This is very varied and there is something for all tastes. The area around Beaune is flat, with many interesting waterways, including the famous ‘Canal de Bourgogne’.
The scenery of the Charente is pleasant countryside, sprinkled with small towns and villages, more and more given over to vineyards as one approaches Cognac.
The stretch of the river Dordogne downstream from Souillac to Limeuil is the most beautiful, further downstream the area flattens out into the vineyards of Bergerac.
Gentle, rolling hills, orchards and rich farmland criss-crossed by rivers and streams and dotted with small hilltop villages and towns, built in the white stone of Quercy.
This mountainous region incorporates the four départements of the Savoie, Haute Savoie, Hautes Alpes and the Alpes de Haute Provence and, therefore an enormous variety of landscapes and peoples.
Stretching from the west bank of the river Rhone to the Spanish border, Languedoc-Roussillon revels in its olive groves, vineyards and sunny Mediterranean coast.