Enjoy the Beauty of a French Winter With These Travel Tips

Everyone needs a vacation, and when doing so, why not treat yourself to the best trip you could imagine? While many people may focus on going to the closest beach for a weekend during the summer, many underestimate the great travel that winter months can offer. When vacationing in these colder months, you would be hard-pressed to find a better winter wonderland than France. Here are a few travel tips to help make the most of your trip.
 
Overall, there are an estimated 4,000 tourist attractions and events throughout the country. Between over 8,000 museums and 45,000 listed or registered historic monuments throughout the country, these attractions average 300 million visits in a year. With so many tourists flocking to France to take part in the culture, attractions and cities in the summer months can become flooded.
 
One of the best advantages that traveling in the winter can offer is a lack of crowding. Not only will all of the sites and events be more open for your viewing, but the low airfares during the winter, with the exception of December due to the holidays, will offer a cheaper trip than you could hope for in other parts of the year.
 
Many people may assume that there are overall less attractions to enjoy during the winter, but different regions can offer the opportunity to enjoy some warmer Mediterranean weather, as well as some of the more winter-oriented experiences. You can take a walk down the Riviera during the warmer days, then drive up to one of the countless ski resorts in the North. With approximately 55 million skier days sold each year, France is the world’s most popular skiing destination.
 
However, if extreme sports are not on your list of travel ideas, leisurely attractions revolve around France’s famous cuisine. The most common travel tips people receive about the country revolve around their gourmet food and wine; no more is this true than in the winter. Take in some of their famous black truffles which peak during the season, and match it with a unique and earthy wine.
 
There are countless wineries and regions around the country that each offer their own respective types of wines, but if you would prefer not to travel to get a taste of all the different areas, many locations or restaurants will offer an assortment of wine. The high-class French department store Galeries Lafayette holds a section called the Bordeaxtheque, which contains around 1,200 Bordeaux wines to offer you a taste of countless premier vineyards.
 
Regardless of what time of the year you travel, there is no shortage of luxury vacation spots and tourist sites in France. If you want to get the true feeling of the culture, seriously consider these travel tips and plan to visit in the Winter. You will be immersed in the French lifestyle without having to push against waves of other visitors.