Gov. Maura Healey said she traveled to the Provence region of France over the past week with her family, a disclosure that shed some light on a trip the governor embarked on shortly after signing the yearly state budget and announcing a series of maneuvers to rein in state spending.

Healey’s office refused to disclose her whereabouts last week as part of a policy of not publicizing the governor’s personal travel to reduce security concerns. But Republicans hoping to challenge her next year criticized Healey for keeping the details of her vacation secret.

After an unrelated event at the State House Monday, Healey said she was on vacation with her family in France.

“My partner had spent time there as a young child on and off for many years, so it was a special family trip to take her dad and siblings back to see that part,” Healey told reporters. “I missed the first week when they were in Paris, but I joined for the tail end, and we returned on Saturday afternoon.”

Healey left the state shortly after signing a $61 billion budget that maps out spending for the next 12 months and rolling out a series of maneuvers to control costs. Her administration argues that Massachusetts could face fiscal troubles because of actions taken by President Donald Trump.

Republicans running for governor took aim at Healey after it became clear she was out of town last week.

A spokesperson for Brian Shortsleeve, one of the Republicans in the race, said Healey “cannot do the simplest of things, such as tell us how long she will be on vacation.”

“People have the right to know how long she will be off the job. As the next governor, Brian Shortsleeve will be upfront on his travel plans along with ending the public records exemption for the Governor’s Office,” the spokesperson, Holly Robichaud, said in a statement.

A spokesperson for Mike Kennealy, another Republican running for governor, said Healey was vacationing in France “while Massachusetts families struggle to make ends meet due to skyrocketing energy costs and declining affordability.”

“We need a governor who takes this job seriously and acts with urgency and that leader is Mike Kennealy,” the spokesperson, Logan Trupiano, said in a statement.

Healey traveled to Fall River Monday morning after at least nine people died and more than 30 were injured in a nighttime fire at an assisted living facility.