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14 nights in France

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I have stayed in France for 6 months in 2003 and have already visited Paris, Troyes, Strasbourg, Reims, Carcasonne, Normandy, Mont Saint Michel, Versailles, Toulouse, Pepignan etc. I have never been to the Alps though. This time, I am bringing my kids and will have to redo Paris since it is a must-see for them. My son is very into WWII history, so Normandy is a must. i love castles and pretty villages and we generally dislike big cities. I have consulted ChatGPT on the itinerary but would like some real life advice. We will be renting a car and will take TGV for longer distances.

Paris - Normandie/Bretagne - Strasbourg/Colmar - Loire Valley - Charmonix/Annecy - Lyon/Nice

The above are some of the places we are thinking of covering. I am flying into Paris and am thinking of flying out of Lyon/ Nice. I googled and it was suggested to fly out of Geneva if going to Chaonix but the flight options dont look great.

The period of travel is 1-15 Dec. is there snow at Charmonix already? The logistics of getting to Charmonix really puts me off.

If i only have time to visit 1-2 places in the South of France, which should it be?

Thank you

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8425 posts

Seems like a lot of locations for a 14 night trip
You are all over the map

Posted by
2688 posts

hey hey dolphinne
too many places in 14 days. are you arriving dec 1 from where (jet lag) and is return flight the dec 15 (what time and get to airport 3 hours ahead). count those 2 days down to 13 days. you are all over the place with many hours of driving and train travel. how many is "we?" how many kids, their ages, planning is late for dec with so many traveling all year long, "dislike big cities" even though your choice are big, busy & crowded.
decide you arrival city/departure city with multi-city flights (not one ways), check-in times are 3-4pm check-out 10-11am. where you depart from be there the night before.
may sound cruel, go back to the "drawing board", cut out places. many people want to see as much as they can but it won't happen. once you go they will look forward to another trip to new places or what they missed. good luck
aloha

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1580 posts

If I understand right, you’re looking for advice on visiting 11 to 12 locations all across France in a 14 night time span. Travel from place to place doesn’t leave you any time to actually see much. Happy travels!

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