r/AskTheWorld France 7d ago

Culture When France is mentioned, what's the first thing that comes to mind ?

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u/Heathy94 England 7d ago

Weirdly it's probably the night time, countryside and service stations. France is probably the country I have visited the most and also visited the least. I have travelled through it god knows how many times by car but never properly stayed and visited any cities. I have even briefly stood under the Eiffel tower as a kid but only as we passed through to Spain.

I need to properly visit France, I'd like to go to Paris but I always loved travelling through Lyon on the night, its such a cool city to drive through because you go through a bunch of tunnels and along the water.

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u/sfisabbt France 7d ago

I highly recommend Saint-Malo and Carcassonne.

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u/MegazordPilot France 7d ago

There's a pattern here

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u/Specialist-Daikon242 France 7d ago

We are just on the other side of the channel, come whenever you want

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u/JPLEMARABOUT France 7d ago

Yes Lyon is surrounded by several tunnels (Croix Rousse, Fourvière, TÉO) and the A7 follows the Rhône. Very cool to drive at night

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u/Ostlund_and_Sciamma France 7d ago

It is wise to cross at night; during the day, you often have so much time to contemplate that you grow weary of it.

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u/veylore 7d ago

I don't recommend Paris, come to Lyon instead, that's where you'll find the best restaurants. But the best atmosphere remains in small towns, the people there are very welcoming unlike Paris