About Tripsty
Tripsty is a free platform for discovering and planning tourism in France. Our mission is to make France's cultural, natural and gastronomic heritage accessible to all travelers.
Our mission
We believe every corner of France holds treasures to discover. Tripsty was designed to help travelers, whether international tourists or curious locals, explore the riches of each region. By centralizing tourism information on an intuitive interactive map, we simplify discovery and trip planning.
Who is behind Tripsty
Yoann Piconcely
Tripsty is published and maintained by Yoann Piconcely, a web developer passionate about French tourism. Originally from the Hautes-Alpes, he has been crisscrossing France for twenty years, from the Alpine massifs to the Brittany coast, drawing his expertise from this hands-on knowledge. All regional guides, terroir notes and curated collections are written or personally reviewed before publication; no automatically generated content is published without proofreading.
Official and reliable data
All tourist data displayed on Tripsty comes from DATAtourisme, the French national tourism information system, managed by the Ministry of the Economy. The data is continuously collected and updated by tourism offices, local authorities and industry professionals across all 18 regions of France. Wine entries draw from the INAO registry (Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité). Cheese entries cross-reference INAO and the national AOP/AOC database. The 60 dedicated entries on iconic wines and cheeses (Sancerre, Chablis, Roquefort, Comté…) are enriched with original editorial content written specifically for Tripsty.
Main features
- Interactive map with thousands of geolocated points of interest
- Category filtering: culture, nature, gastronomy, accommodation, sports, events
- Multi-stop itinerary creation with distance and travel time calculation
- Ready-made discovery tours: hiking, cycling, road trips
- Export your itinerary in GPX format for GPS navigation
- Favorites system to save your preferred places
Our editorial line
Tripsty clearly distinguishes aggregated data (POIs, events, AOC entries) from original editorial content. The 112 regional guides, the detailed terroir entries and the collection write-ups are hand-written, proof-read and updated regularly. When an entry contains aggregated content with no editorial value-add (for example a little-known AOC), it is explicitly flagged as such and excluded from search-engine indexes until enriched. No content is paid for, sponsored or promoted without a clear disclosure.
Technologies
Tripsty is built with modern web technologies: Nuxt 3 (Vue.js), Leaflet for mapping, and open-source APIs for routing (OSRM). The application is optimized for mobile use and works on all modern browsers.
Contact
For any questions, suggestions or bug reports, you can contact us by email at contact@tripsty.fr. We are always happy to receive your feedback to improve the Tripsty experience.