Hidden France: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

If you dream of salt pans and chalets on stilts, wild heather-clad hillsides and car-free isles …
Hidden … Greece | Croatia | Italy | Portugal

France, the world’s most popular tourist destination, is getting back on track this summer with a focus (and a €50m government investment) on eco-friendly holidays, slow travel and sustainable tourism. That means going beyond the usual hotspots to an unexplored France of bamboo forests, pink salt pans, chalets on stilts, prehistoric horses and maybe a weekend as a lighthouse keeper.