summer France itinerary including Champagne region
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Anonymous
| We have a destination wedding in the Champagne region of France next July and we'd like to add on a fun 10-14 days with a tween and young teen. We haven't taken the kids to France, but we all love Sicily, Crete, Turkey, and the Basque region of Spain to give you a sense of what we like. Our best vacations involve 4 days in a city and then splitting our time between two other destinations. Nature, beaches, interesting towns, and shopping/eating are are top activities. If we spend the whole time in France, I think we'd spend about 4 days in Paris, 4 in Champagne, and then where should we spend the next week? |
Anonymous
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Annecy would be perfect that time of year, stay near the lake a few miles south of the city, rent a car, explore the region, fly back out of Geneva. |
Anonymous
| The Auvergne. Le Puy en Velay. Lyon. Vienne. |
Anonymous
| Provence |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks to PPs for these suggestions- would love to hear thoughts on whether these regions are likely to appeal to tween/ young teen. |
Anonymous
| Head down to the South of France to have some beach time, Cannes, Antibes, etc. . . |
Anonymous
| Also, unless your kids have spent lots of time in Paris, I’d add more time there. |
Anonymous
| My kids loved Normandy and Brittany. |
Anonymous
This, no need for multiple stop that time of year. Beach club all day, nice dinner, early morning walk or small excursion. Rinse and repeat. |
Anonymous
| I would stay north and head into Belgium, where you can do some cool bike trips or head to the Netherlands. |
Anonymous
| The Strasbourg area is really beautiful and the villages along the route de vin are charming. |