The month of August means holiday time for the Europeans, but in the United States it means that summer is almost over. We'd like to share a few highlights to help you through the last weeks of summer.
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Airfare to France for the fall months is much lower than in years past, and the exchange rate remains very interesting for Americans. With a reduced volume of tourists, in Paris you might be able to finally get a reservation at that fancy restaurant you've wanted to try for years. You can explore the museums and monuments without a throng at your back and even the line at Berthillon on the Ile Saint-Louis will be shorter. Speaking of museums, how many of these 18 masterpieces have you seen at the Louvre?
Our friends at WendyPerrin.com put together this article about renting a village home in Provence. The area is lovely in the fall, with warm sunny days persisting well into October. The crowds of peak season, which can swamp a village on market day, are a distant memory. The vines throughout the region show off their fall colors and the residents are busy with the harvest. Setting up your home base in or near a village makes interaction with local people part of the daily experience rather than something you have to seek out. Making a new friend in the village is an experience that will stay with you long after the Fleur de Sel you brought home is all gone.
In continuing celebration of our 25th Anniversary, we are offering a Normandy package for the fall. It will be for 4-5 nights at one of our Paris apartments to be followed by 3-4 nights in Normandy in one of our flats in Caen. It's perfect for a couple and will include round-trip travel by train or by private car and a visit of the Memorial de Caen museum. Please contact us for more details and pricing on this package!
If you are considering a multi-generational trip for 2017, now is the time to start the planning. The best of the biggest houses book up early and really start to disappear after Labor Day. With busy schedules for every member of your group, deciding early on a time period that works for everyone is the easiest way to make a big trip like this happen. We can reassure you from personal experience and from the reports from our thousands of clients over 25 years, that executing a big family trip to France creates indelible memories that will be shared and recounted for years. Don't just take our word for it. Read what our clients have to say!
We encourage you to follow today's Twitter chat. You'll be surprised by the variety of people who chime in with travel tips and ideas. You may have some of your very own to share! Just remember to use #JAchat to monitor and join in, comme vous voulez.
