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Provence with teens

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Hello,

We're taking our first trip to France this June/July. We'll start with 7 days in Paris, then take the TGV to Provence (one night in Avignon, then staying near Isle sur la Sorgue with a car). We have a total of 14 days on the ground and are not sure if we should spend the rest of the trip in Provence (7 days) or if we should stay in a third location. Our teenage daughters like smaller villages and the outdoors, plus laid back exploring.

We're flying out of Paris on the way home.

Ideas? Thanks!

Kim

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Well, there is certainly plenty to see and do in Provence for a week. Maybe spend a night or two in the Luberon for a change of pace. And don't spend one night in Avignon, which is so close to Isle.

Lyon is not small, but it is a wonderful city and completely enroute on the road back to Paris.

Sounds like a great trip whatever you decide.

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FWIW, we had no problems staying busy during a 7-day stay in Provence, based in Sorgue. The plentiful villages are mostly unique and worth a visit; plus: Carrières de Lumières (near Les Baux); day trip to Cassis (enter via the spectacular Route d'Crete drive above the town; boat trip to the Callanques); Sunday market in Sorgue; Ochre Trail in Roussillon; the pleasant walk up to the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse near Sorgue. It's obviously a subjective and personal decision, but you're unlikely to run out of things to do. Your goal of "laid back exploring" is a good description of our memories of Provence.

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Completely agree that there's more than enough to keep you busy in Provence. Get a comprehensive guidebook for the area. I haven't used Rick's book for southern France, but I understand that it has considerably more coverage of the area than the general "France" book. With a week to spend in and around Provence, it's totally worth having a dedicated book.

Lyon is great, too.

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