France is a very special country for us, as it was the first country we really explored after we came to live in Europe in 2014. We took a few trips to Paris and many other places, and we were enchanted by the cuisine, the wines, the history, the beaches, the architecture, the elegance of the people and even the way they raise their children after having read the book “French children don't throw tantrums"We got a lot of tips from my mother-in-law, Celo's grandfather, from the printed travel guides we have, and also from blogs, and we put together all our travel itineraries.
Below is the list of places we visited throughout the year as well:
Our trip to Disneyland Paris with the kids (2025)
10 days in the Côte D'Azur, Provence and Monaco (2017)
Summary of this trip:
- 3 days in Nice, Monaco and surroundings – see details here
- 4 days on the beaches of the South of France – see details here
- 2 days in the Provence region – see details here
9 days traveling through France and Luxembourg (2016)
Summary of this trip:
- 3 and a half days in Burgundy
- 2 and a half days in Alsace
- An afternoon in Luxembourg
- A morning in Verdun
- 1 day and a half in Champagne
9 days in the French countryside (Loire Valley, Périgord and Bordeaux) (2015)
Summary of this trip:
- 1 day in Beauvais and Chartres
- 3 days in the Loire Valley
- 3 days in the Périgord and Quercy regions
- 1 day in Saint Emilión (Bordeaux region)
- A strategic stop in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
- An afternoon in the Giverny Gardens
3 days in Paris and Disneyland (2016)
Highlight for Disneyland in the post: 1 day at Disneyland Paris when we didn't have kids yet
4 days in Paris and Versailles (2015)
Routes that are on our radar
We're also thinking about returning to France to visit other places, the main ones for now being Normandy, Corsica, the French Alps, Biarritz, and Provence at a more leisurely pace.
Here is a list of blogs that I follow to create itineraries:
Tours in France with Civitatis
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