Tag: France
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Salon du Chocolat Paris 2026: The Complete First-Timer’s Guide to Paris’s Chocolate & Pastry Festival
Paris already gives you plenty of excuses to eat chocolate. Then every fall, it takes things considerably further. The Salon du Chocolat & de la Pâtisserie de Paris brings chocolatiers, pastry chefs, cocoa producers and chocolate lovers from around the world together for five days of tastings, demonstrations, workshops, spectacular chocolate creations and some very…
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Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre 2026: The Complete First-Timer’s Guide to Paris’s Grape Harvest Festival
Paris has the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine cruises, sidewalk cafés, fashion, pastries and some of the most famous streets in the world. It also has a working vineyard. And every October, an entire section of Paris throws a five-day party around its grape harvest. If you have never heard of the Fête des…
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Exactly What to Pack for France in Fall: September, October & November
France in fall can feel like several different trips packed into one suitcase. September may still bring warm afternoons, café terraces, sunny vineyard days, and even beach weather along the Mediterranean. By October, cooler mornings, changing leaves, occasional rain, and comfortable sightseeing temperatures become more common. November can feel noticeably colder and damper, especially in…
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Best Things to Do in Lyon, France: Food Tours, Traboules, Wine Tastings, Rooftop Views, Roman History & Easy Day Trips
Lyon is one of the most delicious cities in France, but it is not only a place to eat well. This is a city of secret passageways, painted walls, Roman ruins, hilltop views, silk-weaving history, riverside walks, grand squares, covered food halls, cozy wine bars, and neighborhoods that feel completely different depending on which side…
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Where to Stay in Lyon, France: Best Hotels for Every Kind of Trip
Lyon is one of France’s most rewarding city stays: two rivers, softly lit bridges, Renaissance lanes in Vieux Lyon, hilltop views from Fourvière, traditional bouchons, elegant squares, hidden traboules, and enough food, history, and atmosphere to make the city feel rich without feeling overwhelming. It is also a very practical place to stay. Lyon works…
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Best Shore Excursions from Marseille Cruise Port in France: Provence, Calanques, Aix & Wine Tours
Cruise days are one of the most exciting ways to travel because every morning can feel like opening a present. You wake up, step outside, and suddenly there is a whole new place waiting for you — a different coastline, a different old town, a different language, a different lunch, a different memory. Marseille is…
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Best Things to Do in Nice, France: Old Town Walks, Food Tours, Riviera Day Trips, Wine Tastings, Boat Rides & Not-to-Miss Experiences
Nice is one of those French Riviera cities that gives you several trips at once. It is Old Town lanes, flower markets, blue sea, Belle Époque buildings, waterfront walks, mountain light, local food, perfume, rosé, boats, villas, gardens, and day trips that can take you from Monaco glamour to medieval villages to Provence wine country…
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Where to Stay in Nice, France: My Best Hotel Picks for Couples, Solo Travelers, Friend Trips, Families, Older Travelers / Lower Mobility, Every Budget, and Honeymooners
Nice is one of the easiest places on the French Riviera to fall in love with, but where you stay changes the whole feel of the trip. This is a city of sea views, pastel old-town streets, Belle Époque hotels, beach clubs, markets, rooftop drinks, and slow golden walks along the Promenade des Anglais —…
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Exactly What to Pack for France in Summer (June, July, August)
France in summer is the version of France a lot of people dream about first. Long golden evenings. Café terraces full of life. Flower markets, seaside lunches, vineyard views, little village lanes, pretty city streets, and that unmistakable feeling that the whole day is stretching out in front of you with something beautiful still waiting…
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Where to Stay in Paris: My Best Hotel Picks for Couples, Solo Travelers, Friend Trips, Families, Older Travelers / Lower Mobility, Honeymooners, Food Lovers, Luxury Shoppers, Business Travelers, Quick Stopovers / Overnight Layovers, and Every Budget
Paris has a pull that very few cities do. People come here for the beauty, the food, the fashion, the history, the cafés, the shopping, the landmarks, and that unmistakable feeling of being in one of the world’s great cities. It can be romantic and glamorous, but it can also be practical, energizing, indulgent, and…