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France Travel Essentials
Planning a trip to France is much easier when you understand the basics—how transportation works, what to expect with trains, tipping, safety, language essentials, and region-to-region differences. Whether you’re riding the metro in Paris, taking the TGV to cities like Strasbourg, Nice, Bordeaux, and Marseille, or exploring smaller towns in Alsace, Normandy, and the Loire Valley, having the right practical information helps your trip run smoothly.
This page brings together my most useful France travel essentials for traveling in France, including transportation tips, budgeting advice, phone and eSIM tools, cultural expectations, and step-by-step planning resources.