France

France, the largest country in Western Europe, has long been a gateway between the continent's northern and southern regions. 

Its lengthy borders touch Germany and Belgium in the north; the Atlantic Ocean in the west; the Pyrenees Mountains and Spain in the south.       

When it comes to natural beauty, France can rival just about any other country on the planet. France's scenery is as diverse as it is beautiful, with the glittering coastlines of the French Riviera, the patchwork fields of the Loire Valley, the snow-capped Alps, and centuries-old harbor towns of Normandy.