What region of France would be best for a homestay?
Posted on December 30th, 2009 by admin
I’m going to be going on a homestay in France for two weeks this May but I need to decide what areas would be best to visit. I’ll be staying with a family through the program but they aren’t expected to be my tour guides. I’ll have just turned 18 and I won’t be able to drive, drink, etc.. according to the programs rules. What would be the best region to visit considering transportation, safety, and things of interest to do?
I would suggest staying out of Paris and the South of France for a variety of reasons. France’s smaller cities will have friendlier people and more opportunities to speak French. Those two areas also have a lot of English speaking expats and the south has a distinctive accent.
The Loire Valley is where the standard French accent is spoken and is very culturally typically French. Seeing the castles is easy by rail and towns such as Tours, Nantes and Angers have charm, yet not too many tourists and expats.
I would recommend other cities such as Reims, Orléans, Verdun, Metz, Nancy, even Lyon, France’s second biggest city.
France has good public transport so you’ll basically be able to get around, no matter where you decide to stay.
December 30th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I would suggest staying out of Paris and the South of France for a variety of reasons. France’s smaller cities will have friendlier people and more opportunities to speak French. Those two areas also have a lot of English speaking expats and the south has a distinctive accent.
The Loire Valley is where the standard French accent is spoken and is very culturally typically French. Seeing the castles is easy by rail and towns such as Tours, Nantes and Angers have charm, yet not too many tourists and expats.
I would recommend other cities such as Reims, Orléans, Verdun, Metz, Nancy, even Lyon, France’s second biggest city.
France has good public transport so you’ll basically be able to get around, no matter where you decide to stay.
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American in France 12 years
exchange student to Angers in the 1980’s
December 31st, 2009 at 12:04 am
I’ve been on homestay in south france for 7-8 months now and it like it a lot. you have the beach and spain but the parties here are known for drining as much as possible lol
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homestay in pau france