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Paris, Versailles and the Loire
Paris has ten published attraction dossiers. Versailles has its own guide and needs a separately planned journey, ticket and visitor window; it is not another central Paris neighbourhood.
Amboise, Chenonceaux and Chambord form a château-led planning group. Select a base and actual transport for the properties you choose. Similar-looking distances do not establish frequent public transport between every château.
Normandy, Brittany and the Atlantic side
Bayeux, Caen, Colleville-sur-Mer and Mont-Saint-Michel introduce different historical and coastal settings. The Tapestry museum is closed; choose other currently open sites for the actual itinerary.
Saint-Malo, Carnac and Plogoff extend the western regional choices. Bordeaux and La Teste-de-Buch provide another city-and-landscape pairing; do not assume all western coastal stops fit a short day trip from one base.
Lyon, Provence, Riviera and mountains
Lyon can stand alone or link a Paris-to-south route. Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille need a planned local sequence, with trains or road connections verified for the actual dates.
Nice, Èze and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat can form a Riviera stay. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc belongs to a separate mountain stage. Its altitude, lift operations and weather are a different planning problem from a coastal afternoon.
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Reviewed 9 November 2026. Area comparisons and routes are editorial suggestions. Confirm current entry, opening, conditions, prices and availability for your dates; no booking is made by this guide.