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What's your go-to city in France? On love, not logic
The Independent
|August 22, 2025
Q What are your top three French cities - not based on any logic, just your heart?
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John H-J.
A Let me first note some mighty cities that would make my top 10, but not the podium: Strasbourg, Lyon, Bordeaux and Toulouse. Each is rich in culture and colour, augmented by excellent places to eat and drink. Among smaller cities, I adore Avignon, Beziers and Perpignan: all of them intensely southern, a quality shared by two of my top three.
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