[troutman]

Alps - Grenoble, Chamonix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamonix

Blois - castles, ex Chambord

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blois

Dordogne - Sarlat, Lascaux (cave paintings)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordogne

Reims, Epernay - champagne, gourmet food

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(wine_region)

Strasbourg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg

Carcassonne, UNESCO World Heritage Site:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne

Sancerre, wine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancerre

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magny_Cours