Normandy Area, France
Early spring, we arrived in France to begin holiday. The timing was ideal. Spring had just begun with cool temps in Provence, northern Italy and Northern Spain.
In the hospitality business we call this timeframe the "shoulder season", and historically it is a great time to avoid large masses of holiday makers and make use of the wonderful off-season attitudes. Things seem less rushed, shopkeepers have more time. We can linger....Downside is the occasional cold a...