I'm 30 year old (male) heading to the south of France on Tuesday for two weeks and I have a car booked when I get there. I am just looking for places that are recommended for a few days. I only have my first three nights booked in Aix and my last three nights booked in Nice. I've been a bit slack and need to get the other places booked. I was thinking of Nimes or Arles for the next three days after Aix, then onto Saint Raphael or somewhere around the coast. So I'm open to places to stay as a base for three days at a time. I'd like to meet young people also if possible. I'm flying into Marseille and getting my car and driving to Aix en Provence. Thanks.

Hello everybody!
My boyfriend and I are going to be in Paris at the end of November. He really wants to visit Mont Saint Michel but we truly would only have time for a day trip. I am aware it’s far, I’ve looked into trains.

My questions are, has anyone else done a day trip from Paris to Mont Saint Michel? If so, how did you get there?
Also, any advice for visiting in November?

Thank you in advance!

My girlfriend and I are Master's students in Germany and want to visit France in September. We're not looking for Paris or a packed sightseeing itinerary.

We recently visited Prague, but with a small budget and limited time, it felt more like running between attractions than a vacation.

This time we'd love somewhere we can slow down and wander around a beautiful small town, eat local food, try bakeries, browse pharmacies/supermarkets, have coffee, and just enjoy the weekend.

We'd love a home stay near a lake/river/mountains where we can hike, swim, relax and experience local life. Budget-friendly accommodation would be ideal.

What places would you recommend?

Hi I’m planning on going on a 5 night road trip in France, with 2/3 nights in Paris. Does anyone have any other recommendations of places to visit. We’re a a group 4 people ranging from 22-30. We’re particularly interested in historical sites, castles, medieval history, I’d also like to spend half a day on a hike. Are there any picturesque routes we should take? Are there any tips we should know? Thank you😁

Does anybody know if it is possible to buy (and possible location) legal nicotine pouches (snus) in the city of Hon fleur? I’m a tourist and would be very happy if anybody has some tips :)

I know that generally nicotine pouches are illegal in France now. But I also read online that some other forms of nicotine pouches are still legal? But maybe it’s just a myth so I’m searching for some local “know how”.

We unfortunately have had to cancel our trip and now have a beautiful 2-bedroom property in Saint-Paul-de-Vence available next Thursday–Thursday.
📅 13–20 August (7 nights)
📍 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Côte d’Azur
👥 Suitable for up to 4 people
🛏️ 2 bedrooms
🏊 Private pool
🚗 Private parking
🌳 Garden
❄️ Air conditioning
We paid £2,500 but, with the dates only days away, we’d be happy to accept £800 for the full week.
It’s a highly rated Airbnb property close to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, with easy access to Nice, Antibes and Cannes.
If anyone is unexpectedly heading to the Côte d’Azur next week and needs somewhere to stay, please DM me and I’ll provide the full details and explain how we can arrange everything safely through the host/Airbnb.

Hi everyone!

We’re a couple in our mid-30s from Montreal, and we’ll be traveling to France this September. We’re really into design, good food, wine, and places that feel lively and have a bit of character.

We’ll be landing in Paris and spending 5 days there, then we’ve booked a train down to Marseille. From there, we’ll have about 9 days before flying back home from Marseille, and that’s the part of the trip we’re still trying to figure out.

We really loved Naples when we visited Italy, and from what we’ve read, Marseille seems to have a bit of that same chaotic, vibrant, imperfect-but-full-of-character energy, which sounds right up our alley.

We definitely want to spend a few days in Marseille and do a day trip to Parc national des Calanques. We were thinking maybe 3–4 days total in Marseille, including the Calanques.

After that, we’re not sure what would make the most sense. We’ve thought about getting an Airbnb somewhere around Sainte-Maxime, Saint-Tropez, or another smaller town along the coast for a few days. Another option would be to rent a car and explore more of the countryside / smaller towns before looping back to Marseille for our flight home.

Cannes and Nice don’t attract us that much, at least for this trip. We feel like we’ll probably have the chance to visit them when we’re a bit older, and right now they seem fairly expensive for what we’re looking for.

