France
SNCF: French National Railway.
Côte d'Azur
Paris
Île-de-France: The Île-de-France: literally "Isle of France" is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France.
Transporation
Airports:
- CDG Airport:
- RER Line B to Gare du Nord
- Roissybus: to Place de l'Opera.
- Orly Airport:
- RER Line C
- Orlyval + RER Line B
- Orlybus: to Place Denfert-Rochereau.
Train Stations: 6 major stations.
- Gare du Nord (North Station): Eurostar and Thalys. To Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and London.
- Gare de l'Est (East Station): to eastern France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Gare de Lyon (Lyon Station): to the Riviera, southern France, Italy and western Switzerland.
- Gare d'Austerlitz (Austerlitz Station): to central and southwest France, Spain and Portugal.
- Gare Saint Lazare: to north and west of France.
- Gare Montparnasse: to west of France.
RATP or Régie autonome des transports parisiens: responsible for most of the public transport in the Greater Paris area.
- Paris Métro Line 1 to 14
- RER: Réseau Express Régional, 5 lines: A, B, C, D, E
- Transilien: 8 lines: H, J, K, L, N, U, P and R,
- Tram
- Grand paris express: a group of new rapid transit lines being built in the Île-de-France.
Attractions
- Louvre
- Eiffel Tower
- Champs Elysées, to the Arc de Triomphe
- Seine
- Nôtre Dame
- Musée d'Orsay
Day Exursions
- Versailles
- Fontainebleau: the residence of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Caen, Normandy Beaches, Battle of Normandy.
- Rennes: the capital city of Brittany.
- Rouen: the capital of Normandy.
Lyon
The third largest city of France.
From / To the Airport: Rhônexpress
- Lyon metro: 4 lines: A, B, C, D.
- Lyon tramway: 8 lines, T1 to T7 +s Rhônexpress
Attractions
- Vieux Lyon: the old-town.(Metro Line D)
Day Excursions:
- Annecy: an alpine town by the Lake Annecy. A view of the Alps. Musée-Château d'Annecy; Le Palais de I'Île; Vieille Ville Annecy (old town).
- Dijon: the capital of Burgundy. Known for its traditional mustard, vineyards.
- Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne
- Grenoble: "the capital of the French Alps". Bastille fortress (take the cable car).
- Vienne: Roman in origin.
Nice
Attractions
- Vieux Nice: old town, narrow cobblestone streets.
- Musée du Palais Lascaris: 17th century Baroque palace.
- Castle Hill (Colline du Château)
- Flower market (Marché Aux Fleurs)
- Parc du Mont Boron
- Fort du Mont Alban
- Chemin de Fer de Provence: narrow-gauge railroad to the Alps.
Day Excursions:
- Cannes:
- La Croisette: the waterfront boulevard.
- Marseilles: 2nd largest city
- Monte Carlo, Monaco