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Walk amid the blush-colored terracotta façades in la Ville Rose (the Pink City) and find busy marketplaces, live music venues and the mighty Canal du Midi.

This serene mountain town has rustic charm and natural beauty and is the site of one of Europe’s most famous divine encounters.

Whether you’re catching a train or not, be sure to visit this “secular cathedral,” an early 20th-century icon that sits on a hill north of Old Town Limoges.

One of the oldest museums in France, this institution is a fantastic place to see paintings, sculptures and architecture spanning centuries, back to the Middle Ages.

Although it’s not the Auvergne region’s highest summit, this dormant lava dome is its most iconic. Join the thousands of hikers who visit every year.

Attend a theatrical or orchestral performance and admire the artworks on the alleged spot where St. Saturnin of Toulouse was martyred.

Marvel at the wooden organ and work out the parables depicted in the stained glass in this blend of two separate religious buildings.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

It looks as if you’re walking on water. Take your camera for countless photo opportunities at this creative and magnificent man-made spectacle.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

Forests, water moats and a river are among the natural features that surround this traditional château full of life-size board games.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.

From above the harbor, this undulating park on the Rock of Monaco offers some of the best views of Monaco, moored yachts and the sea.