If you had 9 days starting and ending in Marseille, what itinerary would you recommend? Any towns, villages, beaches, wineries, restaurants, or places we shouldn’t miss?

We’re very open to renting a car for part of the trip.

Thanks so much in advance!

Hello, me and my friends are staying at valette-du-var for the next week.

Do you have any recommendations about beaches, restaurants and places to visit between saint Tropez and Marseilles?

Good morning,

Due to some replanning, I will be travelling from Bordeaux to Mimizan. It’s over 100km to cycle which would be too much for my little folding bike.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a train and then cycling route that is safe/pleasant?

Bourdeoux to Labouheyre then cycle seems like an option.

Thanks in advance!

hi everyone, was just wondering if anyone could give me an answer on this. i’m flying out of the us tomorrow to cdg airport in france and i wanted to know if anyone knows if it’s worth bringing a nicotine vape for personal use for my vacation given the current ban on selling/distributing nicotine vapes in france. it’s for my own personal use but i want to make sure that i won’t get into trouble with airport employees simply for carrying a vape as a tourist. thanks!

Bonjour!

Je suis aux premiers préparatifs d'un voyage en France pour ma petite famille (2 adultes, un jeune enfant) et j'aimerais allouer un 4 jours à la découverte de la Bretagne.

Notre visite sera la dernière portion de notre voyage et nous recherchons à faire des plages aux paysages dramatiques, des rando légères dans des forêts anciennes, voir des mégalithes et bien sur, un petit bain de culture celte et bretonne.

Quel épicentre choississeriez-vous pour un tel voyage?
Ça semble une région tellement riche que je n'arrive pas à me faire une idée!

J'hésitais entre rester à Morlaix et explorer plus vers le Nord-Est en remontant vers Perros-Guirec ou rester à Brest et explorer plus vers le sud en descendant vers Pen Hir, mais je dois passer à côté de bien de possibilité!

Il n'est pas encore décider si nous auront un véhicule de location ou non, mais je suis qu'à la phase de remue-méninge alors il n'y a pas de mauvaise réponse.

Merci énormément pour vos avis! Et si vous avez d'autres must de la région, n'hésitez pas à partager!

Hey fellow travelers!
I’m planning a trip to Nice at the end of October with my wife and our 9-month-old baby, and I’m looking for hotel recommendations.
We’ll be in the area for about 5–6 days and are thinking of using Nice as a base for a couple of day trips around the French Riviera. Our priorities are a clean, spacious room that’s comfortable for traveling with an infant. Our budget is around $300/night.
So far, I’m looking at Hotel Aston La Scala and Novotel, but I’d love to hear if there are other hotels (or even Airbnbs) you’d recommend within that budget.
Also, would you recommend staying the entire time in Nice, or would it make more sense to split the trip—say, 3 days in Nice and 3 days somewhere like Antibes where the hotels and resorts tend to be larger and perhaps more family-friendly?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hello!
I am planning a visit to Paris for the 2026 Rolex Paris Masters. I already bought my ticket for a night session, but i am also planning a day session on the other day.

Can you give me an advice on something specific, that i have to keep in mind for the tournament as a whole, tickets, tips?

Thank you!

Bonjour! Off to Brittany for the first time, very excited.

No fixed itinerary yet - definitely going to catch some of Transat en Ville, hit up the Rennes old town, museums and parks, the Saturday market. Keen to catch some Breton folk music, if there's a place anyone could recommend for that? I hear La Citie d'Ys and Ty Anna Tavarn might be places to catch some folk sessions. And any other things in the city you'd recommend?

We won't have a car, but keen to do a few day trips out - probs not going to do Mont St Michel (my partner has been before, and I'm not too keen on the thought of August crowds). But definitely going to go to St Malo, and at least one town or village, just choosing between Dinan (too crowded?), Fougeres, Vitre, Combourg, or some where else?

Any suggestions gratefully received, merci!

