The French have taken to hiking with gusto and there are walking paths through every imaginable kind of terrain. The GR 5 winds through the Alps, the GR 4 is in the Massif Central, and the popular GR 10 runs along the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
Cycling is another mania in France.
La Margeride in Languedoc is a particularly inviting area for mountain biking, as are the Alps, Brittany and the Pyrenees. The French are a festive bunch with many cities hosting music, dance, theatre, cinema or art events each year. Frenzied singing and dancing characterise this extravaganza. Getting there Air France, France's national carrier, and scores of other airlines link Paris with every part of the globe. Other French cities with direct international air links include Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Strasbourg and Toulouse.