France+Italy 12 Days Trip

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🗺 Route Overview

Paris D1-4 Fly D5 Dolomites D6-8 Florence D9-11 Return D12

📋 Confirmed Bookings

✈ International FlightSep 26

Shanghai PVG to Paris CDG

Air France AF117 / Airbus A350-900 / Economy

10:30 PVG T1 (CST) → 19:00 CDG T2E (CEST)

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2E

✈ Europe FlightSep 30

Paris ORY to Milan LIN

easyJet / Airbus A320

11:10 Orly T1 (CEST) → 12:35 Linate (CEST)

Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Terminal 1

✈ Return FlightOct 7

Florence to Shanghai (via Amsterdam)

KLM KL1650 + KL895 / Economy

06:30 Florence (CEST) → 08:40 Amsterdam (CEST)

15:10 Amsterdam (CEST) → 09:25+1 PVG (CST)

Layover 6h30m / Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)

🚈 TrainOct 4

Bolzano to Florence

FRECCIAROSSA / Direct

13:12 Bolzano/Bozen → 16:24 Firenze S.M. Novella

~3h12m / Standard Class

🏨 Paris Hotel4 nights

Anja Collections - Saint Germain

10 Rue de la Grande Chaumiere, 75006 Paris, France

+33 7 66 58 91 91

Check-in Sep 26 after 16:00 / Check-out Sep 30 by 11:00 / 7 guests

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🏨 Dolomites Apt4 nights

Nice Living Neue Apartments

Kreuzgasse 9, 39042 Brixen/Bressanone, Italy

+39 0472 843187

Check-in Sep 30 14:00-17:30 / Check-out Oct 4 06:00-09:30

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🏨 Florence Apt2 nights

Palazzo Roselli Cecconi Apartments

6 Borgo Santa Croce, 50122 Firenze, Italy

+39 338 539 3332

Check-in Oct 4 15:00-21:00 / Check-out Oct 6 08:00-11:00 / 5 guests

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🎟 Museum TicketsBooked

Sep 27 Musee d'Orsay 10:00

Sep 28 Musee de l'Orangerie 10:30

Sep 28 Louvre 12:30

Oct 5 Duomo Florence 13:30

Oct 6 Uffizi Gallery 09:45

📅 Daily Itinerary

D1Sep 26

Arrival in Paris

Saturday / Flight & Check-in

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10:30 CST

Depart Shanghai Pudong T1

Air France AF117 / Check-in 3h early

19:00 CEST

Arrive Paris CDG T2E

Flight time ~14h30m / Jet lag +6h

~20:30

Clear customs & collect luggage

RER B or taxi to hotel ~45-60m

~21:30

Hotel check-in Anja Collections

10 Rue de la Grande Chaumiere, 75006

🗺 Hotel

~22:00

Arc de Triomphe (night view)

Champs-Elysees evening walk / Metro Line 1

🗺 Arc de Triomphe

🗺 Full Day Route

D2Sep 27

Paris Classic Route

Sunday / Museums & Landmarks

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10:00 CEST

Musee d'Orsay

Pre-booked ticket / Allow 2-3h / Closed on Mondays

🗺 Orsay

~12:30

Lunch near Musee d'Orsay

Walk along Seine River ~10m to Concorde

~13:30

Place de la Concorde & Champs-Elysees

Walk toward Arc de Triomphe ~30m

🗺 Concorde

~16:00

Eiffel Tower

Photo spot: Trocadero / Best light before sunset

🗺 Eiffel Tower

~19:00

Seine River Cruise (optional)

Bateaux Mouches / Not booked - buy on spot

🗺 Cruise Pier

~20:30

Dinner

Near hotel or Latin Quarter

🗺 Full Day Route

D3Sep 28

Paris Art Day

Monday / Louvre & Montmartre

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10:30 CEST

Musee de l'Orangerie

Pre-booked ticket / Monet Water Lilies / Allow 1-1.5h

🗺 Orangerie

12:30 CEST

Louvre Museum

Pre-booked ticket / Allow 3-4h / Closed on Tuesdays

🗺 Louvre

~16:00

Notre-Dame de Paris (exterior)

Reopening after restoration / Exterior viewing only

🗺 Notre-Dame

~17:00

Palais Garnier (Opera)

