Solo Female Travel & Backpacking in France

Itinerary: 5 days in Paris 2 days in Bordeaux 4 days in Nice 3 days in Lyon Safety: I felt completely safe Recommendations: Paris is beautiful and has such a rich history. Bordeaux is not overrun with tourists, there are locals everywhere. Lyon is known as the capital of gastronomy.

Itinerary: 2 days in Marseille 2 days in Cassis 1 day in Saint-Tropez 1 day in Cannes 2 days in Nice 1 day in Villefranche-sur-Mer 1 day in Monaco 2 days in Menton Safety: I felt very safe and never had any issue that wasn't my own fault Recommendations: Cannes is stunningly beautiful but equally expensive.

Itinerary: Day 1 in Avignon Day 2 & 3 in Aix en Provence Day 4, 5 & 6 in Cassis Day 7, 8, 9 & 10 in Nice (with day trips to Monaco and Menton) Safety: I felt perfectly safe. Recommendations: South France is great. Great food, sights, and people.

Itinerary: 2 days: Nice 1 day: Monaco 1 day: Antibes 1 day: Eze 1 day: Menton 1 day: Saint-Tropez 2 days: Cap-d'Ail & Villefranche-sur-Mer 1 day: Cannes Safety: France is a safe country. Lots of people around at all times. Recommendations: Nice is a great place to stay because it’s easy to train over to Monaco & Cannes.

Itinerary: 1 day in Menton 1 day in Saint-Tropez 1 day in Cassis 1 day in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1 day in Cannes 1 day in Eze 1 day in Antibes Safety: I felt safe the whole time Recommendations: Saint Tropez is a nice place, but in summer it is very expensive, crowded, and beside famous people and yacht, it's just a small village.

Itinerary: 2 days: Nice 1 day: Monaco 2 days: Cannes 1 day: Saint-Tropez 3 days: Aix en Provence 2 days: Anncy Safety: I felt very safe. Recommendations: Hotels are very expensive in Monaco. The beach in Nice is very rocky.

Things to do: We went to see local villages and markets, and got to see Bordeaux and Paris on or journey Food: Most food we ate was self cooked. We mostly ate Baguette and pasta and put a spin on it with different sauces or spreads everyday. We didn’t really experience real french food but I liked our cooking Safety: As I previously said, one shouldn’t wander around the beach or the forrest alone at night but other than that it’s super safe, I didn’t notice any stealing and there is security service Budget: The most expensive factor was the journey by train. If I recall correctly it was about 300€ per person. We paid about 150€ each for the camp site. For food we sometimes ate pizza but mostly went to the local supermarket Accommodation: I shared a tent with two friends. The atmosphere was were relaxed and we made lots of friends during our stay. I must say that there happened one unfortunate coincidence that made me feel less secure than before. I recommend not wandering from the beach to the camp site (~300m) alone at night. But my overall experience was great! Recommendations: I always felt very safe on the journey and apart from very little incidents there wasn’t anything to worry about (of course one needs to be careful always)