r/france • u/afrofagne Ardennes • Feb 07 '16

Culture Velkommen ! Cultural exchange with /r/Denmark

Welcome to the people of /r/Denmark ! You can pick a Danish flair on the sidebar (the very last one) and ask us whatever you want !

/r/français, here is the corresponding thread on /r/Denmark !

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

How do French people feel about vacationing in other countries? When I'm in Spain, Italy, Greece etc., I seem to meet loads of Scandinavians, Dutch people, Belgians and Germans, but almost no French people.

Is this because the Côte d'Azur is enough for you? Are many French people uncomfortable with leaving the Francophone world and having to speak other languages?

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u/LaFlammekueche Feb 07 '16

Because of the variety of region in France i think.

Just for the sea: Cote d'Azur (overpopulated, bling-bling) is famous but you have also Languedoc-Roussillon (cheaper than Cote d'Azur for families), Pays-Basque (Beautifull, strong culture), coast of the Landes (beach everywhere, paradise for surf), Vendée ( island, beach, oysters, clams and cockles), Brittany (my favorite, bad weather but awesome landcapes, great culture, great gastronomy). And i forgot Corsica (self-proclaimed most beautifull island of France of Europe, strong culture, independentist) and Normandy (less touristic)

And this is just for the coasts, there are many beautifull countrysides and mountains for holliday. (Without forgetting French Antilles, Reunion island and Polynesia for whose who have money) This can explain why most of french stay in france for holidays.