Blackwater
Twelve Pointer
Don't discount France altogether, just stay out of Paris. Fly into Bordeaux, rent a car and head up the Dordogne river into the Perigord Noir region for 2-4 days, drive down to Toulouse or on into the Pyrenees mountains. Stay off the motorways if you want to see the real countryside, eat the food, visit the castles, see the paintings in the caves, lots of things to do. If you can cross borders with the rental then go on into Spain and see all you can, maybe even Portugal if time allows then beat feet back to Bordeaux to catch your flight.
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