My husband and I are planning a 4 week trip to southeastern France next April May. Planning to start with 2 weeks in Provence and then work our way east to Ville Franche and then north to do some scenic driving and some hiking. Finally ending in Geneva.
We are still very early in this planning and very loose. But we would like to get at least the outbound flights booked.
We want to be early enough to have fewer crowds. Yes, aware of Mistrel and possible some rain. However, we don’t want to hit the mountains too early and find too much snow. We aren’t thinking really high altitude hikes, just nice scenic ones.
Obviously, it’s difficult to know what the winter snowfall will bring, but would mid May still give us many options? Charming villages and lovely hikes. We are fit, late 60’s.