If you fancy a day out of the saddle you can kick back and relax around town or if you’re still raring to go you can embark on the ride out to Europe’s answer to the Grand Canyon - The Gorges du Verdon. With walls 2,000 feet high you can spend the entire day riding the long curves around the impressive canyon not only on the famous northern side but also the often overlooked Corniche Sublime on the southern side.

Want to indulge your inner billionaire? Riding along the coastal roads of the french riviera you cruise along the Mediterranean via Cannes before catching our overnight ferry to Corsica where you spend three days. You can either head out on the organised ride outs along the coastal cliffs, over mountain passes and through granite gorges or relax by the pool and down by the beach and explore the local towns and villages.

Route des Grandes Alpes: This amazing route between Thonon les bains and Nice boasts 18 incredible mountain passes with epic scenery and pretty little villages.

Route Napoleon, one of France’s if not Europe’s finest roads: This road follows the route taken by Napoleon in his 1815 retreat from Elba to Grenoble. The route begins in Grasse and goes 150km to Grenoble through fabulous Alpine scenery, with long stretches of well paved gently curving roads.

Gorges du Verdon: The Gorges du Verdun is a river canyon that is over 25km long. You can spend an entire day riding the rim of this gorge, both the famous Northern side and the equally beautiful but oft overlooked Southern side.

Auvergne: This landlocked region is famous for its volcanic past, beautiful scenery and hearty unpretentious food. A dreamy place for any biker, with sweeping roads, beautiful views and amazing lunch stops.

Millau Bridge: The Millau viaduct is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, taller than the Eiffel tower. It’s also 2,400km long, only touching the ground in nine places- its a true feat of engineering.

WW1 War memorial at Verdun and the Douaumont Ossuary: The battle of Verdun claimed the lives  of 300,000 soldiers, and the Bishop of the area wished to give them a ‘decent burial’. The Douaumont Ossuary houses a Necropolis which shelters the bodies of 16,142 known French soldiers, and the Ossuary which houses the bones of roughly 130,000 unknown French and German soldiers.