What should I pay attention to when traveling to France?

1, No matter where you travel, the first and most important thing is to take valuables with you and put them in safe pockets, such as passports and wallets, and it is best to have a copy of your passport and store it separately. Remember not to put your passport and wallet in your backpack or suitcase. Also, when traveling in France, try to swipe your card and don't bring too much cash.

2. If you want to rent a car in France and experience go on road trip, you must obey the traffic rules and pay attention to safety. When the vehicle is driving, be sure to close the doors and windows. Passengers sitting in the co-pilot seat should take care of their carry-on bags or put them in the trunk. Because criminals may rob goods while waiting for traffic lights, you must not be careless when driving.

Don't be too ostentatious when you go to the scenic spots. The law and order in developed countries is not necessarily better than that in China, so when you let your guard down, it is easy to give criminals an opportunity. Especially in cities with more immigrants in Europe, the law and order is not very good.

The above items should be paid attention to in French tourism. After all, when traveling in a foreign country, safety issues can not be ignored, and caution is always beneficial.

First, prepare for going out.

1. Preparing clothes depends on the change of seasons. The average temperature in Europe is 0 to 5 degrees Celsius in winter and 20 to 26 degrees Celsius in summer.

2. European hotels often don't have disposable items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and slippers because of environmental awareness. Tourists should bring their own.

The power supply in Europe is 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. Because you have to rely on the doctor's prescription to buy medicine in European pharmacies, and the medical expenses are expensive, you should bring the commonly used medicine in case of emergency.

5. Bring enough thin-film batteries, preferably ISO400, as well as alkaline batteries or rechargeable batteries. If it is a digital camera, there should be enough memory cards. These things are very expensive in Europe.

6. When you go to Europe, you must bring some small euro notes to avoid the inconvenience of exchange and exchange rate loss.

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

Second, safety first

Nowadays, Europe is full of thieves. Hotel lobbies and restaurants are frequented by thieves, and airport stations, tourist attractions and even gas stations are all places where thieves can show their talents. Robbery, theft and fraud occur from time to time. The most dangerous cities are mainly Rome, Milan and Paris. For those who are not vigilant and have insufficient precautions, it can be said that there is no safe place in Europe, so we should always be vigilant everywhere. Passports, airline tickets, money and valuables must be carried with you. It's best to walk with a satchel on your side to prevent gangsters from robbing from behind on motorcycles. Pay attention to gangsters robbing from behind, and be sure to take valuables with you when you leave the tour bus, hotel and restaurant.

Don't hold a briefcase or bag in your hand, and don't put your handbag, briefcase, camera, etc. on the ground when taking pictures.

Look at the traffic signal when crossing the road, not the red light. Beware of pretending to be a policeman and robbing things under the pretext of inspection.

Third, French travel tips

currency conversion

Currency: France belongs to the European Union, the common euro, and the symbol is? .

Exchange rate: roughly 1 euro against RMB in 9 yuan.

Shopping tax

Shopping in France requires a shopping tax of 20%. If you buy more than 185 euros, you can apply for a refund of 13% of the shopping tax.

The shop is open from 09: 30- 19: 00 and closed on Sundays. Some shops will be closed for 2 hours from noon 12.

Tips: Every year after July, August and the New Year, French stores will have special discounts, ranging from 50% to 7.5%.

post office

Business hours: The big post office is open from 8: 00- 19: 00 on Saturdays, and closed on public holidays from 8: 00- 12: 00 on Saturdays. The post office in the center of Paris is the only one that is open all day and has no annual rest.

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

Postage: sending postcards and letters in France is only 0.6 euros; Mail sent to the United States, Canada, the Middle East and other places needs 8.8 euros; It only needs 1 euro to send to Australia and other regions.

supply voltage

Voltage: 50 Hz between 220 volts and 230 volts.

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

Other preventive measures

1, France implements the daylight saving time system. Every year at 2 am on the last Sunday in March, advance the time by 1 hour, and then move the time back to 3 am on the last Sunday in June 10.

2. Telephone: China Unicom and China Mobile support French international roaming, but the charges are relatively expensive, ranging from 14 yuan to 20 yuan per minute, and the cost of sending short messages ranges from 1.85 yuan to 2.54 yuan.

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

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