Hello, I’m looking for a place in France (maybe southern France?) that will have nice countryside views, maybe a market, and a cafe or two. Just for a couple of days to relax, not in need of much sightseeing. Also hoping not to rent a car. I can picture it in my mind, but I’m not sure where it actually exists…Any advice?
Posted by
Franklin, TN, USA
920 posts
Gordes, Loumarin….you will need a car……..
Posted by
Chicago
8552 posts
countryside or villages and no car don't work well. Trains don't go to villages and buses are designed for locals to work not so much for tourists. We spent a week in a cottage at the foot of the walls of Semur en Auxois and loved every minutes of it:
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/medieval-towns/
There are lots of small towns that are a pleasure. Our favorite region for this is the Dordogne where we have spent a week or two in Cadouin and in Limeuil I liked Cadouin better as a village but both were in pretty places. there are lots of other choices.
Posted by
France Southwest
2326 posts
It looks like home, it's in the south, I have a beautiful view of a countryside landscape and at the same time cafes and markets (8kms from here).
There are thousands of places like that in France, but as janettravel points out, without a car it's very complicated to manage.
And on a bike it's not the right time with the 42° C that we have today
Posted by
la rioja
590 posts
Maybe southwest France. You can take a train to Bayonne. From there you can take a 54 line train to Saint Jean Pied de Port. If STPdP is too touristy, maybe Cambo-Les-Bains, or one of the smaller villages on the line.
This is the Aquitaine region train map.
Posted by
Los Angeles
4853 posts
Abbaye de la Bussiere, outside Dijon/Beaune. But you need a car. That's why they call it the countryside ...