France: Paris and Provence

Choose favourite museums and neighbourhoods in Paris before heading south for small towns, markets and Mediterranean light. Give the intercity transfer proper time rather than overloading the day.

Paris and Provence bring a contrast of city energy and southern light. In Paris we select museums and districts by interest, then slow down among the markets and streets of Aix-en-Provence. Blooms and seasonal produce depend on timing, so we verify them rather than promise a fixed date. The transfer deserves its own time.