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:

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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

FRENCH SUPERMARKET LOYALTY CARDS When you are away from home, touring France in your motorhome you probably find that you do quite a bit of shopping in the large French supermarkets belonging to the various chains such as Champion, Leclerc or SuperU . . . keep reading AIRE OF THE MONTH AIRE OF THE MONTH: This new (2008) privately owned aire is set in a private park to the east of the village of Serifontaine in a secure guarded location . . . keep reading 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 More