How to travel to France without leaving home

Published: 12 July 2022, 21:29

Travel comes in many forms, from booking a ticket, to planning your dream trip, to reading about adventures from the comfort of your couch. France usually has to be seen to be believed, but there’s no reason why social distancing means that the attractions we have to offer need to go unseen, unexperienced, and unnoticed. Whether to plan your someday trip or to fantasize about being elsewhere, we’ve rounded up an ever evolving list of the best ways to see France without leaving your home.

Take a virtual tour

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The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Strasbourg Cathedral, the Lascaux Caves: innumerable monuments, landmarks, museums and castles have virtual reality tours set up. Explore France’s amazing past and present, and figure out which ones you need to see in the future.

The Louvre (External link)
The Eiffel Tower (External link)
Rocamadour (External link)
Lascaux Caves (External link)
Château de Chenonceau (External link)
For museum tours, from Musée d'Orsay to La Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode de Calais (Museum of Fashion and Lace of Calais), click here.

Take in a spectacle (show)

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Découvrez les photos du spectacle et venez découvrir La Dame blanche du 20 février au 1er mars . Direction musicale Julien Leroy | Mise en scène Pauline Bureau Avec Philippe Talbot, Elsa Benoit, Sophie Marin-Degor, Jérôme Boutillier, Aude Extrémo, Yann Beuron, Yoann Dubruque Choeur Les éléments | Orchestre National d’Île-de-France . 📸 Christophe Raynaud de Lage - Opéra Comique . #opera #operacomique #spectacle #musique #boieldieu #dameblanche

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From the Opéra Comique to the Opéra de Paris, the Philharmonic to the many theatres dotting every city in France, shows, concerts, and recitals are available to stream directly into your living room.

Read a book about France

Watch a French film (or a film set in France)

Follow a new blogger or instagrammer

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Flip through the amazing journeys and adventures of your favorite travel professional, whether they're giving quarantine-inspiration or #tbt distractions. Some of our favorites are below!

The Good Life France
Ex-London banker and Francophile Janine Marsh swapped the rat race for the Good Life in northern France, where she lives with her husband and a menagerie of animals.
Blog (External link) / Instagram (External link)

Solo Sophie
Since her move to Paris five years ago, Sophie Nadeau has attracted attention for her reliably ravishing portrayals of the City of Light. Follow if you – like us – need a regular dose.
Blog (External link) / Instagram (External link)

A On The Road
London-based Frenchman Alex Zouaghi won Travel Influencer of the Year in 2019 and has gallivanted around the Loire Valley and Corsica amongst recent trips.
Instagram (External link)

Marcel Le Corgi
Dog lover? This cheeky corgi lives in London with his French owners – but that hasn’t stopped him globetrotting. A great feed of dog-friendly travel tips for when we’re out and about again.
Blog (External link) / Instagram (External link)