Paris in $700s-$710s RT

Yeah, it’s the season for being outside, but if your local patio feels like a sardine tin and the park’s giving off music festival energy, maybe it’s time to trade the chaos for a baguette and some breathing room.

Paris in the shoulder season offers quiet cobbled streets, no-reservation cafés, and a market-fresh picnic spread for the price of a latte back home. Skip the crowds and find your own sweet spot to watch the Eiffel Tower glitter—no elbowing for space, no stepping on your blanket, just you, the skyline, and maybe a hunk of brie.

While everyone else is jostling for patio space, you'll be stretching out in the City of Light, with far better wine and far fewer wasps :-)