What to see with 3 weeks in France?

The Périgord (aka Dordorgne) region and the Etruscan caves--magnificent!

Don't forget the area around Paris, Versailles, Chartres, Fontainbleau, Chantilly & Loire Valley.Other fab spots require train plus bus or car such as Chamonix, Normandy.

Look this up,, Cassis,, beautiful and small, the Mediterraen coast as we all imagine it,,

Stew, each part of France has its own character, so the question is, what would you enjoy?

Another question might be, what works with your itinerary?

Perigord is great, but hard to tour without wheels.

When I get to France I was going to do Paris and then Brussels/Berges and then head down to Avignon. Starting in Avignon I will be a week doing a bike trip.
so I will have 10 days after Provance maybe to see Nice, Cann and then head up north back to Paris.
Thats the part not sure what to do?
Strasburg?, Dijon? just don't know at this point.
Rick like the Alps.
I will be traveling by train.

Dijon is worth at least a day or two. Other than the ducal palace, this winding medieval city is a bit low on actual "sites" but high on atmosphere. Oh yeah, the wine's pretty good too.

If you have never seen the Loire Valley it is definitely worth a trip. We have been there a couple of times and would still go back again although we seem to be permanently hooked on Provence for most of our trips.
We have stayed close to Amboise in the Loire Valley and found it a very good home base for exploring the towns and chateaus all around.
Also if chateaus are not your thing, Normandy is a beautiful area of France - very different from Provence but wonderful as well. If you are a history buff it is great. Not just for WWII but for William the Conqueror and that whole era of French/British history.
Truth be told I don't think there is an area in France that doesn't offer something worth seeing.

Well, it would be more logistically efficient to start in Brussels and work your way south, flying home from Nice at the end. But maybe you've already got your tickets and other arrangements.

If I had just spent ten days in the south, I would head north and into the mountains for contrast. That argues for Chamonix or the Berner Oberland. From there you could stop in either Burgundy or Alsace on the way back to Paris. But you may have different priorities.

Or, you could visit Normandy, which is a great and historic place, though getting there entails even more doubling back as you have to go through Paris.

Also for Normandy, Alsace, and Burgundy, it is really helpful to have a car or a bicycle, though not essential. (If you are open to renting a car, you might consider Perigord in SW France.)

If you could order these any way, I'd say Brussels - Normandy - Paris - Chamonix - Provence - Nice.

In ten days you can get to any part of France (and beyond) and back to Paris. So you should really decide what would be the most interesting things to see and do at that point in your trip. Have fun!

My trip included Paris, Burgandy (Beaune), the Alps (Annecy), Provence (Arles & Avignon) and the Riviera (Nice). Beaune was my favorite, with Annecy a close 2nd. Arles and Paris exceeded expectations. I wasn't impressed with Avignon and couldn't wait to leave Nice.

I enjoyed the variety of foods and activities on the trip and was able to do some great biking/hiking in Beaune and Annecy. Arles' Saturday market was nuts. I loved it. Although geared to tourists, neither Beaune, Annecy not Arles felt overwhelmingly touristy. I was in comfortable vacation bliss in each place. I can't wait to visit each of these 3 places again and I'm excited to add Colmar and Normandy to my next trip!

I haven't traveled a lot in France, but I do recommend going to Normandy. You have probably already heard about the Battlebus Tours, as they get mentioned a lot on the Helpline. They do offer a one day "Canadian Experience" tour. Even though we are Americans, we would like to do that one and the "British Experience" tour too. We really liked Bayeux and the countryside is lovely. It is a 2 hour train ride from Paris.

Where is the Loire Valley in relation to Avignon?

This trip is gong to be in May 14 to about June 7.

I am traveling alone on this tour of France.

Do you think that is going to be easy to do?
My French is limited.
I would consider even staying in hostels as I have done this all over the rest of Europe.
I find hostels good in terms of meeting other english speakers.

Traveling alone has its lonely moments.

This trip is going to have a booked self guided bike tour of Provance from from the company Bike Tours Direct located in the US. I used them before and they are good.
You just bike from Guest house to Guest house and they move your luggage accordingly.

Once the bike tour is done I am going to combine train travel to see the rest of France seeing that I am there.