What should you pay attention to when traveling to France?

1. No matter where you travel, the first and most important thing is to carry valuables with you and put them in safer pockets, such as passports and wallets. It is best to have a copy of your passport and store it separately. . Remember not to just put your passport and wallet in your backpack or store them in your suitcase. Also, try to use credit cards when traveling in France and don’t carry too much cash with you.

2. If you want to rent a car locally and experience self-driving travel in France, you must abide by traffic rules and pay attention to safety. Be sure to close the doors and windows when the vehicle is moving. Passengers sitting in the front passenger seat should keep their carry-on bags or put them in the trunk. Because when waiting for a bus at a traffic light, criminals may steal items, so you must not be careless while driving.

3. Don’t be too showy when visiting scenic spots. Public security in developed countries is not necessarily better than in China. When you relax your vigilance, it is easy to provide opportunities for criminals. Especially in European cities with many immigrants, public security is not very good.

The items listed above are what you need to pay attention to when traveling in France. After all, when traveling in a foreign country, safety issues cannot be ignored, and it always pays to be cautious.

1. Preparation for going out

1. Preparing clothes should be based on seasonal changes. The average temperature in Europe is 0 to 5 degrees Celsius in winter and 20 to 26 degrees Celsius in summer.

2. Due to environmental awareness, European hotels often do not have disposable items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, etc. Tourists should bring their own.

3. The power supplies in Europe are all 220 volts, and the sockets are all round holes. When you bring your own charger, water heater and other electrical appliances, you need to bring your own conversion socket

4. Since in Europe Medicines purchased from pharmacies must be prescribed by a doctor, and medical expenses are expensive, so you should bring commonly used medicines with you in case of emergency.

5. Bring enough film batteries. The film should be ISO400 and the battery should be alkaline batteries or rechargeable batteries. If it is a digital camera, there must be enough memory cards. These things are very expensive to buy in Europe.

6. When going to Europe, be sure to bring some small euro banknotes to avoid the inconvenience of exchange and exchange rate losses.

7. If you want to bring a mobile phone, please go to the local telecommunications bureau to activate the international function before departure.

Second, safety first

Thieves are everywhere in Europe nowadays. Hotel lobbies and restaurants are frequented by thieves. Airports, stations, tourist spots and even gas stations are all places where thieves show off their skills. Robbery, theft and fraud happen all the time. The most dangerous cities are mainly Rome, Milan, and Paris. For those who are not vigilant enough to take precautions, it can be said that there is no safe place in Europe, so you must be vigilant at all times and everywhere. Passports, air tickets, money and valuables must be carried with you. When walking, it is best to carry your bag cross-body to avoid being robbed from behind by gangsters on motorcycles. Be careful that gangsters rob you from behind. You must take your valuables with you when leaving the tour bus, hotel, or restaurant.

Don’t use briefcases or bags that you hold with your hands, and don’t put bags, briefcases, cameras, etc. on the ground when taking photos.

When crossing the road, watch the traffic signals and don’t run through the red lights. Be wary of fake police officers trying to steal things under the pretext of inspection.

3. Tips for traveling in France

Currency exchange

Currency: France belongs to the European Union and uses the euro, with the symbol ?.

Exchange rate: roughly 1 euro to 9 yuan.

Shopping tax

When shopping in France, you need to pay a shopping tax of 20%. If you purchase goods over 185 euros, you can apply for a refund of the 13% shopping tax.

Store business hours: 09:30-19:00, closed on Sundays. Some stores will be closed for 2 hours from 12 noon.

Tips: Every year in July and August and after the New Year, French stores will have special discounts, ranging from 50% off to 25% off.

Post Office

Business hours: The working hours of the main post office are 8:00-19:00, Saturday 8:00-12:00, closed on public holidays. The post office in the center of Paris is the only post office that is open all day and every year.

Mailbox: Outside the French post office or in some public places, there will be yellow mailboxes for tourists to post letters or postcards.

Postage: Postcards, letters, etc. mailed within France only cost 0.6 euros; mails sent to the United States, Canada, the Middle East and other places cost 8.8 euros; mails sent to Australia and other regions only cost 1 euro.

Power supply voltage

Voltage: between 220V and 230V 50Hz

Plug: divided into two round holes and three round holes.

Other notes

1. France implements daylight saving. At 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in March every year, the time is set forward one hour to the last day in October. At 3 a.m. on Sunday, the time will be set back.

2. By phone, China Unicom and China Mobile support international roaming in France, but the charges are relatively expensive, ranging from 14 yuan to 20 yuan per minute. The cost of just sending short messages is 1.85 yuan to 2.54 yuan. between.

3. The working hours of the police station are from 09:00 to 19:00. There will be police on duty on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

4. Bank business hours: 10:00-17:00, closed on Saturdays and Sundays.