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VISITING
If you are intending to visit the city of Dijon in Burgundy this year, then you may want to take advantage of their Dijon Côte de Nuits Pass -- this is a 1, 2 or 3 day pass that entitles you to free admission to more than 30 top attractions as well as unlimited travel on Dijon's public transport network. You will also be entitled to a variety of discounts and added value offers at a selection of over 60 shops and wine cellars. The pass entitles you to:
- Unlimited use of public transport network consisting of buses in
- Free admission many museums and attractions including: Abbaye de Citeaux -- Château Stephen Liegeard -- Château du Clos de Vougeot -- Fromagerie Gaugry -- Le Cassissium -- L'Imaginarium -- Musée des Arts
- Free admission to regular guided tours in
- Free visit and tasting in wine cellars located in the Côte de Nuits vineyards
- Discounts on attractions, including: Bike rentals - Segway Ride -- 'Musiques au Chambertin' Festival -- Quad Family -- Visiovisit
- Discounts at a selection of souvenir shops and wine cellars
Prices for the card are: 24 hours : 18 €, 48 hours : 32 €, & 72 hours : 45 € and details are available on their web site www.dijon-tourism.com.
Aire at Mortagne-sur-Gironde
AIRE OF THE YEAR 2007
Every year, the readers of the French motorhome magazine "Camping-Car" vote for their "Commune de l'Annee" -- the town or village that they consider to have the best aire de service in
The Aire is in a lovely location on the quayside of this small port, with spaces being on grass -- accessed by a tarmac road & having open countryside on one side & the docks on the other. Comments from readers who voted for this aire were: "a magnificent aire in the middle of ducks & reeds, a marvellous place…", " it costs only 6€ for a night here including electricity -- rare for a site next to the sea" & "a 3 star site, next to the sea". Check the site out in our directory of aires & perhaps give it a try if you are in the area.
BAD NEWS FROM
One of the most popular aires in
AN OFFER FROM ARDECHE CAMPING
Ardeche Camping at Privas in the Ardeche department of the Rhone-Alpes (contact details in our sites directory) have made a special offer to any subscribers to Motorhomingfrance -- they are offering a nights stopover for a motorhome & 2 people at a rate of 35€/ night. This price includes the pitch, electricity, a meal & a bottle of wine for any visitor who lets them know they are a subscriber to our site when they book in -- what are you waiting for?
After receiving complaints from several camping-charistes that the services at the aire in
FERRY NEWS
Norfolkline operating between
SeaFrance has replaced two of its slower ferries, Monet & Renoir, with a high performance ferry which will be operating from this summer.
Brittany Ferries is introducing a new £85m ferry on its
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NEW SITE FOR HUTTOPIA
Huttopia, the French company who operate popular "green" campsites in Versailles & Rambouillet, are opening a new campsite in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees, on the vast Cerdagne plateau at Font-Romeu -- a location that provides a breathtaking view of mountains over 2,900 metres high. The resort also enjoys an exceptionally good climate, with over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, more than any other French holiday resort. The Font-Romeu campsite will open on 4th July until 28th September, offering 229 spacious and shaded pitches, all set in a beautiful forested site of 7 hectares. For more details visit their website www.huttopia.com.
DISABLED ACCESS IN
Holidays are good... but they are even better when they are accessible to all. 173 sites and establishments have been given Tourism & Handicaps accreditation in
As the new, updated Tourism & Handicaps list comes out,
AIRE DE SERVICES, SAINTES
The municipal aire de services in the parking area G.Martel at Saintes, in the Charente-Maritime, is no longer available after the service point was recently removed. The town council is constructing a new aire in Rue de Courbiac.