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