In the false-colour PROBA-V images of the home country of ‘les Bleus’, taken in December 2015 and May of this year, we zoom in on a few major French cities that will host part of the EURO2016 matches: Bordeaux in the southwest, Marseille on the Mediterranean coast in the southeast and of course the French capital Paris, with the Stade de France located just on its northside, in Saint-Denis. While the fans hope to win the cup and see many goals, we can remember to enjoy what France has to offer in addition: rocky shorelines in Bretagne, sunny seaside and several natural parks mainly in the south, snow-capped mountains near the Spanish, Swiss and Italian borders well-known to cycling enthousiasts! and a wealth of history.