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Paris, Provence & the Riviera

Itinerary through Paris, Avignon, Gordes, Marseille, Nice (14 days), with day-by-day ideas, shared by a Voyageur traveler.

France · 14 days · 5 Stages

Paris, France

Days 1–5

  • Day 1 15:00: Le Marais and Place des Vosges
  • Day 2 09:00: Louvre highlights
  • Day 2 21:00: Seine cruise and Eiffel Tower sparkle
  • Day 3 09:30: Versailles palace and gardens
  • Day 4 10:00: Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur
  • Day 4 19:30: Bistro dinner at Le Comptoir du Relais

Avignon, France

Days 5–7

  • Day 5 16:00: Palais des Papes and the Pont d’Avignon
  • Day 6 10:00: Pont du Gard
  • Day 6 19:00: Festival d’Avignon street theatre

Gordes, France

Days 7–9

  • Day 8 06:00: Valensole lavender fields at sunrise
  • Day 8 13:00: Roussillon ochre trail
  • Day 8 19:30: Dinner in Ménerbes

Marseille, France

Days 9–11

  • Day 9 16:00: MuCEM and Fort Saint-Jean
  • Day 10 09:00: Calanques boat trip to Sugiton and En-Vau
  • Day 10 19:30: Bouillabaisse at Chez Fonfon

Nice, France

Days 11–14

  • Day 12 09:00: Cours Saleya market and Castle Hill
  • Day 12 15:00: Èze village and the Nietzsche path
  • Day 13 10:00: Monaco and Monte-Carlo
  • Day 13 19:30: Socca and pissaladière in old Nice