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Formulating an itinerary that includes Lyon

Posted by (The States) on

My husband and I have been tossing around trip ideas. Lyon keeps coming up. We've been to Paris (multiple times), Brittany, Provence, Côte d'Azur, and Occitanie, so this will be a new area of France for us. We need help crafting an itinerary. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Here are a few things to note:

  • The trip will most likely be in late May/early June. It could last 10-14 days. The first 3-4 days will be spent in Lyon. We like to spend at least 2 nights in a location. Three nights is even better.
  • Our home airport does not offer direct flights to Europe, so two layovers are required to reach Lyon. Would it be better to fly in and out of Paris and use the TGV train to reach Lyon, or should we travel completely by air?
  • We will reach other cities/towns via public transit. Neither of us likes to drive.
  • We are both in our 40's and quite active. Walkability is very important to us. We love being outdoors and seek out local parks. Museums are nice. However, if we visit too many (especially art museums), they bleed together. We enjoy French cuisine and wine. One of favorite things is visiting a market and then eating our food finds as a picnic.
Posted by
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Are you looking for ideas outside of the Lyon area?

You can easily travel by train to Dijon in Burgundy and explore for several days.

From there you can take the train to Colmar or Strasbourg in Alsace.

Both areas can be explored by a combination of buses, trains walking, biking and, maybe, small group tour.

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My wife and I are planning a 10-day trip to France in early June.
Our current itinerary involves staying in Nice for five nights, followed by four nights in Lyon, where we will depart. While we initially considered adding a two-night stay in Avignon between Nice and Lyon, we have decided to skip it to maintain a slower pace. We feel there are more than enough restaurants and activities to explore within the Côte d'Azur and Lyon regions without overpacking our schedule.

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@jeanm, thanks for the reply! Yes, we want to spend other nights outside of Lyon. If we fly in and out of Lyon, we will need to begin and end our journey there. In these sorts of situations, we try to make a loop. For this trip we would probably stay in two different cities beside Lyon. Dijon looks like a good base for a few days. What would you recommend in that area? Would the Alsace be too far afield?

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