimes Figari St Pierre Grenoble Lannion Lourdes Le Havre Limoges Lille Le Mans Le Puy La Rochelle Lorient St Tropez Lyon Mulhouse Montpellier Marseille Metz Nice Nantes Perpignan Perigueux Poitiers Pontoise Pau Fr Aix En Provence (Aix En Provence) Rodez Rennes St Barthelemy St Nazaire Strasbourg Toulon Toulouse Tours Quimper Valence
Air China -> 282 USD Cambodia Angkor Air -> 573 USD Singapore Airlines -> 360 USD Ethiopian Airlines -> 484 USD Silk Air -> 3,038 USD Tap Air Portugal -> 116 USD British Airways -> 437 USD Egypt Air -> 342 USD Vietnam Airlines -> 296 USD Saudi Arabian Airlines <-> 645 USD American Airlines -> 1,814 USD Air France -> 93 USD Sichuan Airlines -> 1,586 USD Royal Air Maroc -> 3,852 USD Lot Polish Airlines -> 768 USD Delta Airlines <-> 4,577 USD Iberi -> 101 USD Dragon Airlines <-> 646 USD Japan Airlines <-> 2,208 USD Austrian Airlines -> 162 USD
Air France, XL Airways France, Air Austral, Air Méditerranée, Air Tahiti, Blue Line are the top airlines in France. Among them, Air France is the national and largest airlines in France. It has the huge fleet and the best service quality. Air France currently exploits domestic flights and offers cheap flights to Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa.
The major and low-cost airlines flying to France include All Nippon Airways, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Cezch Airlines, Delta Air Lines, easyJet, EguptAir, Air Mauritus, Air Madagascar, Air Malta, Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroméxico, Air Armenia, Air Astana, Air China, Air Europa, Air Seychelles, Air Méditerranée, Air Transat, American Airlines, Arkia Israel Airlines, BMI Regional, Czech Airlines, EgyptAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, Etihad Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Estonian Air, Georgian Airways, Hainan Airlines, Icelandair, Israir, Airlines, Kenya Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, La Compagnie, Middle East Airlines, Montenegro Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royak Jordanian, Scandinavian Airlines, SriLanka Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, Syphax Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and some other airlines.
Country City Thailand -> France 271 USD Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, U Tapao Switzerland <-> France 342 USD Basel Egypt -> France 290 USD Cairo Germany -> France 93 USD Cologne, Frankfurt Vietnam -> France 420 USD Da Nang, Hue, Phu Quoc, Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam Cambodia -> France 604 USD Sihanoukville Spain -> France 101 USD Madrid Australia <-> France 885 USD Melbourne Lao, People's Dem. Rep. -> France 381 USD Pakse, Vientiane Czech Republic -> France 102 USD Prague Canada <-> France 580 USD Toronto
Tourists can book tickets to France from the popular destinations in Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa as below:
Country |
City |
Vietnam |
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
United States |
Chicago-O'Hare, Newark, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/ St.Paul, Salt Lake City, Seattle/ Tacoma, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh |
Ukraina |
Kiev-Boryspil |
Turkey |
Ankara, Istanbul-Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
Germany |
Frankfurt, Munich, Hanover, Stuttgart, Turin, Bermen, Nuremberg |
Poland |
Warsaw Chopin |
Austria |
Vienna |
China |
Beijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Kunming, Hangzhou, Xi'an |
Taiwan |
Taipei-Taoyuan |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
Russian Federation |
Saint Petersburg, Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
Canada |
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
Algeria |
Algiers, Constantine, Oran, Spain, |
Spain |
Málaga, Valencia, Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela |
England |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds/ Bradford, Manchester |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
Scotland |
Edinburgh |
India |
Delhi, Mumbai |
Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
Malta |
Malta |
Mauritius |
Mauritius |
Denmark |
Billund |
Norway |
Stavanger-Sola |
Israel |
Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion |
Morocco |
Casablanca |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai, Abu Dhabi |
Latvia |
Riga |
Estonia |
Tallinn |
Italy |
Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino International Airport |
Japan |
Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita |
South Korea |
Souel-Incheon |
Azerbaijan |
Baku |
Belarus |
Minsk-National |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
Republic of Czech |
Prague |
Egypt |
Cairo |
Finland |
Helsinki |
Kenya |
Nairobi-Kenyatta |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Oman |
Muscat |
Switzerland |
Zürich |
Belgium |
Brussels |
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
Hungary |
Budapest |
Tunisia |
Tunis |
Thailand |
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
- France is the member of Schengen with common agreement, so if tourists have Schengen visa, they don't need to apply French visa when traveling to France. They just need to bring their original passports.
- France has modern and synchronous transport system. In addition, train is quite common here. Many tourists to France rent cars and drive themselves to travel to many places across France. Therefore, rentals car service in France is very popular. There are many detail instructions about how to drive easily around France that tourists should refer before their trip. Many roads are connected to each other, so it is very convenient for tourists. Also, many tourists choose to travel by boat through the beautiful canals and romantic rivers.
- Traveling to France, tourists cannot ignore Paris which is regarded as one of the fashion capitals of the world. Also, it is the most famous shopping center in France. In the center of the luxurious capital, tourists can reach the busy shopping areas such as Champs Elysees Boulevard, Rue de Rivoli, and Haussmann… These areas concentrate a lot of large fashion shops with reputable brands around the world such as Valentino, Dior, Yves, Hugo Boss, Chanel, Zara…In addition to garments, other outstanding items like perfume, cosmetics, handbags and fashion accessories are also the popular items of France.
- The French cuisine is famous around the world, so it is surely not strange to many tourists. Therefore it was recognized the world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. The French cuisine is extremely delicate and has highly artistic. It is always a precious treasure for tourists to explore and experience. It is interesting to enjoy the delicious dishes right in this country.
- Like other European countries, French climate has 4 distinct seasons. Winter often starts from mid-December to mid-March. Spring is from mid-March to mid-June. Summer is from mid-June to mid-September and fall starts from mid-September to mid-December.