Paris to Provence

Hi, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions of a good route from Paris to Provence.

We are planning to go in mid June, and take about 5 days to get from Paris to Provence, in a hired car. The idea is to head south with 2 stop-overs, stay in a B%26amp;B for two nights %26amp; explore a region, then move on.

Does anyone have any suggestions of the best route to take?

Thanks

Charlotte

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The Champagne region could be a good place to start, we did Calais to Avignon a few years ago with an overnight stop in Troyes, but there are plenty of other beautiful places nearby. I know you%26#39;re talking about a B%26amp;B, but you could think about going on to Lyon, a beautiful city, for your next 2 night stop.

www.viamichelin.com will help you plan your route.

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Ummmm, senoraylan, Charlotte is looking for a route from Paris. That pretty much nixes the Champagne area, no?

What I would do with five days to make the trip is head SE out of Paris. Take a look at Auxerre and Vézelay (among other places) on your way to Beaune. Then spend a couple of nights in one of the charming villages just a bit west or south of Beaune.

From there I would either head SE towards the Alps and spend a couple of nights in Annecy, or if you want something a bit more rugged and remote and with great hiking, somewhere in the Vercors south of Grenoble.

The other route I might take would be more SW towards Autun and Vichy and then I would stop for a couple of nights somewhere fairly close to or in Le Puy en Velay. If you go this direction you could then head to Millau to see the amazing new bridge there and then through the Causses or the Gorges du Tarn and/or the Cévennes and Ardèche to Avignon and Provence.

Get a Michelin atlas and the Michelin regional Green Guides for the areas you will be passing through. They will make your trip much more interesting especially as you explore off the major roads.

Have fun!

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Irish, I wasn%26#39;t suggesting to head up north towards Riems. I said Troyes as it is SW of Paris on the E54/A5. From Troyes you can take the E15/E21 through Dijon onto Lyon.

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Ah, OK, I guess I misunderstood. I do tend to think of the Champagne area as being around Reims and Épernay and I did think that was what you meant. Got you now....