Top Reasons to Go

Top Reasons to Go

Vieux Lyon: Lyon's Old Town traboules, or passageways, and the hidden 16th-century courtyards they often traverse reveal a trove of hidden Renaissance architecture.

Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé!: The third Thursday of November is a party like no other in France, when wine celebrations in honor of the new Beaujolais harvest go around the clock.

The Mont Blanc Resorts: Whether you brave the vertiginous slopes at Chamonix or enjoy the gentler skiing and high life of Megève, you'll be singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" once you see France's tallest peak.

Grenoble's Market Day: Sunday mornings offer a chance to walk miles through half a dozen different markets selling everything from herbs to haberdashery.

Epic Epicureanism: There is no possible way to cite the Lyon-Rhône Alps without mentioning Paul Bocuse, Marc Veyrat, and all the other master chefs in between.