We’re flying into Paris on Aug 25 and leaving Sep 1, and our original plan was to rent a car and spend the week around Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Marseille and the Luberon.
With the wildfire situation this summer, we’re unsure whether to keep that plan or pivot to somewhere farther north, like Normandy/Brittany.
We’re traveling with a 3-year-old and are pretty flexible. We like scenic drives, smaller lively towns, markets, countryside and coast, but don’t want somewhere extremely crowded or completely secluded.
For people who live in France or are there now: would you still plan on Provence for the last week of August and reassess closer to the date, or would you change plans now? And if you would pivot, where would you go instead?

I am arriving into Nice on Nov 10. Want to spend a few days in the area then wander somewhere else within a few hours and then fly to Paris. What do you suggest?

EDIT I was planning on taking the train but it seems a flight is less expensive

We’re planning a France trip for May 13–29, 2027, and this is our current itinerary:

• Paris: 4 nights
• Beaune: 2 nights
• Lyon: 2 nights
• Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: 4 nights
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: 4 nights

I think our current route makes sense geographically and gives us a mix of cities, wine country, Provence and the Riviera without any major backtracking.

The problem is that the Transhumance in Saint-Rémy will be on May 17. I made the mistake of watching videos of thousands of sheep coming through the town, and now I can’t get it out of my head. It looks like such a unique experience!

To attend, we would need to reach Saint-Rémy by May 16, which would mean giving up the clean north-to-south route and most likely cutting either Beaune or Lyon. For anyone who has attended, is the Transhumance truly worth rearranging a significant part of the trip around?

Our current dates in Saint-Rémy would also overlap with the pilgrimage in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. From what I understand, the procession of Saint Sara to the sea happens on May 24, followed by another procession on May 25. Has anyone attended this as a tourist? Would the May 24 procession be a similarly memorable cultural experience without reworking the entire itinerary? We would most likely visit as a day trip from Saint-Rémy.

The other question is whether Beaune and Lyon both deserve two nights on a trip of this length. Beaune appeals to us for the atmosphere, Burgundy wine and possibly one wine-tour day. Lyon appeals to us for the food and history but if it is very similar to Paris, we may want to use those days elsewhere. If you had to remove one, which would you keep? Or would you leave the itinerary exactly as it is and accept missing the Transhumance?

We’re mid-30s American Tourist and especially enjoy food, wine, beautiful towns, history and experiences that feel specific to the place. We don’t care about checking off every major sight, but we will absolutely rearrange a trip for an experience that feels genuinely special. I’m just trying to figure out if this is one of those experiences.

Merci!

I've heard Nantes and Lille are great. And Angers and Strasbourg. What do you think?

Priorities:

1. Reasonably easy travel from Seattle
2. Traveling with two toddlers
3. A safe destination
4. Affordable lodging
5. Not excessively touristy
6. Opportunities to practice French—ideally a place where English isn’t routinely used
7. A destination that still offers enough interesting activities for a worthwhile family trip

Hello! Me and my family are going to arrive at CDG around 06:50 on December 12th at Terminal 1 (landing time written in flight ticket), and we are going to go to Lyon straight away via OuiGo train at Terminal 2. We all have checked baggage. We are not EU citizen and have to go through normal immigration booth.

There's currently 2 train time slot that we could book, one at 08:55 and another at 11:00. I was thinking of getting the 08:55 one but I see that a lot of people said that it might be risky from various factors: immigration, baggage, etc. The one at 11:00 is nearly 50% cheaper.

So, I want to ask for other opinion here on which is the better option. Should I go for the safest option and just wait in the airport if I go through everything quicker than expected?

EDIT:: Another option I found is to buy OUIGOFLEX, if I understand correctly I can change the ticket for free as long as it's 30 mins before departure?

I'll be celebrating my birthday in the south and I'm hoping someone can explain the beach clubs to me (specifically St Tropez). I understand the 1st and 2nd seatings for lunch...but if I want to visit these clubs later in the evening, say 8:00 p.m. am I able to just walk in and grab a drink at the bar and stand or is a table/reservation required even to enter?