Every year, millions of Americans go to France , but when is the best time to go over there?. If you go during the holiday season, ( Christmas, New Year’s ) or in the summer time, Prices are higher, highways busier and queues for the museums are long, and transportation is at its most expensive as well as airlines tickets. Your best bet for quality and calm is to travel off season - February, March, April, May June and September as well as October. if you are heading to Paris or Provence. You have to remember that the French take vacations too, especially the final two weeks of August when Paris is stuffy and uncomfortable. Also a lot of shuttered theaters, restaurants and stores , but these days enough stays open to make a low -key, unhurried visit a pleasure. As for the south of France, July and August can be stifling, the streets and beaches as crowded as Paris is deserted. But anytime between March and November will offer a good chance to soak up the sun of those southern regions. If Paris and the Loire are among your priorities , remember that the weather is not very appealing until Easter. If you are dreaming of Paris in the springtime , May is the best time to visit the city of lights. But the Capital remains a joy during during midwinter, with plenty of things to do and see.
