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France is a country in Western Europe and, through its overseas territories, in the Americas, Africa and Oceania. Its capital is Paris.
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Amboise is a commune in Indre-et-Loire, in France's Centre-Val de Loire region. The Château Royal d'Amboise, whose Saint-Hubert Chapel holds Leonardo da Vinci's tomb, and the Château du Clos Lucé, where Leonardo lived in his last years, are separate visitor sites in the town.
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Antibes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. On XTOUR it appears as a stop on guided Riviera tours that depart from Nice.
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Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Its Palais des Papes, which the operator Avignon Tourisme describes as the largest Gothic palace in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon) are the two monuments XTOUR maps here.
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Cannes is a French commune and city in the Alpes-Maritimes département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. On XTOUR it appears as a stop on guided Riviera tours that depart from Nice.
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Giverny is a commune in the Eure département of Normandy, home to Claude Monet's house and gardens and to the Musée des impressionnismes Giverny. It lies outside Paris.
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Gordes is a commune in the Vaucluse département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. On XTOUR it appears as a free-time stop on a guided Luberon tour that departs from Avignon.
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Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a commune in the Manche département of Normandy, built around the Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, which the Centre des monuments nationaux operates. XTOUR lists the Paris day trips that go there.
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Marseille is a French commune on the Mediterranean coast. The Mucem and Fort Saint-Jean are in the city, and Château d'If stands on an island off its coast, reached by boat from the Vieux-Port.
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Nice is a city and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. On XTOUR it is the departure base for guided minibus tours along the Riviera coast; those tours are about their own stops, not about Nice itself.
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Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. XTOUR maps the museums, monuments, river cruises and shows that are in the city itself, and treats day trips that merely start in Paris separately.
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Roussillon is a commune in the Vaucluse département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (not the Isère commune or the former province of the same name). On XTOUR it appears as a stop on a guided Luberon tour that departs from Avignon.
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Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. On XTOUR it appears as a stop on a full-day guided Riviera tour that departs from Nice.
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Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. On XTOUR it appears as a stop on a full-day guided Riviera tour that departs from Nice.
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Five museum and heritage tickets outside Paris on SkyGate: two Lascaux replicas in the Dordogne, La Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, Villa Cavrois near Lille and the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar. This guide explains how Lascaux II differs from Lascaux IV and what each option includes.
Oct 2026
Eight family tickets outside Paris on SkyGate: Puy du Fou, ZooParc de Beauval, Terra Botanica, Vulcania, Safari de Peaugres, Amnéville Zoo, Le Parc du Petit Prince and Nausicaá. This guide compares what each option covers, the age rules the listings state, and what 'fast track' really means on each page.
Oct 2026
Eleven SkyGate products across the south of France: Avignon's palace and bridge, the Luberon, the Pont du Gard, Carrières des Lumières, the Mucem, the Château d'If, La Barben, the Seaquarium and two Riviera tours from Nice. This guide says what each admits you to, where tours only stop, and which venues are not where their labels suggest.
Oct 2026
Five single-château tickets on SkyGate, Chambord, Chenonceau, Villandry, Amboise and the Clos Lucé, plus a guided trip from Tours and a coach day from Paris. This guide sets out what each one admits you to, where the tours only stop, and which options differ.
Oct 2026
Two SkyGate tours to Mont-Saint-Michel share almost the same name but differ in meeting point, options, cancellation and group limits. This guide sets them side by side, with the Giverny coach trip, whose 2026 season ends in October, and the Alligator Bay ticket in Beauvoir.
Oct 2026
Five SkyGate products cover four royal sites outside Paris: Versailles, Fontainebleau, the Château de Vincennes and the Basilica of Saint-Denis. This guide separates the tickets that admit you from the Versailles option that only drives you there.
Oct 2026
Seven SkyGate tickets cover animals and family days in and around Paris: two zoos, two aquariums, an amusement park, a drive-through safari and Disneyland Paris. This guide sorts them by where they really are and by what each option admits.
Oct 2026
SkyGate sells the Interrail Global Pass as four listings: Flex or consecutive days, each with or without a Family Card for children. This guide explains the difference for a trip that includes France, and what Interrail says the pass does not cover there.
Oct 2026
Four Paris passes on SkyGate, the Paris Museum Pass, a Museum Pass and Seine cruise combo, The Paris Pass Plus and the Go City Paris Explorer Pass, plus a self-guided audio tour that is not a pass at all. This guide sorts them by how each one is counted, redeemed and limited.
Oct 2026
According to SkyGate's listings, eight Paris monument products range from a combined Sainte-Chapelle and Conciergerie ticket to a Notre-Dame tour, a virtual-reality show, the Panthéon, the Catacombs and the Hôtel de la Marine. This guide says what each one admits you to, and what it does not.
Oct 2026
Eight Paris museum tickets on SkyGate beyond the art museums: four around the Trocadéro and Iéna, the Army Museum at Les Invalides, the Monnaie de Paris, the Cité des Sciences and the Musée des Arts et Métiers. This guide compares what each ticket covers and the closing days that decide which one fits your day.
Oct 2026
Six smaller Paris tickets on SkyGate: two Montmartre museums, The World of Banksy, the Palais Galliera's fashion-crafts exhibition, the Choco-Story chocolate museum and a Fragonard perfume workshop. This guide says which are permanent collections, which is a dated exhibition and which is really a workshop.
Oct 2026
Connectivity and airport services sold by a partner. They are services, not places, so they have no pin on the map. Check what each option includes on the provider's page before you buy.
Go City Paris Explorer Pass
A digital Go City pass where you choose a set number of experiences from a selection of Paris attractions, tours and activities. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Go City Paris Explorer Pass on SkyGateInterrail Global Pass (Consecutive Days)
A rail pass for the national rail networks of up to 33 European countries, with consecutive-day validity. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Interrail Global Pass on SkyGateInterrail Global Pass Family Card (Consecutive Days)
A rail pass for the national rail networks of up to 33 European countries, as the Interrail Global Pass Family Card with consecutive-day validity. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Interrail Global Pass Family Card on SkyGateInterrail Global Pass Family Card (Flex, Non-Consecutive Days)
A rail pass for the national rail networks of up to 33 European countries, as the Interrail Global Pass Family Card in a Flex format with a set number of travel days. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Interrail Global Pass Family Card (Flex) on SkyGateInterrail Global Pass Flex (Non-Consecutive Days)
A rail pass for the national rail networks of up to 33 European countries, in a Flex format with a set number of travel days. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Interrail Global Pass Flex on SkyGateLa Vallée Village with Round Trip Transfers from Paris
Shared round-trip transfers from Paris to La Vallée Village, a shopping outlet village in Serris, with a half-day or full-day return. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the La Vallée Village shuttle from Paris on SkyGateParis Museum Pass
The Paris Museum Pass for museums and monuments in Paris and its surrounding region, exchanged for a physical pass after booking. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Paris Museum Pass on SkyGateParis Museum Pass and Seine Cruise Combo
A combo of the Paris Museum Pass and a Seine River sightseeing cruise by Bateaux Parisiens. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
View the Paris Museum Pass and Seine cruise combo on SkyGateThe Paris Pass Plus
A digital Go City sightseeing pass for Paris attractions, tours and activities, which the product page says also includes the Paris Museum Pass. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
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