Day/overnight trips from Paris - suggestions please.
Sep 13, 2011, 8:52 am
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Day/overnight trips from Paris - suggestions please.
Hello,
I am looking for recommendations for day trips or overnights from Paris. Train travel or organised coach; like small towns, architecture, restaurants, walks. Have considered Reims, Normandy beaches.
Any suggestions appreciated.
I am looking for recommendations for day trips or overnights from Paris. Train travel or organised coach; like small towns, architecture, restaurants, walks. Have considered Reims, Normandy beaches.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Sep 14, 2011, 11:56 pm
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I was working along similiar lines in asking about a one-of-a-kind sight near Paris in this thread.
Another idea I had was Chartres or Giverny.
Another idea I had was Chartres or Giverny.
And the cathedral is every bit as great as advertised. We took the tour with the Englishman who wrote many of the books sold at the cathedral (see Rick Steves for details and contact info). It's a worthwhile expenditure.
Sep 15, 2011, 12:24 pm
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http://www.jean-yves-schillinger.com...ys-colmar.html
I jokingly say it is the best restaurant in Basel.
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Sep 19, 2011, 3:21 pm
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A great suggestion-we spent a weekend there last year. It's a World Heritage site with a walled city, several interesting places to visit (including a a large rose garden of several acres), and has good if not exceptional food.
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Avignon?
Avignon is an easy trip from Paris, and the center of town is quite the happening place during festivals. The old Pope's Palace is interesting, and if you leave the main streets you find yourself quickly in a non-touristy environment. You could also do a tour of roman ruins and old forts out of Avignon if you desired.
Sep 20, 2011, 12:17 am
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Avignon is an easy trip from Paris, and the center of town is quite the happening place during festivals. The old Pope's Palace is interesting, and if you leave the main streets you find yourself quickly in a non-touristy environment. You could also do a tour of roman ruins and old forts out of Avignon if you desired.