My husband and I are planning a trip to France in late March that will include 6 nights in Paris and an additional 9 nights to visit the Champagne and Loire Valley regions. We will be depending on trains, and busses, for the most part, to travel the distances between these destinations.
I would appreciate any suggestions for an itinerary . We are well traveled seniors with very little luggage!😊
Posted by
Atlanta
189 posts
We spent 4 nights at Les Crayeres years ago. The food was exquisite and the hotel is just gorgeous! We visited several champagne houses and did tours. A delightful town. But we did not do other touring as we were traveling with an infant.
Posted by
11569 posts
We enjoyed the Champagne region and stayed in Ay a few k from Epernay. The Champagne house tours in Epernay were wonderful and we especially enjoyed touring Moet e Chandon with its historic cellars.
Posted by
Living in a suburb of Los Angeles
109 posts
Have you seen the Rick Steves show on the Loire Valley? I stayed at a pleasant B and B in Blois (next to Amboise) that was a mill complete with a millpond and was very close to the chalets and hunting lodges shown on that show. I even got to see the feeding of the hunting dogs at Cheverny. The lodges I got to visit were amazing.
Posted by
Sunriver
1321 posts
We stayed in Epernay at Moet Hotel .... lovely little hotel with a great champagne bar and nice breakfast. It's super close to the Avenue and the TI there was super helpful. We had 3 nights and easily could have done 4 nights but we had a car so we could explore the region but if you plan a private tour away from Epernay that would work too!
Posted by
OP
28 posts
Thanks to all of you who replied to my inquiry. They will be very helpful when planning my itinerary