Travel Dispatch: Where to After Paris? Plan Your France Trip
Find guides to Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and more.
Travel Dispatch
March 25, 2026

After visiting Paris, where to next in France? Perhaps the French Riviera in the off-season, before the swarms of tourists come. Or Normandy, in the north, for its art and history, or Toulouse, in the southwest, a fast-growing city undergoing a cultural rebirth. Get inspired to plan your future French escape.

People wearing summery clothing on a beach that has deck chairs and colorful tents.

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Explore two history-rich towns in Normandy

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Visit the French Riviera before the tourists arrive

A colossal mechanical Minotaur on wheels makes its way down a road. Passengers stand on a platform at its top.

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Go where art and science collide in Toulouse

A rocky seacoast with people on the rocks and buildings in the background.

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Meet the glimmering Mediterranean in Marseille

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Shop and dine in elegant Lyon

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