Southwest France Spots
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Dear WT:
With 3/4 days open in SW France, proximate to Barcelona, I'd head toward Carcassonne for a day then perhaps onto Albi and Cordes. Then, finally, a day and night in Toulouse. Plenty to see and do and it wont entail too much driving..
Regards..
Luis
With 3/4 days open in SW France, proximate to Barcelona, I'd head toward Carcassonne for a day then perhaps onto Albi and Cordes. Then, finally, a day and night in Toulouse. Plenty to see and do and it wont entail too much driving..
Regards..
Luis
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We will be there first week of May. Do I need to obtain a international driving permit? Any recommendation on car rental agency? We will be traveling with our 9-mon. baby; is there a car infant chair law in Spain or France? Where to stay in those little towns in this journey? Is reservation required?
Thanks for all your advices.
Thanks for all your advices.
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Dear WT:
an IDP ( Int'l Driving Permit) is always helpful. But be aware that it is only a translation of your license, not a new license specifically for France. If you choose to stay in Albi, there is a lovely restarant/inn called Le Vieil Albi. I stayed there a few yrs ago.. The owner, M. Claude Sicard is a very nice fellow, although a bit harried. In Cordes, I stayed at Le Grand Ecuyer: a fabulous 13th century hunting lodge. The rooms here all have names: if you choose to stay here ask for the room named 'Seigneur de la Prune'. It has a lovely views of the surrounding countryside.
Hope this helps..
Luis
an IDP ( Int'l Driving Permit) is always helpful. But be aware that it is only a translation of your license, not a new license specifically for France. If you choose to stay in Albi, there is a lovely restarant/inn called Le Vieil Albi. I stayed there a few yrs ago.. The owner, M. Claude Sicard is a very nice fellow, although a bit harried. In Cordes, I stayed at Le Grand Ecuyer: a fabulous 13th century hunting lodge. The rooms here all have names: if you choose to stay here ask for the room named 'Seigneur de la Prune'. It has a lovely views of the surrounding countryside.
Hope this helps..
Luis
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Spain has the most severe car equipment laws of the EU now (reflective orange vest, danger triangle, etc.) I would hope that rental cars are equipped accordingly, because the other tourists entering Spain have been receiving huge fines if they don't have the necessary items.