jamikins

This is our itinerary for Northern France...my question is, is it better to visit the vineyards in Alsace and Burgundy at the beginning of Sept or the end? Should we flip our route?


Sept 1 Fly to Paris

Sept 2 Normandy
Sept 3 Normandy
Sept 4 Normandy Bayeux/Arromanches
Sept 5 Normandy Bayeux/Arromanches

Sept 6 Brittany Dinard/St Malo
Sept 7 Brittany Dinard/St Malo
Sept 8 Brittany Quimper
Sept 9 Brittany Quimper

Sept 10 Loire Valley Amboise
Sept 11 Loire Valley Amboise
Sept 12 Loire Valley
Sept 13 Loire Valley

Sept 14 Burgundy Beaune
Sept 15 Burgundy Beaune
Sept 16 Burgundy Dijon
Sept 17 Burgundy Dijon

Sept 18 Alsace Wine Road
Sept 19 Alsace Wine Road
Sept 20 Alsace Wine Road
Sept 21 Alsace Wine Road

Sept 22 Paris
Sept 22 Paris
Sept 24 Paris
Sept 25 Home

Thanks for your feedback!
Jamie

klondike

Sounds great to me.

Normandy and Brittany, being on the coast, already aren't "hot" & can get cooler as the season changes, and though it will be getting cooler in the Alsace too, you will be getting in on wine harvest activities later in the month there.

My personal preference would be a day less in the Loire, only because I get "chateauxd out", even tho its beautiful.

jamikins

Thanks Klondike. I appreciate the info. Any one else?

smueller

Wow. Your itinerary is pretty similar to ours, except that we are going in early October and will be spending time in Dordogne, rather than Brittany.

I would not "flip" your route because the Alsatian vineyards will likely have more striking colors near the end of September, and the weather in Normandy and Brittany will only get worse.

babyfat

since you are driving around...consider stopping by mont st michel. are you visiting normandy for beach fun or for WWII beach experience?

jamikins

Thanks for the responses...my hubby really wants to see the Normandy beaches for the WW experience. We are definately going to Mont St Michel! Thanks for the suggestions!