Asking about traveling to Provence.

Hehe, if you want to go to Provence, first of all, if you don't join the delegation, you should apply for a visa at the French Embassy in China (Beijing) or the consulates in Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou.

Apply for individual tourist visa

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Need to prepare two sets of materials:

One set is the original, and the other set is a copy made of A4 paper. If the original cannot be provided due to special circumstances, two copies shall be prepared.

Application material fee: RMB is equivalent to 60 euros. According to the exchange rate used by the French embassy, the museum does not accept euros.

List of application materials

A short-term visa application form filled in and signed in French or English;

Two recent photos (35mm×45mm) of bareheaded passports with white background should be clear, without folding and stains;

Two sets of materials listed in the attached documents must be submitted and arranged in the specified order.

Relevant information can be found on the website of the French Embassy in China:

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Tourist information about Provence can be found on the official website of Provence Toursime, with English pages.

), as for accommodation, you can book a hotel online (/). Very cheap. Do you want to eat? Whatever. Hehe, you can try French food. You can order the daily special price of the restaurant (plat du jour), which is generally around 12- 15 euros, with main course and main course (le plat).

Travel arrangements, you can choose to go to Paris or Marseille, Marseille is in Provence province, so it is very close, but there are very few domestic special fares to Marseille. Direct flights to Paris can start from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and other cities, but in Paris, you need to take the TGV to reach the south. Recommended Provence cities are avignon and Aix Provence. From Paris (you can take it directly from Charles de Gaulle airport). If you take TGV south in Paris, you need to take a bus at Lyon station. "From the airport to Lyon Station, you need to take the RER B line to Chatelet Station, and then transfer to the RER A line, subway 1 line and 14 line to Lyon Station.

Of course, in addition to those two cities, there are arles and Nimes (n? 0? 6mes) and other ancient Roman cities, as well as the C? te d 'Azur (C? 0? You can visit cities such as Nice and Cannes, and of course the Principality of Monaco.

Ps: If you want to see lavender in Provence, the best season is from late June to early July, because it will be harvested in mid-July, when lavender is most flourishing. The place to see lavender is in the mountainous area, and there is no train or car to reach it. You can carpool near avignon Railway Station (please consult the local Offices de Tourisme for details). Generally, there are 8 people in one car, about 400 euros, one-day tour and half-day tour.