Holidays and events

I think you will find the holiday will impact your trip more than the events. Mainly because holidays mean almost everything is closed. i would worry more about the impact of a strike during your trip than the Le Mans Moto, because that's a prime month for the unions to call one.

That being said, the moto is a motorcycle event, and you can expect a greater number of bikes on the roads. This can be a challenge if you're not used to driving in France (or the EU in general.)

Thank you, KGC for your thoughts :) Appreciated.

We're considering looking at either April or May now.

We may possibly add 1-2 nights to the itinerary. This is a possible itinerary:

Arrive CDG and train directly to Tours

-1 night Tours area (taking train from Paris to St Pierre de Corps–2 hours)

-3 nights Tours area (picking up rental car in Tours)

-1 night Sancerre area (2.5 hour Tours –Sancerre)

-2 nights Burgundy area-Beaune? (3 hours Sancerre–Beaune)

-3 nights Alsace area-Colmar? (3 hours Beaune–Colmar)

-1 night Nancy (2 hours Colmar–Nancy)

-2 nights Epernay or Reims (3 hours Nancy–Epernay) train back to CDG for departure

We are hoping for decent weather with the least amount of rain. Our activities with a car rental would be wine tastings, visiting chateaux, visiting the towns and attractions along the way...

We're budget travelers and looking at booking dummy airfare I found a couple of possibilities.

Flight 1--a non-stop flight (flight time 8-9 hours each way) it would be the same price for each date set:

April 14--April 30

April 21--May 7

April 28--May 14

May 5--May 21

Flight 2--a 1 stop flight (flight time of 12-14 hours each direction)

same dates as above, but the total cost for 2 people is $200-$350 less than the non-stop flight.

Would one of the 2 week dates above be any better than the other in terms of weather, closings (May holidays/events), crowds, prices of lodging...

Which might you choose??