What are your favorite places to visit in between the Loire south to the Riviera.....

Lyon Nice Antibes Monte Carlo

The Loire River is over 1,000 kilometers long.

Where upon that path do you mean when you refer to "the Loire?" Knowing where you plan to begin would help people provide suggestions.

On a similar note, where in southern France do you intend to end your tour?

No Bob, I’m sorry I don’t have an itinerary yet.....just looking for suggestions as a way to start my own itinerary. I really did not write that clearly in the OP.

We will not return to the Loire as we saw quite a lot of it on a previous trip or the other places I mentioned above. We want to visit areas we have not been to. Provence, Alps, Rivera etc. sorry for not being clear. We would still fly in and out of Paris and spend a few days but not more there. It’s just easier for flying.
Looking for people’s favorites to look into to see if we would like them too.

Edited to explain it better in original post. I have a cold so I think I forgot how to proof read. LOL

Jazz+Travels...... what makes Lyon Nice Antibes Monte Carlo special for you....?

I have always been curious about Monte Carlo.....seems glamorous. Nothing like me but still intrigue me.

So --- to be clear: despite the title of your posting referring to "the Loire south," you're not interested in the Loire? South, north, east, west or anything? Is that correct?

It's not a problem. I'm not fixated on the Loire. I'm just trying to understand what you're asking.

In May we were in Bretagne. We were visiting a friend near Quimper. We also visited some small villages S and E of Quimper. We stayed in Hotel Les Voyaggeurs in Pleneour-Lanvin. The hotel is basic, and inexpensive. The food was very good. We had our anniversary dinner there - the 31 € menu was very nice. The little seaside towns are all quite nice. There are some WWII coastal formations. There are old churches. We also visited Rennes briefly, Concarneau & Dinan (medieval town centers), and several other small towns. It is not touristic. It is rural France. There are many cows. The drink is cider, not wine. The regional dish is the galette, a crepe made of buckwheat flour, which is usually done with savory things (eggs, ham, fish). We really enjoyed our stay. In this area, it is best to rent a car, as the public transportation is not as good as in other areas. There are, oddly enough, no toll roads, as there is a 1350 treaty requiring that no toll roads be built. If they build a toll road, the area reverts to British control (or so our host, the regional supervisor of roads, told us).

Jazz+Travels...... what makes Lyon Nice Antibes Monte Carlo special for you...

I'm glad I went to Lyon. It has an interesting layout and some Roman ruins. The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon has nice collection. I was there the day France lost to Portugal Euro 2016 soccer tournament.

Antibes, Nice, and Monte Carlo (I did not see anything glamorous; there are a lot of tourists), the whole coast Alpes-Martimes is beautiful natural setting with the sea and mountains.

Bob I’m sorry for the weird phrasing. I want to see things that are anywhere south of the Loire Valley. Since we saw a lot of the Loire but nothing south of there we plan on going to areas that we have never been in.

Imagine a map of France with Alsace, Normandy, and the Loire crossed off......looking for suggestions in what is left if that makes sense.

The Dordogne region is gorgeous and fascinating. Besides the amazing cave art, there's delicious food, lovely old market towns, the pilgrimage site Rocamadour, the Gouffre de Padirac (an astonishing cave, no paintings), lovely gardens, historic castles, boating on the river, and beautiful scenery everywhere. I really enjoyed staying in Sarlat.

Another vote for the Dordogne! One of my favorite places in France. Also, love Provence. Since you are arriving in Paris, you can take the TGV to Avignon. Easy train from Avignon to Arles, Nimes, Il sur la Sorgue, or you can rent a car and stay in some of the smaller villages.