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Our travel guides across France.

Explore France with our travel guides, written by tourism experts and our local ambassadors. Discover the soul of each region: the places and experiences people come for, and also the ones only a local can show you.

All our guides are free, every destination and experience is geolocated, and one click adds it to a travel journal you share with the people you love.

See all our travel guides.

Plan

Our free travel guides, with that extra soul

Guides written by tourism experts and our local ambassadors: not by some anonymous algorithm. Every place you like joins your journal in one click, with everything you need to know: address, opening times, directions, and your own notes.

1 click

and the place is in your travel journalA heart on every destination and every experience.

Free for travellers, no bank card and no adverts. Data hosted in France.

  • Address, opening times and directions for every place
  • Your own notes, at home or on the spot
  • One journal per getaway
  • Shared with the people you love

Live

Your travel journal, for real

On the spot, your journal becomes your itinerary: every place opens from your phone, your tablet or your computer, with its distance from where you are. One journal per getaway: your next weekends and holidays wait for you in one place, ready when the day comes.

Humans. Not an algorithm.

From choosing the places to describing them, people make our guides, region by region.

  1. The tourist offices

    The source of our destinations and experiences: each region is documented with the people who know it.

  2. The tourism experts

    They write each guide and choose the places and experiences people come for.

  3. The local ambassadors

    They add what only a local can show you: good places to eat, producers, artisans, nature walks.

Everything you need to set off.

From planning to the journey home, what Explorissima puts in your pocket.

  • 5,724 places

    Geolocated destinations and experiences, with their distance from where you are.

  • 5 travel guides

    Written by tourism experts and our local ambassadors.

  • 607 sustainable tourism pages

    Certified addresses and eco-friendly habits tailored to each region.

  • Clef Verte

    Certified accommodation and restaurants.

  • EU Ecolabel

    The official environmental label of the European Union.

  • Accueil Vélo

    Stops and services designed for cyclists.

  • Hosted in France

    Your data stays in France, with no adverts.

  • Shared journal

    One link, and everyone has the plan: the people you love pick up your addresses in their own journal.

Mission-driven company

Responsible travel does not mean giving up travelling.

Responsible tourism with a positive local impact: that is our purpose, written into our articles of association. Every guide includes a Responsible travel section specific to its region: certified addresses, low-carbon itineraries and gentle mobility.

Discover our commitment

Tourism professionals, join Explorissima.

Showcase your region and your activities to travellers planning their stay. Four offers, from a complete destination guide to a page embedded in your own website.

Frequently asked questions

Is Explorissima really free for travellers?
Yes. The account, the travel guides and the travel journal are free for travellers. Nobody else offers that.
Where do your destinations and experiences come from?
They come from the tourist offices and are enriched by our experts and local ambassadors, not by some anonymous algorithm.
How does the travel journal work?
Every destination and experience is geolocated: one tap on the heart adds it to your journal, which you build and then share with the people you love before you set off.
Is my data hosted in France?
Yes. Explorissima is a French platform and your data stays hosted in France.
What does responsible travel mean at Explorissima?
We champion short supply chains, gentle mobility and committed accommodation (Clef Verte, EU Ecolabel, Accueil Vélo). And no, it does not cost more.