Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in France

Walk Sarlat-La-Canéda's medieval streets in this UNESCO town filled with Renaissance architecture, then see 17,000-year-old paintings at Lascaux's replica caves. Photograph Rocamadour's sanctuary on limestone cliffs, Château de Chenonceau over the river, Riquewihr's half-timbered houses, and Strasbourg's Gothic cathedral.

Capture the ochre cliffs and chimney stacks of Provençal Colorado, once mined in the 19th century, near Rustrel village. Photograph lavender blooms between mid-June and mid-July on the vast Valensole plateau and Sisteron's limestone Rock of La Baume. Frame the UNESCO-listed Palais des Papes in Avignon and the leafy Cours Mirabeau avenue in Cézanne's birthplace of Aix-en-Provence.

Visit Monet's House and Gardens in Giverny to photograph water lilies and Japanese bridges, then walk Rouen's medieval streets to see the Gothic cathedral. The trip takes you to Mont-Saint-Michel's island rising from the sea, Saint-Malo's old walls, and Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher River.

Follow Van Gogh's path in Arles where he created masterpieces in 1888, and photograph Luberon's lavender fields from late June to mid-August. Capture medieval Viviers (unchanged for 1,600 years), stalactites in Madeleine Caves within Ardèche Nature Park, and St. Vincent Cathedral's Renaissance facade.

Walk through Paris at night to see the city's illuminated landmarks, then photograph the 49-meter Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct and Gaudí's famous buildings in Barcelona. You'll also capture Lyon's Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière and the ancient amphitheater in Nîmes during this 8-day journey.