Beautiful architecture / 30m visit or show tickets

🗺 Opera

~18:30

Sacre-Coeur & Montmartre

Sunset view over Paris / Place du Tertre artists

🗺 Sacre-Coeur

~20:00

Dinner in Montmartre

🗺 Full Day Route

D4Sep 29

Versailles Day

Tuesday / Palace & Gardens

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09:00 CEST

Palais Garnier interior visit

If missed on Day 3 / Self-guided tour ~1h

🗺 Opera

10:30

Depart for Versailles

RER C train from central Paris ~40m / Or car

~11:30

Palace of Versailles

Hall of Mirrors, Royal Apartments / Allow 4-5h / Closed on Mondays

🗺 Versailles

~17:00

Return to Paris

Pack & prepare for early flight tomorrow

~19:00

Early dinner near hotel

Rest well - flight at 11:10 tomorrow

🗺 Full Day Route

D5Sep 30

Paris to Dolomites

Wednesday / Fly & Transfer

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08:00 CEST

Hotel check-out

By 11:00 / Leave early for Orly

~09:00

Arrive at Orly Airport

Allow 2h before domestic flight

🗺 To Orly

11:10 CEST
Depart Paris Orly T1
easyJet / Check-in closes ~45m before

12:35 CEST
Arrive Milan Linate
Collect luggage / Meet van driver

~13:30

Van transfer to Brixen

Duration ~4-5h / 7 pax + luggage / Need large van

~18:00

Arrive Brixen & Check-in

Nice Living Neue Apartments / Kreuzgasse 9

🗺 Apartment

~19:30

Dinner in Brixen town

Local South Tyrol cuisine / Early rest for hiking tomorrow

🗺 Van Route (Linate to Brixen)

D6Oct 1

Alpe di Siusi

Thursday / Alpine Meadow

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08:00 CEST

Depart Brixen to Ortisei

Bus 350 or drive ~45m / Cable car base station

~09:00

Seceda Cable Car or Alpe di Siusi

Europe's largest alpine meadow / Hiking trails / Panoramic views

🗺 Alpe di Siusi

~12:30

Lunch at mountain hut

Local speck, knodel, strudel

~14:00

Hiking or relax

Easy trails suitable for families / Photo spots

~17:00

Return to Brixen

Last cable car ~17:30 / Check schedule

~18:30

Dinner in Brixen

🗺 Route to Alpe di Siusi

D7Oct 2

Seceda - The Blade

Friday / Iconic Dolomites View

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07:00 CEST

Early departure to Ortisei

Beat the crowds / Cable car first ride ~08:30

~08:30

Seceda Cable Car to summit

Furnes-Seceda cableway / 2 sections / ~15m each

🗺 Seceda

~09:00

Seceda summit - The Blade

Iconic ridgeline photo spot / Allow 2-3h hiking

~12:00

Lunch at mountain restaurant

Rifugio Firenze or similar / Book ahead in peak season

~14:00

Hike to Col Raiser

Moderate trail ~3h / Alternative: cable car down

~17:00

Return to Brixen

Last cable car ~17:00 / Check exact time

~18:30

Dinner

🗺 Route to Seceda

D8Oct 3

Lago di Braies

Saturday / The Famous Lake

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08:00 CEST

Depart Brixen to Braies

Drive ~1h30m / Scenic mountain roads

~09:30

Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee)

Famous turquoise lake / Rowboat rental / Easy lakeside walk ~1h

🗺 Lago di Braies

~12:00

Lunch at lake restaurant

Hotel Pragser Wildsee restaurant / Reservation recommended

~14:00

Optional: Val di Funes (Santa Maddalena)

Iconic church with mountain backdrop / ~30m drive from Braies

🗺 Santa Maddalena

~17:00

Return to Brixen

Pack for tomorrow's train to Florence

~18:30

Dinner & pack

Early checkout tomorrow (by 09:30)

🗺 Full Day Route

D9Oct 4

To Florence

Sunday / Train & Check-in

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06:00 CEST

Apartment check-out

By 09:30 / Store luggage if needed

~10:00

Bus to Bolzano station

Bus 350 or taxi ~30m

13:12 CEST

Train departs Bolzano

FRECCIAROSSA / Direct / Standard class

🗺 Bolzano Station

16:24 CEST

Arrive Florence S.M. Novella

Main train station / Walk or taxi to apartment ~15m

🗺 S.M. Novella

~17:00

Check-in Palazzo Roselli Cecconi

6 Borgo Santa Croce / 15:00-21:00 window

🗺 Apartment

~18:00

Evening stroll

Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria / Gelato

🗺 Ponte Vecchio

~19:30

Dinner in centro storico

🗺 Full Day Route

D10Oct 5

Duomo & City

Monday / Florence Heart

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09:00 CEST

Morning walk to Duomo area

Borgo Santa Croce to Piazza del Duomo ~10m walk

13:30 CEST

Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)

Pre-booked ticket / Dome climb +460 steps / Dress code: covered shoulders & knees

🗺 Duomo

~15:00

Campanile di Giotto & Battistero

Bell tower + Baptistry / Same piazza

🗺 Giotto

~16:30

Piazza della Signoria & Loggia dei Lanzi

Free outdoor sculpture gallery / Replica of David

🗺 Signoria

~17:30

Ponte Vecchio

Historic bridge with gold shops / Sunset photos

🗺 Ponte Vecchio

~19:00

Dinner in Oltrarno

South side of Arno / Less touristy restaurants

🗺 Full Day Route

D11Oct 6

Uffizi & Panorama

Tuesday / Art & Sunset

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09:45 CEST

Uffizi Gallery

Pre-booked ticket / Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo / Allow 3-4h / Closed on Mondays

🗺 Uffizi

~13:30

Lunch

Near Piazza della Signoria

~14:30

Giardino di Boboli

Behind Pitti Palace / Renaissance gardens / Allow 2h

🗺 Boboli

~17:00

Piazzale Michelangelo

Best panoramic view of Florence / Arrive before sunset

🗺 Michelangelo

~18:30

Sunset & photos

Golden hour over Florence skyline / Bring jacket

~19:30

Dinner & pack

Early checkout tomorrow (by 11:00) / Prepare for 06:30 flight

🗺 Full Day Route

D12Oct 7

Departure Day

Wednesday / Return Flight

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04:00 CEST

Wake up & final pack

06:30 flight = arrive airport by 04:30 / No late night before!

