Every Tripstou guide to France, organised the way a trip is planned. Start with the France travel guide, then open the city guide for Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille or Strasbourg, or a region guide from Provence and the French Riviera to Normandy, Brittany, Alsace and the Loire Valley. Country pages cover costs, itineraries, rail travel, wine regions and the best time to go. Below, every France article on the site, newest first.
Where to stay in Marseille for families: one settled base south of the centre, which band of it to book, and the two family trips it does not suit.
Where to Stay in Marseille with Kids: Prado and the 8th Read Post »
Where to stay in Marseille for luxury: the sea-facing side, exactly which position on the stretch to book, and the trip shape that changes the answer.
Where to Stay in Marseille for Luxury: The Sea-Facing Answer Read Post »
Where to stay in Marseille for nightlife: one base, how close to the bars to actually book, and what the noise costs on the night you stay in.
Where to Stay in Marseille for Nightlife: One Base That Works Read Post »
Marseille trip cost, per day and per trip: two honest bands, what a week adds up to, and the levers that actually move the total.
Marseille Trip Cost: What to Budget Per Day and Per Trip Read Post »
Saint-Pierre, Bordeaux splits into three strips on opposite noise clocks. Which one to book, where the quarter ends, and what Vieux Bordeaux covers.
Saint-Pierre, Bordeaux: Where to Stay for the Evening You Want Read Post »
Bordeaux safety, calibrated: the real risk is theft in crowds, not neighbourhoods — plus the after-dark bus service that shortens your walk home.
Is Bordeaux Safe? A Calm, Calibrated Bordeaux Safety Guide Read Post »
Travel to Bordeaux, France with a plan: how many days it needs, when to go, where to base yourself, and whether the châteaux belong in your trip.
Travel to Bordeaux, France: How to Plan Your First Trip Read Post »
Bordeaux in three days: the old core, the quays north, then a day out in the wine country — full day or half, with the city already finished.
Bordeaux 3-Day Itinerary: Two Days In, One Day (or Half) Out Read Post »
Two days in Bordeaux, sequenced: the old core on foot Day 1, the quays north Day 2, and a straight answer on whether to leave town for the vines.
Bordeaux 2-Day Itinerary: Old Core First, Quays Second Read Post »
