In The Witcher 3, Geralt has the opportunity to travel all around the world and see many different places, some of them grim and dark, others beautiful and welcoming. The duchy of Toussaint that is closely connected to Nilfgaard, is the second case. Toussaint is one of the most beautiful places in the world of The Witcher, full of sunshine, song, and wine.
Even though its locals claim the duchy is small, it can actually take quite a lot of time to travel through the entire Toussaint. Geralt spends most of his time on his vineyard or in the duchy’s capitals. But there are plenty of places he can visit in Toussaint, some of them more interesting, some of them less.
10 Best: Corvo Bianco
Corvo Bianco is the beautiful vineyard Geralt gets from Anna Henrietta when he takes on the quest to find the murderous Beast. Several other quests are tied to the place, most notably No Place Like Home. Geralt has the option to renovate the vineyard, which, in return, will provide extra perks both for him and for his horse Roach. For example, Geralt can sleep on a bed for a boost of extra energy, Roach’s new stable will make the horse run fast for a longer period of time, Geralt can pick potion ingredients in the gardens, and the list goes on.
9 Not To Bother With: Beauclair Palace
The Beauclair palace is no doubt beautiful, it looks like a place that would also fit well in a fairytale. Yet it doesn’t offer anything extra to do. No quests take place inside the palace, and when Geralt speaks with Anna Henrietta, he always meets her outside. That said, Geralt can enter the palace and loot several open rooms, but besides that, the palace won’t offer anything else.
8 Best: The Palace Gardens
So the palace itself is a bit of a disappointment. But the palace gardens are a different story. Geralt visits them while he’s looking for Milton, the Beast’s next supposed victim. During his time in the garden, Geralt can do a short and easily missable quest - he comes across a young crying woman who lost her ring. Geralt can then offer to find the right for her, and discover more of the gardens. What’s more, he can also loot Milton’s hare mask later on and wear it whenever he pleases.
7 Not To Bother With: The Dun Tynne Castle
The Dun Tynne castle only really becomes relevant at one point in the story - when Geralt goes to find Syanna and rescue Dettlaff’s lover - without knowing just yet that these two women are one and the same.
Geralt storms the castle during the quest called Capture the Castle. But there’s not much to see since the whole quest happens fast, and also contains a fair amount of cutscenes, so there’s barely any time to explore the place.
6 Best: Regis’s Cemetery Hideout
Once Geralt’s good vampire Regis arrives in Toussaint, he finds a temporary home in a large crypt in the Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery. When Geralt and Regis reunite, Regis asks Geralt to meet him in the crypt. However, what some players might not know is that they can actually visit the crypt before meeting Regis for the first time. If Geralt goes to the cemetery, the crypt will be open. Regis won’t be present but Geralt will have the opportunity to go through his things and learn more about Regis from his personal diary - which is a good move for all players who like the powerful vampire. Finally, Geralt can also find a rare sword hidden in the crypt if he explores it.
5 Not To Bother With: Sansretour River
The Sansretour River offers some lovely, truly picturesque views, as the players can see in this picture by TygerlylaofMetinna. But other than that, it’s exactly what its name suggests - a river. And since Geralt doesn’t have the ability to go fishing in the game, there’s nothing the players can do when visiting the Sansretour River, besides enjoying the view.
4 Best: The Tourney Grounds
While in Toussaint, Geralt also finds some time to relax. He can participate in a tourney and enjoy everything the tourney grounds have to offer. He can buy new provisions and food there. He can get a decent haircut or ask the barber to fix his beard. And, most importantly, he can also play Gwent while he’s on the tourney grounds.
Interestingly enough, Geralt also gets his personal tent, and if he wins the tourney, he can find letters from his admirers in the tent later on - something, not every player might know.
3 Not To Bother With: Blessure Forest
Unlike other forests and woods in The Witcher 3 that have a lot of quests associated with them (such as the Caroberta Woods), the Blessure Forest doesn’t have that much to offer. The only notable location in it is the Danamebi Temple Ruins which Geralt can visit during the brief treasure hunt Spontaneous Profits! But other than that, there’s no reason for the player to spend more time in the forest than absolutely necessary.
2 Best: Beauclair
Besides Novigrad that’s nowhere near as picturesque, Beauclair is one of the best cities in the entire game. Not only is it huge and filled with various side quests that would be a shame to miss - but it also has plenty of shopkeepers, inns, armorers, blacksmiths, and the list goes on. And if Geralt gets bored of buying (or selling) things, improving his weapons and armors, or playing Gwent, he can always go through the entire city and loot every house he has access to (there are quite a lot of those).
1 Not To Bother With: Fort Ussar Ruins
The Fort Ussar Ruins are best-known thanks to the fact that there’s a Place of Power present - more specifically, one that will boost the Igni sign. But there are other, more accessible Places of Power in the entire game than this one hidden in a cave beneath the ruins which are swarming with slyzards, including their mother.
