hello....
i am visitng provence and paris late august, its a 14 days trip.
i thought to stay at paris 6 days, so i have 8 days to spend at the provence. i want to spend about 3 days in nice. can you help meplan my trip?what destenations must see? what cities should i visit?
thanks
Posted by
Los Angeles, CA
46 posts
Hello, We have been to both locations many times. I feel the best advise is to follow the Rick Steves guide books. We use them for every trip, stayed at the recommended accommodations and followed his advise on what to see and visit, you cannot go wrong. Make reservations NOW August is filling up.
Posted by
New York City, NY, USA
5678 posts
I too used Rick's advice for my Provence trip. He has a separate book for Provence and it's quite helpful. I stayed in Roussillon and then went to St. Remy. I think that Arles would be nice. I spent one night in Aix too due to car trouble. I would suggest picking a base and traveling out from there with day trips. Have you read Peter Mayle's books? As the poster above and Peter point out, August is a very busy month and you need to book hotels right now.
Posted by
Brisbane, Australia
7175 posts
Day 1-6 Paris
Day 7 Train to Arles
Day 8 Excursion to Nimes & Pont du Gard
Day 9 Excursion to Avignon (& Orange)
Day 10 Bus to St Remy & Les Baux
Day 11 Excursion to Aix en Provence, or Marseille
Day 12 Train to Nice
Day 13 Cannes
Day 14 Monaco