Explore cultural heritage across France
Museums, castles, religious sites and heritage — a clear selection to know where to go, all across France.
Explore directly on the map
A preview of the Culture City Guide selection across France — open the fullscreen map to filter by family, zoom and pan.
Each point opens its own page once the map is expanded.
What Culture City Guide offers
The site at a glance — each pillar has its own section further down the page.
🗺️ A map
2801+ places, filterable by family.
🧭 Itineraries
Routes already mapped out, day by day.
✦ A selection
The most notable places, brought to you.
📍 The whole territory
13 regions, 96 departments.
Or choose a destination, and see everything
Each region or city has its own page — museums, heritage, castles, religious sites: everything there is to see there, not just an overview.
RegionBretagne
Côtes-d'Armor · Finistère · Ille-et-Vilaine · Morbihan
CityBordeaux
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Alpes-Maritimes · Bouches-du-Rhône · Hautes-Alpes…
CityParis
Île-de-France
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
Cher · Eure-et-Loir · Indre · Indre-et-Loire…
CityStrasbourg
Grand Est
Our itineraries to explore
Each itinerary links its stops in order, day by day — the full breakdown and genre filter are on the fullscreen map.
Quick stopAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon in a weekend: essential museums
ConnoisseurAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grenoble and Chambéry in 4 days: museums and Alpine heritage
FamilyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand and Auvergne for Families: 4 Days of Museums and Volcanoes
Road tripBourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon and Belfort, Franche-Comté Fortresses: a 4-Day Road Trip
ConnoisseurBourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dijon and the Burgundy of the Dukes: a 4-day connoisseur itinerary
ConnoisseurBretagne
A week in Brittany: museums and heritage
A selection of French heritage
The most well-known places in France, family by family.
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By region or by department — the whole territory is covered.
Why Culture City Guide
Discover the essentials
Museums, castles and must-see places in every city, all in one place.
Plan your visits with confidence
All the essential information, verified and regularly updated.
100% France
A site built to explore art and heritage all across France, city by city.
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