August may be France’s official national
vacances but the country also presses pause for three weeks in late June, as attention turns to the country’s sporting pride and passion: the Tour de France. The world’s premier cycle race takes over the most scenic parts of the country, showcasing chocolate-box villages, lofty mountain passes and wide boulevards. Get ahead of the peloton on a
cycling holiday in France, or pedal at your own pace on one of our
self-guided cycling tours, perhaps discovering the wine regions of Burgundy, or the fairy-tale châteaux of the Loire Valley.