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Welcome to MotorhomingFrance
This is a brand new website which is designed to be an invaluable resource for anyone who visits or plans to visit France in a motorhome. The site covers various aspects of motorhoming in France - a comprehensive French Aires & Campsites database, Travel Articles, Motorhome Tours, Tourism information, News, Letters, Adverts, Forum & much more! At present on the site we currently have:
THE MOST DETAILED FRENCH AIRES
DATABASE ON A UK WEBSITE
DETAILED INFO ON 832 AIRES DETAILED
INFO ON 189 CAMPSITES OVER 3,000 IMAGES
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NEW THIS
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4 NEW AIRES & 3 CAMPSITES ADDED THIS WEEK -
we now have over 1,000 places to stay in our database
LOCATION MAPS, DIRECTIONS & GPS available on all Aires & Campsites
5 BEST RIVERSIDE AIRES & 5 BEST LAKESIDE AIRES
NEW LATEST FRENCH NEWS FOR JULY
RECENTLY
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NEW TRAFFIC INFORMATION SECTION - Realtime travel details on the Autoroutes
Article on WiFi in France plus a List of Campsites with WiFi
Search Engine for finding the
cheapest Fuel in France
WEBCAM SECTION - View the
LIVE weather at various locations throughout France
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A WEEKEND IN CHARTRES
A WEEKEND IN CHARTRES: If the ancient city of Chartres in the Eure-et-Loir department is not on your itinerary when visiting the Centre region of France then you are making a serious omission. Located about 90km south west of Paris, this historic city has a spectacular cathedral that has been awarded the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site & together with a wide variety of medieval buildings this does make it a really good stopover. . . . keep reading
CHATEAUX OF THE CATHARS PART 2
CHATEAUX OF THE CATHARS PART 2: The second part of the route going from Chateau d'Arques via Chateau de Termes & Felines-Termenes, Chateau de Villerouge-Termenes, the villae of Lagrasse, Trebes, the Fout Chateaux of Lastours & on to the Medieval City of Carcassonne . . . keep reading
VISITING PARIS IN A MOTORHOME
VISITING PARIS IN A MOTORHOME: Capital cities, with their associated traffic problems & congestion, are not always at the top of your average motorhomers list of favourite places to stay and Paris is probably no exception but to miss out on the many & varied attractions that Gay Paris has to offer would be "tragique" . . . keep reading
NEWS for MARCH 2008
NEW AIRE AT A THERMAL SPA - AIRES IN NIEVRE - NEW AIRES IN COTE D'OR - LONGEST SKI SLOPE IN THE WORLD IS 30 YEARS OLD: If you are visiting the popular aire de service at L'Alpe d'Huez in the Rhone Alpes you may be interested to know that it has the longest ski slope . . . keep reading
NEWS for FEB 2008
GOING TO PARIS? GET ON YOUR BIKE! - LES CASTELS -- 2 NEW SITES ADDED - HEADING FOR THE DORDOGNE THIS YEAR? - "CAMPING-CAR WELCOME STOP" SCHEME . . . keep reading
SAMPLE PAGE FROM CAMPSITE DIRECTORY
LES VIGNES, LIT-ET-MIXE: Les Vignes is a large village style campsite with the majority of pitches being used for static caravans. The touring pitches vary from either 100m2 to 200m2 in size. All are level, sandy, have 10A electric and water connections and some have drainage.......... . . . keep reading
SAMPLE PAGE FROM AIRES DIRECTORY
TURQUANT: Parking here is behind the church in this small village close to the Loire River, in a very nice medium sized parking area .. VALANJOU: Nicely situated next to a small lake & a children's play area, this Aire is surrounded by farmland, yet is only 300m away .... . . . keep reading
THE ABOVE ARTICLES ARE SAMPLES FROM OUR SITE THAT ARE FREE TO VIEW
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USING THE BIKE HIRE SCHEME "VELIB" IN PARIS
A Guide to using "Vélib" - a Self Service "bike hire" system available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with multi pick up and drop off locations to allow you to pick up your bike from one service point and drop off at another . . . keep reading
PARIS -- TOULOUSE A10/ A71/ A20
Recommended stopovers within a short distance of the motorway from Paris to Toulouse are as follows: . . . keep reading
5 OF THE BEST VINEYARD AIRES
If you consider yourself a wine enthusiast, then why not stay at one of the many vineyards who also provide an aire de service. These wine producers often offer a free overnight stopover, many of which are in lovely locations, in the hope that you . . . keep reading
THE RICHARD THE LIONHEART ROUTE
From Etagnac in Charente to Arnac-Pompadour in Correze, there is a line of fortified towns & chateaux that are all linked with the life of Richard the Lionheart & form the basis of a tourist route, the trip was taken at a leisurely pace . . . keep reading
LATE FERRY? EARLY FERRY? WHERE TO STAY?
Catching a late ferry over to France & stuck for somewhere to stay or coming back on an early ferry & needing to stay near to the port to avoid a very early start. This is a problem that has happened to me on several occasions & it is often difficult to come up with a suitable compromise -- parking in the ferry terminal car park is not always the best of solutions . . . keep reading
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JOAN OF ARC
This is a small tour that we did around the sites in the Loire associated with the history of the French heroine Joan of Arc. The sites that we visited were those that relate to her military triumphs in lifting the sieges of the towns along the Loire that at that time were being attacked by the occupying English army . . . keep reading
THE TOP 150 AIRES IN FRANCE
The top French motorhome magazine "Camping-Car" held a survey of its readers to decide which, out of the many aire de services in France, are the best in respect of quality, location & cleanliness. The following list of 150 aires represents the most popular locations as decided by French motorhomers . . . keep reading
GENERAL INFO ON AIRES
GENERAL INFO ON AIRES: A basic guide to staying at, using the facilities & what to expect on an aire de services in France. This article also covers the different types of service points that are commonly found at aires de services . . . keep reading
THE ROUTE DES GRANDES ALPES
ROUTE DES GRANDES ALPES: From Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman to Menton on the Cote d'Azur, the Route des Grandes Alpes covers 684 km of departmental roads, 68 km of national roads, 16 passes including 6 above 2000 metres and a cumulative gain in altitude of 15,713 metres . . . keep reading
MOST POPULAR MOTORHOME REGIONS
The most popular regions of France for French motorhome drivers & those for Foreign drivers. . . . keep reading
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