phgreis

I wanna spent 10 days in France in next Setember. During this time, I'll be in Paris for 3 days. Is it possible to travel to Loire and Provence in 7 days?

MmePerdu

It depends on what you want to do. It sounds like not enough time in Paris to me. I'd probably want to be in Paris for 5 days then train to Dijon, pick up a car and drive through some of Burgundy and the Loire for the other 5. Not enough but good for a taste.

ardithl

I agree that 3 days is not enough time for Paris; perhaps you've been there before.

There is a direct TGV train between Avignon and St Pierre des Corps (near Tours), which makes it easy to travel between the Loire and Provence in 4 hours. It makes sense to have Paris as your final stop, so you are close to the airport on departure day.

You could go to the Loire on Day 1, spend 3 nights there, take the TGV at 2:31 to Avignon, spend 4 nights in Provence, (or vice versa) and then spend 4 nights in Paris. The TGV from Paris to Tours takes 1 hour and from Avignon to Paris takes under 3 hours, so you do not lose a whole lot lot time traveling -- but every time you change locations you do lose a half day to changing hotels, getting to and from the station, and the train ride.

Sarastro

With so little time, you'll need to be more precise with your time allocation. From where are you arriving and when? From where do you plan to depart and I assume this departure is on the 10 day which means effectively you have 8-9 days total.

Once you calculate the time lost to just transportation and positioning, you may not have sufficient time to accomplish such an itinerary.

robertcoon

We did 10 days in France a few years ago. We started out with a car from Paris to the Normandy and Brittany regions (3 nights), then did 3 nights in the Loire Valley, and then drove back to Paris for 3 nights. I thought the trip was well balanced. You could of course spend more time in Paris, but if you want to see more of the country 3 days is a good first visit.

Favorite places were Paris (obviously), Honfleur and Mont St. Michel in Brittany, and pretty much all of the Loire Valley - we based out of Amboise which was nice.

Gretchen

More time in Paris at one end or the other.
I think you will really be "happier" if you decide on two places and truly enjoy them.
You could take the TGV from CDG to Provence and be there in 3 hours, have a nice 4 days. Rent a car to tour. TGV to Paris for the remainder of your trip, with an easy transfer to CDG for departure. Changing location, checking into hotels and out eat up half days very quickly.