With the riots in France currently is it a concern to others traveling to France? We leave next Sunday for an 11 day tour so we will be there Bastille day which seems like a likely time for a disturbance.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
13953 posts
Are you going on a Rick Steves tour? If so...this would be the best time to go to Paris as your guide will help you figure out how to work around any issues.
There is a longer thread going on the France forum which you might not have seen. The posters who live in France are keeping that updated.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/france/riots-in-paris
As a side note from someone who speaks no French but loves Paris, I would not have a problem traveling to Paris at this time. I am not out late at night. I would be eating dinner at one of the many, many restaurants near my hotel and be back "home" by 9 or so. But that's just me!
Posted by
northern CA
2464 posts
there are several other discussion threads on this topic in the forum so try a search for more comments to show up
Posted by
Seattle
399 posts
I got a message with photos from a friend who is currently in Paris. Nothing showed but a wonderful street full of people doing what Parisians and tourists normally do on a nice day in Paris. IOW, the disturbances appear to be far away from the tourist areas of Paris. I make no judgement myself as I have no first hand information on what happened to trigger these problems.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10201 posts
I'll be in Paris for Bastille Day with family.
We plan to take our 9year-old granddaughter to a street dance on the evening of the 13th and have plans all day on the 14th. I don't expect any trouble, but if we see anything we don't like, we'll walk the other way.