Outdoor Activities [many sites are in French]

• Biking/Motor Biking
  • Backpack - Europe's Motorcyle Tours & bike rentals to travel Europe
  • Cyclomundo to those special getaway places that only the locals know about
  • La Ligne Verte/Vacances à la Cartes Biking, hiking & walking, activities for all ages.
  • Thomson Bike Tours to France include the Tour de France and French Alps trips.
• Golfing in France
  • Golf Europe is a great site.  Don't for get to check the individual regions for more information.
  • Visit before your golf vacation in France
• Hiking, Backpacking & Walking
  • Active Journeys hiking, biking & more activities, click on choice of activity then on Europe then France, nice site.
  • Backpack europes hiking-walking  tours, travel tips & links
  • Chamina outing, hiking walking organization in France
  • For People Who Love Biking -- prepare for your trip before you leave home.
  • Rando-Massif Central strolls, walks and hiking - customized to suit your needs
  • Walking Tours of France walking tour guidebooks, hiking trail guides, maps and other pertinent information.
• Other
  • Find-A-Guide to fish France
• Mountain Activities include Alpining, Rock Climbing and Scaling
  • Alticoop, ce site est dédié aux amoureux de la montagne, de l'escalade, du vélo tout terrain et de la liberté.
  • Chamina outing, hiking walking organization in France
  • Escalade-Alsace, escalade sur le grès de Vosges
  • Escalade Online, partagez votre passion de la grimpe : Guide falaise, forums, albums photos, partenaires
  • France site for biking, hiking, climbing and scaling the mountains.
  • Nice-Climb, climbing in Nice and the French Riviera [site sur l'escalade dans les alpes maritimes].
  • Gites-refuges for mountain activities of all sorts in France, really a nice site.
  • Kairn for all types of mountain adventures
  • Refuge huts & chalets of the French Alpine Club [142 in number] around France [very reasonably price]
• Snow Skiing & Schools

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  • Chamonix
  • Courchevel Ski Resort [The Three Valleys]
  • France Ski Holiday Specials
  • Grand-Massif
  • List of Ski Areas &  Resorts in the Alpes & French Pyrénées
  • Live Alpes Cams of the ski areas
  • Meribel [The Three Valleys]
  • La Plagne & Ski School
  • Ski France for all the skiing information that you will need
  • Valdisere
  • Webcams  - Southern Alps
• Walking
  • France on Foot with 110,000 mile system of footpaths, with all the information you will need to plan your trip. Really nice site.
  • France walking tours, maps & more
  • Backpack europes hiking/walking tours, what your need to bring & more.
  • Promenades off the beaten path
• Water Activities
  • Canoeing, Kayaking & Rafting, click on activity of your choice, then click on Europe, then France.

Sporting Activities

• Fédération Française de la montagne et de l’escalade (Mountain climbing & other info)
• Mountain climbing health information (altitude illness etc.)
• Fédération  Française de Canoë-Kayak (French only)
• FFCK commission course on line (Canoeing Association)
• Fédération Aeronautique Internatiionale (Ballooning Commission)
• Fédération Française Randonnée Pédestre, hiking, walking horseback riding (translation to English available)
• Fédération Française de Vol Libre (hang gliding, delta planeing, kite surfing and parachuting)
• Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme bicycling in France
• Fèdèration Française de Baseball, Softball et Cricket
• French Baseball links by clubs and towns!

Sporting Events

• Federation Française de Football (Soccer)

• How to get tickets for the "Maison du Tennis" tournament