Important travel tips:

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from November 1st to be allowed into the E.U. Valid unitl June 1, 2026 to be safe!

No VISA is required for U.S Citizens.

Uber operates in France. Lyft does not. We usually take a taxi from the airport to the city on arrival as a taxi has a set rate to the city that is usually less than Uber. We then usually reverse the order when leaving and take Uber from the city to the airport. An Uber from the city to the airport is usually less expensive and easier.

Best way to get cash: ATM withdrawl from any ATM. Visa and Mastercard taken everywhere, AMEX is usually not accepted.

Metro is safe and easy to use. Around $3 per ride. Maps of the metro lines superimposed on the city map are located in every metro station. Taxis around the city are everywhere. There is a metro station a block from the hotels listed in the Hotels section.

Most of the major sights sell advanced tickets online.

English is widely spoken, and certainly at the hotels and restaurants. You will have no problem being understood wherever you go if you speak only English. The French, however, do appreciate your making the effort to speak French if you know some words.