We are travelling in France for 4 weeks in May/June, starting in Bordeaux and ending in Paris. We will be in Bordeaux on Ascension Day (the second of two full days in Bordeaux). On Pentecost, we will be somewhere between Bergerac and Blois (inclusive). Perhaps on a side trip to Nantes, perhaps Poitiers, or perhaps direct from Bergerac to Blois.
We are now seeing that much will be closed on those three days, but how much? How few/many restaurants will be open in cities and/or towns? Shops? Bars? What about near Bordeaux on Ascension Day, will wineries and resturants be generally closed in Medoc or St. Emilion? Since Nantes is a larger city, will that be very different (more open?) on Pentecost Sunday?
Were we to go to a church service, would we be total fish out of water?
Rest of trip is planned. 8 day self-guided cycle in Dordogne, 7 day self-guided cycle in La Loire, then to Paris via Chartres and Versailles.