hi,
in france, we mostly used aires, except when we wanted to be in a big city like lyon,and then we found if we looked on the riverside away from the old town,we had no problem parking for a couple of nights.
in spain we got at least 100 places to park up,i say park,because like in nejka
you park in the huge town carpark,1 minuete from the old town and the balcon,great,there was about 30 vans some nights,there is a grid for emptying your cassette,and a fresh water pipe with a tap,but at las marines,outside alicante,you park in the dunes car parks,between the 6 car parks there must have been 200 vans,and the gas man delievers,and the bread man,and the police tour round every 2 hours,there is toilets,and water so people stay for weeks.
in portugal,almost every town and beach has somewhere for motorhomes,in faro we parked under the walls of the old town for a couple of nights,but in quartia the vans park on the beach and stay for months.
we will put a load on the site when we have time,because we have only just got back,and we are having long talks on maybe going full time for a couple of years.
forgot to say,but some of the places to park in portugal have toilets,showers,big sinks to do your washing,and lines to dry them on,and all it costs is 1 euro tip to the lady that sits knitting,and making sure you take turns.
we just asked everybody which was their special place,and got a dozen to go and photocopy,in portugal some people had a book,but it seems to be out of print.
and last but not least,lots of help and advice off this wonderful site.
mags