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  1. kkzd05 avatar

    RE: 1 week Languedoc (July)

    by kkzd05 24 May 2012

    Nimes is not worth your time IMO. Yes, it has great arena, but that's about it. Not sure about Montpellier either. I don't know your…

  2. arizona avatar

    RE: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by arizona 23 May 2012

    Some options: 1. Flying Deltaplan in Doussard, Lac d'Annécy. 2. Hiking from Talloires, Lac d'Annécy 3. Riding Mont Ventoux or l'Alpe…

  3. TheNewHC avatar

    RE: 1 week Languedoc (July)

    by TheNewHC 22 May 2012

    Too much travelling for me, but it's your holiday, not mine... I like Pezenas as there are plenty of restaurants to suit all tastes and…

  4. aps33 avatar

    Re: Spain and France Itinerary

    by aps33 22 May 2012

    Okay, so I will pick up car in Nice and drop at Nimes train station. If I do 2 nights in Granada and 3 in seville i.e. 12 July: Reach…

  5. arizona avatar

    RE: Spain and France Itinerary

    by arizona 22 May 2012

    Car from Nice to Avignon (Nîmes) is my advice, depending on order of visiting Avignon (area). Take the route from Nice through the Gorge…

  6. neckervd avatar

    RE: Heading to France in June - Questions/Suggestions

    by neckervd 20 May 2012

    Sfgirl and cheminement are right: visit the gems around Montpellier instead of boring Cannes and Nice. Check: Nimes, Arles, Camargue,…

  7. cheminement avatar

    RE: Heading to France in June - Questions/Suggestions

    by cheminement 20 May 2012

    Hi, Amanda, well to provide you fair information is pretty hard as the only 3 info we have are: 20 years old girl. if staying in Montpell…

  8. sfgirl42 avatar

    RE: Heading to France in June - Questions/Suggestions

    by sfgirl42 20 May 2012

    Hi Amanda_M, welcome to TT and the Western Europe part. During my visits to France (from California) I found that short stays don't reall…

  9. bummers4eva avatar

    RE: What to

    by bummers4eva 16 May 2012

    Flying into... Paris, i presume? do you want a lazy couple of days or a city-ish couple of days? For lazier in the farm/wine country,…

  10. regards avatar

    RE: Neeed Advice for the South of France

    by regards 12 May 2012

    cutting Nimes to hit up a couple Luberon towns on the way over to Nice..... This, rea

  11. regards avatar

    RE: Neeed Advice for the South of France

    by regards 12 May 2012

    Maybe I did not write it easy to understand. I said 'go to Arles for two nights' and visite Nimes in a day trip. Its about 40km far and…

  12. COkate avatar

    RE: Neeed Advice for the South of France

    by COkate 12 May 2012

    Regards, Thanks for your great reply. One question though - why do you think it's worth a visit to both Nimes and Arles? I could be way…

  13. LouisXIV avatar

    RE: Help in Selecting which places to visit

    by LouisXIV 11 May 2012

    It would also be helpful to know if you will have a car. I guess I would recommend Avignon and Nimes also. Pont du Gard is near by.…

  14. regards avatar

    RE: Help in Selecting which places to visit

    by regards 11 May 2012

    If I had this choice between 2 and 4, I would go to Nimes. Short distance to the Camargue with Arles, to Avignon and Orange, to the beach…

  15. arizona avatar

    RE: Day trips from Avignon

    by arizona 10 May 2012

    Buses are really cheap, e.g. in Gard a ticket is 1 euro. And IMO offer more to see underway a.o. due to speed. (Gard: Le pont and Nîmes)…

  16. regards avatar

    RE: Neeed Advice for the South of France

    by regards 10 May 2012

    Suggestion: Train Paris to Marseille center, rent a car here as you will leave it also at the airport (Marignan is 30 min outside Marseille)…

  17. COkate avatar

    Neeed Advice for the South of France

    by COkate 10 May 2012

    Hi all! My hubs and I have 5 nights to spend in the S. of France after a week in Paris. I've done a ton of research but am mostly overwhelm…

  18. arizona avatar

    RE: French cities and big towns

    by arizona 09 May 2012

    I tried to post a list but was blocked by the text: this message has content that's not allowed on the forum. does anyone know there's…

  19. mpprh avatar

    RE: Train journey through southern France

    by mpprh 08 May 2012

    Do some research on : Sete Montpellier Nimes Arles

  20. sfgirl42 avatar

    RE: Small luxury hotel (boutique) needed

    by sfgirl42 24 April 2012

    Check out Alastair Sawday and Logis de France,.they seem to specialize in quality, unique lodgings. http://www.logishotels.com/en/map-sear…

  21. neckervd avatar

    RE: Chamonix to Barcelona

    by neckervd 22 April 2012

    You can easily spend a whole week along the direct route from Chamonix to Perpignan: visit Chambery, Grenoble, Orange, Avignon, Pont-du-Gar…

  22. mpprh avatar

    RE: Weekend trip to Languedoc-Rousillon/Luberon/Provence

    by mpprh 19 April 2012

    It does seem rather rushed. I'd think about - Day 1 : explore and stay in Montpellier. You can easily spend a few days there, but I'd…

  23. artemis2 avatar

    RE: Weekend trip to Languedoc-Rousillon/Luberon/Provence

    by artemis2 19 April 2012

    I think this trip is far far too rushed and not realistic if you are looking for +a relaxing fly-drive visit+ Day 1 - Gorges du Tarn…

  24. spoiltcooper avatar

    Weekend trip to Languedoc-Rousillon/Luberon/Provence

    by spoiltcooper 19 April 2012

    Hi Everyone, We are flying into Montpellier for a long fly-drive weekend early summer (hiring a car from the airport). The route we…

  25. ZimmerFrei avatar

    Provence itininerary + questions

    by ZimmerFrei 15 April 2012

    Hi, I'm considering spending about 11 days in Provence in early May. Route would be something like this: 1. Marseille 2. Marseille and…

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