Itinerary 2 Weeks all around France

Hello Everyone,

As always before my trips I post my itinerary for you guys to give opinions. Please help on this one!

We Will be going to France Next May/09 for 2 Weeks

So far this is the plan, we want to see Paris but we also love to drive and see the countryside as well as getting to know the culture and the food from the country.

- Fly into Paris from San Diego

- Paris 5 Days

- Loire (Sleep in Amoboise) 1 Day (Take the TGV to Amboise and rent a car, drive around the Loire area. See a few castles

- Burgundy (Sleep in Beaune or Dijon) 2 Days: Drive to Burgundy from Amboise and go to little towns from here, wineries

- Drive to Chamonix and Mont Blanc (Sleep in CHamonix): 1 Day

- French Riviera (Sleep in Nice): 3 Days: Drive to Nice and do Day trips to Monaco, Cannes and little towns

- Provence (Sleep in Avignon) 2 Days: Drive to Avignon and set base here. Then drive around the area

- Fly Home from Marseille

Questions:

- Is this doable?

- Is it worth going to the Loire for just 1 day?

- Is the drive to Chamonix and the Mont Blanc a crazy idea?

- Would you take anything out?

- What would you change as far as the base sleeping locations for the areas?

Thanks in advance for all your help

-Natalia

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I%26#39;d be inclined to take out the stop in the Loire Valley to give yourself more than one day to get from Chamonix to Nice. (You%26#39;ll be able to see plenty of other castles on your trip, especially in Burgundy.) Other than that, your itinerary is doable, You might think about taking the TGV from Paris to Dijon and picking your car up there.

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Yes.. Thanks... I was really concerned about going there for just 1 day... The Chamonix area for 2 days sounds good that way we don%26#39;t have to be rushing.

I like the idea of renting the car in Dijon also.. This way we save time getting out of Paris. Will add this also to our Itinerary.

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Still open to more comments... Thanks!

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