Pls help Stu Dudley and other France experts with my itinerary for 13 days

I would skip Dordogne this trip and spend a week in Paris and the week you've committed to in Mougins. You will find more than enough to do in those 2 locations to keep you busy.

Thanks Judy =). I was thinking of this also since it's our first time in france ( and europe). But the pictures of Dordogne are just so beautiful. I've been to big cities here in the U.S and I long to visit Fairytale like places. Amusement parks that have man built european looking villages such as those in disney world and the Harry Potter town in Univeral Studios are the closest I got to.

I know the arrival and departure on each town will significantly reduce sightseeing time, but given what I just said, do u guys think I should visit Dordogne (sarlat in particular) for even just a day or two? Just so I can have a look at it and have something I can plan on going back to ( sooner than later!) ?

Thanks!!!

I would skip the Dordogne also. You'll have to shortchange your stay in Paris or the Dordogne or the Côte d'Azur if you don't, and while I'm not much of a Côte d'Azur fan and a couple of days less there wouldn't bother me; fewer days in Paris or the Dordogne would be a bummer for me. Just a day or two in Sarlat would be a crying shame. Save the Dordogne for another trip.

BTW, even if you go ahead with this plan, you can't do TGVs for most legs of it.

Six people, three generations, first time, jetlag...do yourself a favor and save the Dordogne for another trip as suggested. You WILL be back!
Ann Marie

Looks like it's unanimous. And you all make sense. Amwosu- you are so right about 3 gen, 3 ppl and jetlag. I knew this ... guess I needed to hear someone tell me. Ok, so when I'm in Mougins, will renting a van instead of taking buses be ok to get around during this season?

I read aix en provence is about 1 1/2 hr dr away, will day trips be ok?

OR...

Can u guys recommend places ( a town or two) we can visit in provence in 2-3 days ( maybe we can spend a night or two in one of the towns there so we wont waste time going back and forth to mougins.

We love, love beautiful sceneries, (would do wine tasting but it's not a must), love to visit beautiful historical places, flowers, markets, restaurants, drive thru villages.

Thank you Judy, Amwosu, St. Cirq!

I agree with the others.

Not "some museums will close" on Labor day - ALL museums will close. As will just about everything else. You might find some things open on l'Isle St Louis. We like to just 'wander around" on days when things are closed - especially along the quays.

Stu Dudley

Good to know Stu! What's your take on me wanting to visit Provence towns while in mougin as I'd mentioned right above your comment?

Oh yeah ... I didn't mention the month, this will be fr. April 29 to May 12.

So here's what i have so far
April 29 - may 5 Paris
May 5 - travel to Mougins
May 5 - May 11 staying at Mougins visiting cote d azur
May 12 - Fly back to US from Nice

I was born in the Phillipines and also grew up in Southern Cali, also been to Hawaii so I've done a lot of beaches already. None of us are really into water sports altho I'd like to take the kids to the beach to play on the sand ( water might be too cold) Main reason why this place is in my itinerary is because I wanted to see the famous nice, cannes, st tropez, monaco, monte carlo etc .... and I'm thinking with a van we can do this 3-4 days. That's why I'm hoping I can visit aix de Provence or other towns you might suggest. We're very used to driving around, in southern calif it's normal to travel 2 hrs one way what with all the traffic there, to get to the places we want to visit.

annamarie

Do you have my Cote d'Azur itinerary??? Plenty of suggestions in there. I grew up in So Calif (San Gabriel/Laguna Beach) so I know what "driving" is. But I gave up on that a long time ago & now a long drive is 1 1/2 hrs. E-mail me at StuDudley@aol.com if you would like a copy of my itinerary.

Stu Dudley