France
A week in France
Seven days across France: Paris, Reims, Amiens, Chartres, Blois, Toulouse and Nîmes. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Paris
- BastilleCastle · On the map
- Notre-Dame de ParisCathedral · 1.4 km on from Bastille · On the map
- Venus de MiloStatue · 1.2 km on from Notre-Dame de Paris · On the map
- Louvre MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Venus de Milo · On the map
- Musée d'OrsayMuseum · 0.7 km on from Louvre Museum · On the map
- Élysée PalacePalace · 1.4 km on from Musée d'Orsay · On the map
6 stops, 6.9 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 26 min of walking.
Day 2: Reims
- Royal abbey of Saint-RemiLandmark · On the map
- Musée Saint-RemiMuseum · Next to Royal abbey of Saint-Remi · On the map
- Palace of TauMuseum · 1.2 km on from Musée Saint-Remi · On the map
- Reims CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Palace of Tau · On the map
- Museum of Fine Arts of ReimsMuseum · 0.2 km on from Reims Cathedral · On the map
- Porte de MarsMonument · 0.8 km on from Museum of Fine Arts of Reims · On the map
6 stops, 2.9 km on foot along the streets: about 36 min of walking.
Day 3: Amiens
- Musée de PicardieMuseum · On the map
- Hotel de Berny MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Musée de Picardie · On the map
- Notre-Dame d'AmiensCathedral · 0.2 km on from Hotel de Berny Museum · On the map
- Palais épiscopal d'AmiensPalace · 0.1 km on from Notre-Dame d'Amiens · On the map
- Jardin des plantes d'AmiensGarden · 0.9 km on from Palais épiscopal d'Amiens · On the map
5 stops, 2.4 km on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.
Day 4: Chartres
- astronomical clock of ChartresMonument · On the map
- Notre-Dame de ChartresCathedral · Next to astronomical clock of Chartres · On the map
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de ChartresMuseum · 0.1 km on from Notre-Dame de Chartres · On the map
3 stops, 0.3 km on foot along the streets: about 4 min of walking.
Day 5: Blois
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de BloisMuseum · On the map
- Maison de la MagieMuseum · 0.1 km on from Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois · On the map
- Fontaine Louis-XIIMonument · 0.1 km on from Maison de la Magie · On the map
- Saint Louis Cathedral of BloisCathedral · 0.4 km on from Fontaine Louis-XII · On the map
- Jardin de l'évêché de BloisGarden · 0.1 km on from Saint Louis Cathedral of Blois · On the map
5 stops, 1 km on foot along the streets: about 13 min of walking.
Day 6: Toulouse
- Canal du MidiLandmark · On the map
- jardin japonais de ToulouseGarden · 1.1 km on from Canal du Midi · On the map
- Les AbattoirsMuseum · 1.2 km on from jardin japonais de Toulouse · On the map
- place du CapitoleSquare · 1.2 km on from Les Abattoirs · On the map
- Musée du Vieux ToulouseMuseum · 0.2 km on from place du Capitole · On the map
- Maison SeilhanMuseum · 0.9 km on from Musée du Vieux Toulouse · On the map
6 stops, 6.4 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 19 min of walking.
Day 7: Nîmes
- Musée des beaux-arts de NîmesMuseum · On the map
- Amphitheater of NîmesSquare · 0.3 km on from Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes · On the map
- Nîmes CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Amphitheater of Nîmes · On the map
- Maison CarréeLandmark · 0.4 km on from Nîmes Cathedral · On the map
- Carré d'artMuseum · 0.1 km on from Maison Carrée · On the map
- Jardins de la FontaineGarden · 0.4 km on from Carré d'art · On the map
6 stops, 2.1 km on foot along the streets: about 26 min of walking.
More for France
- Things to do in France · 38 places to see, led by Louvre Museum and Notre-Dame de Paris
Photo credits
- Bastille: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
- Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Venus de Milo: Shonagon, CC0
- Louvre Museum: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY 2.5
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Élysée Palace: U.S. Department of State, Public domain
- Royal abbey of Saint-Remi: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Musée Saint-Remi: Vassil, Public domain
- Palace of Tau: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reims Cathedral: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum of Fine Arts of Reims: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Porte de Mars: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Musée de Picardie: T.Rambeau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel de Berny Museum: HaguardDuNord, CC BY 3.0
- Notre-Dame d'Amiens: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0
- Palais épiscopal d'Amiens: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jardin des plantes d'Amiens: Vassil, Public domain
- astronomical clock of Chartres: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Notre-Dame de Chartres: BT, Public domain
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres: Le Passant, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maison de la Magie: You may select the license of your choice., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fontaine Louis-XII: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Louis Cathedral of Blois: Chatmouettes, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jardin de l'évêché de Blois: Patrick GIRAUD, CC BY 2.5
- Canal du Midi: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- jardin japonais de Toulouse: Fraguando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Les Abattoirs: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- place du Capitole: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Musée du Vieux Toulouse: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maison Seilhan: Frédéric Neupont, CC BY 4.0
- Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes: Patrick, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Amphitheater of Nîmes: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nîmes Cathedral: Cancre, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maison Carrée: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jardins de la Fontaine: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.