Cote d'Azur and Provence
The French Riviera from Nice to Marseille, Provencal hill villages, lavender fields and the Verdon canyon. Nice, Marseille and their airports offer the widest fleet choice.
Nice
Promenade des Anglais and Vieux Nice pickup; drive the Corniches to Monaco and hilltop Eze village.
Marseille
Vieux Port base for Provence; drive the Calanques coast, Aix-en-Provence and ferry routes to Corsica.
Nice Airport
Land at NCE and drive within minutes; Promenade des Anglais westbound or A8 to Monaco and Italy.
Marseille Airport
Arrive at MRS and head straight to Aix-en-Provence, Marseille harbor or Luberon hill towns.
Corsica
Mountain roads and coastal bays accessible by ferry from Nice or Marseille, or direct flight to Bastia or Ajaccio.
Bastia
Corsica ferry port; drive Cap Corse loop, mountain passes and west coast beaches from this northern base.
Rhone-Alpes
Lyon, wine routes of Beaujolais, Alpine ski resorts and access to Switzerland and Italy.
Lyon Airport
Fly into LYS and drive to Lyon, Annecy lake, Alpine resorts or Switzerland within two hours.
Aquitaine and the South-West
Bordeaux vineyards, Atlantic beaches, Dordogne valley and access to Spain over the Pyrenees.
Bordeaux
Wine capital base; drive Medoc estates, Atlantic dunes and roads to the Basque coast and Spain.
Paris and the North
Capital city, Champagne region, Loire chateaux, northern autoroutes toward Belgium and the Channel.
Paris
Capital city base; Loire chateaux, Champagne cellars and Normandy coast all within day-trip range.