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Traveling to France? Here’s My Checklist

Traveling to France? Here's My Travel Checklist

Are you traveling to France soon? Depending on the length of time you plan to be away can make a big difference to how you approach your trip. Here's my checklist on preparing to go away that I hope will help you for your next trip to France, or indeed anytime you travel away from home.

I've taken groups of ladies to France for holidays and have helped friends plan trips to France and other countries and found that their questions were often similar. After offering recommendations based on what I do, it led me to think that a checklist would be helpful recourse for you.

Best Small Group Tour of Paris

A French Collection's Paris tour has been described as the best small group tour of Paris and "connecting with the heart of Paris". Our bespoke small group tours have been created from my passion and insider knowledge of the most romantic city in the world that has, simply captured my heart. You'll be seduced by the Eiffel Tower, Museé d'Orsay, Monet's Garden and the bucket list items Paris is so famous for. We'll also soak up the buzz of the boulevards and cafes as we eat beside the local residents.

This is no rush-around-tick-a-box tour, instead you'll get to see the most beautiful sites, historical gardens, and legends and icons of Paris. You'll visit authentic cafes famous for their patrons and sweet smelling patisseries, discover the secret bits that most visitors miss, take a garden picnic and stroll antique markets which make this the most romantic city.

The Way of St James – Camino de Santiago

Saint Jean de Port - St James Way - Camino de Santiago

Have you ever thought of walking the Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago?

The term "The Way of St James" or the Camino de Santiago, is not actually one path (chemin), but rather it describes many Christian pilgrimage routes, dating from medieval times that journey from various locations in Europe, to the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is here, in this cathedral, that the remains of St James the Apostle are said to lie in rest. For the Christian faith, it is a most sacred site, and second only to Rome for pilgrim travel. - Pilgrimage Traveler

Walking the Chemin de Saint-Jacques-du-Puy

The four main pilgrim routes in France are known by their starting points and today we take a look at the Chemin de Saint-Jacques-du-Puy (which starts in Le-Puy-en-Velay as the name suggests) and ends at Saint-Jean-de-Port and also the Chemin de Compostelle. This is a popular path and we are grateful to Sharon Warren for sharing her insider knowledge about these paths having walked them many times.

French Walking Tours in Aix-en-Provence, France

Aix en Provence, France town square with market

Aix-en-Provence, also know as La Ville des Fontaines (The City of Fountains)

Walking tours of France are becoming an increasingly more popular way of exploring France and Aix-en-Provence is a popular inclusion in tours around the Provence region.

Aix-en-Provence is also known as the City of Fountains or, in French, la Ville des Fontaines, and Nicole Ress from Walk the French Talk Tours has recently returned from one of her tours of Aix-en-Provence and she shares with us her highlights of this town and why it's a popular town for exploring on foot.

Traveling to France? Here’s My Checklist

Traveling to France? Here's My Travel Checklist

Best Small Group Tour of Paris

Best Small Group Tour of Paris

The Way of St James – Camino de Santiago

Have you ever thought of walking the Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago?

Walking the Chemin de Saint-Jacques-du-Puy

French Walking Tours in Aix-en-Provence, France

Aix-en-Provence, also know as La Ville des Fontaines (The City of Fountains)

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