04:30

Depart for airport

Pre-booked taxi or shuttle / ~20m to FLR

🗺 To Airport

~04:45

Airport check-in

KLM / International check-in closes 60m before

06:30 CEST
Depart Florence (FLR)
KLM1650 to Amsterdam / Breakfast on board

08:40 CEST

Arrive Amsterdam

Transfer to departure gate / 6h30m layover

15:10 CEST

Depart Amsterdam

KLM895 to Shanghai / Flight time ~11h15m

09:25+1 CST

Arrive Shanghai Pudong

Next day Oct 8 / Welcome home!

🗺 To Airport

📌 To-Do List

[URGENT] Book van transfer: Milan Linate to Brixen (Sep 30, 7 pax + luggage)
Need large van / Confirm pickup time & driver contact / ~4-5h drive

Book van/taxi: Florence apartment to FLR airport (Oct 7 early morning, 5 pax)
04:30 pickup / Pre-book to avoid no-shows

Check passport validity (6+ months beyond travel date)

Buy travel insurance

Notify banks of international travel (avoid card blocks)

Download offline maps (Google Maps offline areas)

Check weather forecast & pack layers for Dolomites (5-17C)

Download museum apps (Louvre, Uffizi) for audio guides

Print/save digital copies of tickets (Orsay, Louvre, Orangerie, Duomo, Uffizi)

💡 Useful Tips

📞 Emergency & Contacts

Europe Emergency: 112 (police, ambulance, fire)
China Embassy Paris: +33-1-49521950
China Embassy Rome: +39-06-8413458
Consular Hotline: +86-10-12308 (global)

⏰ Time & Weather

Time zone: CEST (UTC+2) in France & Italy = Beijing time -6 hours
Paris weather (late Sep): 10-20C / Possible rain / Pack light jacket
Dolomites weather (early Oct): 5-17C / Mountain weather changes fast / Pack warm layers + rain jacket
Florence weather (early Oct): 11-25C / Pleasant / Light layers

🔌 Electricity & Connectivity

Plug type: Europe Type C (2-pin round) & Type F (Schuko)
Voltage: 230V / Bring universal adapter
Roaming: Check China Mobile/Unicom Europe packages / Or buy local SIM
WiFi: Most hotels & cafes have free WiFi

💰 Money Matters

Currency: Euro (EUR) / Credit cards widely accepted
ATM: Use debit card for best rates / Avoid airport exchange booths
Tipping: Restaurants 5-10% or round up / Hotels 1-2 EUR/day for housekeeping
Tax refund: Keep receipts for purchases over 100 EUR / Ask for tax-free form

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Safety

Pickpockets: Watch bags in Paris metro & Florence tourist areas / Backpack to front in crowds
Scams: Ignore bracelet sellers, petition signers, "free" roses
At night: Stick to well-lit areas / Avoid empty metro cars
Documents: Keep passport copy separate from original

🏫 Museum Tips

Louvre: Tuesday CLOSED / Enter via Carrousel du Louvre (shorter line)
Orsay: Monday CLOSED / Impressionist collection on top floor
Orangerie: Tuesday CLOSED / Monet Water Lilies in oval rooms
Versailles: Monday CLOSED / Gardens free, palace ticket required
Duomo Florence: Dress code: shoulders & knees covered / Dome climb: 463 steps
Uffizi: Monday CLOSED / Book timed entry / Allow 3-4 hours

Your booked slots: Orsay 9/27 10:00 | Orangerie 9/28 10:30 | Louvre 9/28 12:30 | Duomo 10/5 13:30 | Uffizi 10/6 09:45

🛣 Transport

Paris Metro: Buy carnet (10 tickets) or Navigo Easy card / Watch for pickpockets
Dolomites: Bus 350 connects Brixen-Bolzano-Ortisei / Check schedules at sii.bz.it
Florence: Centro storico is walkable / No need for public transport
Italian trains: Validate ticket before boarding (stamp at platform machine)

🍲 Food & Dining

Paris: Lunch 12:00-14:00, Dinner 19:30-22:00 / Many closed Sunday/Monday
South Tyrol: Mix of Italian & Austrian cuisine / Try speck, knodel, strudel
Florence: Bistecca alla Fiorentina (T-bone steak), ribollita, lampredotto
Water: Tap water safe to drink / "Acqua del rubinetto" in Italy
Coperto: Italian restaurants charge 1-3 EUR/person cover charge (normal)