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Planning Your Perfect Honeymoon in France

Ask soon-to-be honeymooners around the world to reveal their dream destinations for getting away together, and the chances are many would be in France. The settings for vacationing newlyweds do not get much more iconically romantic than a view of Paris, the 'city of love' from atop the Eiffel Tower, a sip of champagne in the region where the drink is exclusively produced or a stroll through ornamental gardens depicting four different sorts of love in the Loire Valley. From a very long and lovely list, here we select the best destinations in France for a honeymoon and what to do in each.

Taittinger Champagne house vineyards in autumn

Highlights of Eastern France: Reims, Strasbourg, & Colmar - 7 Days

Explore the highlights of Eastern France on this week-long itinerary. With Champagne tastings, wine routes, and historical villages galore, you'll get to experience the best of the region's offerings. Start in Reims to visit the famed Taittinger Champagne House, the head to the Alsace region to see the towns of Hunawihr and Riquewihr.

Christmas market along a canal in Annecy

Highlights of Eastern France: Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar & Annecy - 8 Days

Explore Eastern France in eight days of outings on this itinerary. Sip Champagne in Reims, scope out the Germanic influence in Strasbourg, and cruise the canals of Colmar before you end your trip, sampling Alpine cheese on the banks of Lake Annecy.

Highlights of Eastern France: Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & More - 9 Days

Kick off a nine-day tour of the knockouts of Eastern France as you follow this itinerary. You'll taste Champagne in grand estates, wander through half-timbered villages, and sample wine and cheese on the banks of Lake Annecy as you explore in the company of expert guides.

Highlights of Eastern France: Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & More - 10 Days

Float through Eastern France on a bubbly Champagne cloud as you follow this 10-day route. After you make your way through the Champagne houses of Reims, you'll traverse the German influences of Strasbourg, cruise the canals of Colmar, and stroll the shores of Lake Annecy and promenades of Nice.

Highlights of Eastern France: Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & More - 11 Days

Follow eleven days of excellence along the excitement of Eastern France with this agenda. You'll stroll through the Champagne houses of Reims, streets of Strasbourg, and vineyards of the Alsace and Lorraine. Top it off with some Alpine cheese in Annecy and a dip in the waters of Nice before you depart.

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & More - 12 Days

Keep Moët & Chandon in a pretty cabinet and eat cake just like Marie Antoinette on this 12-day itinerary fit for a queen. You'll sample the Parisian pastries of Le Marais, artworks in the glass of the Louvre, and elaborate architectural facades of Strasbourg, Colmar, and Alsace. Sip wine with cheese pairings in Annecy before ending the trip on the beaches in Nice.

Medieval streets in Kaysersberg in Alsace

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & Nice - 13 Days

Find a lucky 13 days in Eastern France as you follow this route from Paris all the way to Monte Carlo. Cruise down the Seine, sip your way down the "Avenue of Champagne," and stroll the German-influenced streets of Strasbourg. Relax on the shores of Lake Annecy before you spend two days living large in the French Riviera in Nice and Monte Carlo.

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, & Nice - 14 Days

Traverse Eastern France for two weeks as you travel through this tour. After two days of exploring Paris, you'll sip Champagne in Reims and wine in the Alsace and Lorraine. Saturate yourself in the scene of Lake Annecy with wine and cheese tastings and a cycling tour before you unwind on the Riviera with two nights in Nice.

La Grande Fontaine de 1850 at dusk in Saint Paul de Vence

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, Nice, & More - 15 Days

Frolic for 15 days through France's eastern hotspots as you follow your expert new friends along this route. From pastries in Paris and Champagne in Reims, to Alsatian wines and Alpine cheeses, down to the glittering indulgence of the French Riviera, you're sure to leave fully sated.

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, Nice, & More - 16 Days

Spend 16 days on a saunter through some of Eastern France's most scenic towns and landscapes. You'll stroll the streets of Paris, indulge in Champagne tastings on the Avenue of Champagne, admire the colorful houses and canals of Alsace, and cycle along the shores of Lake Annecy.

Flower lined bridge along the canals of Colmar

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, Nice, & More - 17 Days

Seventeen days of stellar sights await you with this excursion through Eastern France. Gaze at the artworks of the Louvre, vineyards of Epernay and Alsace, and charming village pathways. Make your way to the lakeside and mountain views surrounding Annecy before you head off on a quick getaway to the beaches of the Riviera.

Street lights along the canals in Colmar

Highlights of Eastern France: Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar, Annecy, Nice, & More - 18 Days

Take a new excursion every day of this 18-day Eastern France itinerary. You'll stroll the streets of Paris and sample your way down the Avenue of Champagne before riding in a VW Kombi through the vineyards. Follow it with Alsatian villages, cycling and cheese tasting in Lake Annecy, and three nights in the fabulous French Riviera.

Eastern France Roadtrip: Paris, Dijon, Beaune, Annecy, Nice, & More - 16 Days

Sixteen days is enough time to explore the best of Eastern France on this comprehensive road trip — including the highlights of Paris, Beaune, Cannes, and more. Learn to cook a traditional French meal, explore countryside Chateaux, see the home of Louis Pasteur, -go wine tasting in the Beaujolais Region, and more.

Other popular travel destinations in France
Paris · Provence · French Riviera · Nice · Loire Valley · Aix-en-Provence · Normandy · Rhône Valley · Lyon · Bordeaux · Marseille · Amboise · Bayeux · Avignon · French Alps · Brittany · Saint-Malo · Cannes · Annecy · Tours · Verdon Gorge · Burgundy · Dijon · Dordogne · Sarlat · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence · Reims · Strasbourg · Colmar · Alsace · Honfleur · Mont Blanc Region · Chamonix · Mont Saint Michel · Basque Country · Corsica · Saint-Louis

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