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rommel

I am just about to book the ferry for our annual trek down to South France next summer, when ever we whizz down there I always think of all those little towns and villages we pass by not knowing what we may be missing. It would take far too long to investigate them all but sometimes if the map shows a river and its near lunch time we pull off the main road to investigate.
Does anyone have a "favorite" place that they like to stop at if they are in the area?

twooks

are you sure you're not a tugger in disguise, Confused

to me part of the reason for travelling in a camper is the freedom to take as long as you want going wherever takes your fancy, we have been known to travel ohh at least 10 miles between campsites. Razz

so, a short answer to your question is you are missing some of the finest reasons for travelling, so stop whizzing, you have all the time in the world, it's just a question of attitude. Very Happy

leave the autoroutes alone.

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ladybird

Have to say the Dordogne region is one of my favourites particularly around Sarlat. Some lovely places to stay near the river. Weather is generally good as well around here.

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GypsyRose

Ferdinand ... you told me about your wonderful trip based on this booklet and I've ordered it and look forward to reading it! Laughing

Ana xx

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DJP

On our way bacj from Spain this summer we stayed around th Le Lot region.
Martell and surrounding villages were beautiful.

homenaway

Where to stop off in France?
Anywhere off the beaten track - at least away from the main conurbations .
Just turn down a yellow D road (an advantage of maps vs satnav?) to some of the delightful villages and small towns.
Obviously some bits are more attractive eg Dordogne and Lot compared to NW of Rheims which is just vast fields but even here there are tucked away gems.

I followed the link to Richard Binns,a Great Francophile. We have his old books and his Mapaholics France is still used as one of our favourite guides although the Michelin map page references are now out of date.
(I've just added a link to his website on our site and will send off for his latest guide. Not sure about crossing the Millau viaduct though Sad

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We also love the amazing sculptures and constructions in the middle of roundabouts even in the smallest of towns - worthy of a book

We've also got quite a lot of details of hidden places on our website!
regards
Steve

Texas

If you're down this neck of the woods, you can't go far wrong with a visit to here.

vicdicdoc

Try this charming village & brilliant camping / motorhome / caravan site . . . its a municipal site(so not expensive)
its right on the river with all mod cons & swiming / canoeing etc