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Budget break in France for non-driver

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Nomorediy · 22/03/2025 18:38

Hi there,

I’m hoping to take my teen for a 1-1 short break in France for Easter. French is their favorite subject at school. They honestly don’t mind where we go or what kind of holiday it is, just really keen to go to France.

Any recommendations? I can’t drive due to a disability so it’s flight/train. Our budget isn’t huge. Maybe £1k for travel and accommodation for 4/5 days.

Perhaps we don’t want an area where mainly English is spoken. I’m guessing maybe a ‘local’ area is perhaps a bit cheaper.

I am conversationally fluent in French having been brought up by North African family. I just don’t know actual France very well at all. Used to visit family in Marseilles/Aix as a teen but not been for years now. Hence unsure which French booking sites to use, how the trains work these days etc.

Pls advise!

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DataColour · 24/03/2025 09:22

La Rochelle is lovely, we flew there. We were there for a week over the summer and it had markets, harbour, beach and you can get a bus over to Il de Re (lots of lovely little towns with markets etc) and hire bicycles to explore the island. No car needed at all. My teens said it was one of the best holidays they've had.

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