In recent years, an increasing number of French travellers have been turning away from crowded tourist hotspots in search of more authentic, off-the-grid summer experiences. Cynthia, a tourist from eastern France, has chosen to stay in a farm perched 800 metres above sea level. “All we typed in were the keywords: ‘disconnect’, ‘nature’, and ‘be closer to animals’. ChatGPT pointed us in the right direction, and here we are,” she says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES