You’ve seen the videos of the protests in France, which turned violent after nightfall. The protests started peacefully enough, with students protesting against school conditions but then agitators took over at night, looting, throwing fireworks at police, and setting cars on fire.
Now, with curfews in place, the capital has quieted down, but more demonstrations are planned, including a general strike on November 5th that will disrupt rail and public transport, the next couple of weeks are hard to predict.
Should you still take that long-planned trip to Paris?
For the latest guidance, you can consult the U.S. State Department’s France travel advisory, which right now maintains a Level 2: “Exercise Increased Caution for travel advisory for France and Paris due to terrorism and civil unrest.”
However, visitors in Paris right now report that day-to-day life is normal, and demonstrations are typically isolated to specific zones that are easy to avoid.