Best Places to Visit & Stay in France
The "Best Places to Visit in Northern France" guide covers the 11 former northern regions of France visiting some of their most popular & picturesque locations with the visits having been researched and planned for a motorhome, with suggested nearby stopovers at each location. Visits include the "Most Beautiful Villages in France", Towns of Art & History, Mont St Michel, the Normandy Beaches, WWI Battlefields, Alsace villages, museums, chateaux & much more.
The "Best Places to Visit in Southern France" guide covers the 8 (former) southern regions of France visiting some of their most popular & picturesque locations with the visits having been researched and planned for a motorhome, with suggested nearby stopovers at each location. Visits include the "Most Beautiful Villages in France", Towns of Art & History, Pont du Gard, Tarn &Ardeche Gorges, Provence village, French Riviera, museums, chateaux & much more.
The places to stay are primarily at aires due to their year round availability but nearby campsites are also suggested as alternatives. The aires, for which the majority are free to stay at, have full details together with description, services available, GPS coordinates and prices whilst alternative nearby campsites are listed with opening times and location. The book also lists the best "Beach Aires" for each of those regions with a coastline as well as a directory of good aires within a short distance of the major French autoroute junctions.
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The books contain:
• 130 Visits in the 11 regions of northern France or 172 Visits in the 8 regions of southern France
• Researched and planned for a motorhome with stopovers at each location
• Stay at all-year-round aires or alternative campsites suggested
• Full details, description, GPS & location of each aire
• Location maps & photos
• Best “Beach Aires”
• List of aires near to main autoroute junctions
• Guide to staying at an Aire de Service
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"BEST PLACES TO VISIT in NORTHERN FRANCE" INDEX:
Foreword
Types of Service Point
Staying at an Aire de Service
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LOCATIONS BY REGION:
Brittany
CARNAC & GULF OF MORBIHAN, EMERALD COAST, JOSSELIN, LOCRONAN, MONCONTOUR, OCEANOPOLIS,
PINK GRANITE COAST, PONT AVEN, ROCHEFORT EN TERRE, ST MALO, ST SULIAC, BEST BEACH AIRES
Normandy
BARFLEUR, BAYEUX, BEUVRON, DEAUVILLE & TROUVILLE, ETRETAT, GIVERNY, HONFLEUR, LE MONT ST MICHEL, LYONS-LA-FORET,
OMAHA BEACH, OPERATION OVERLORD, ROUEN, ST CENERI, UTAH BEACH, BEST BEACH AIRES
Picardy
BAIE DE LA SOMME, CHEMIN DES DAMES, GERBEROY, LAON, PARFONDEVAL, PARC ASTERIX, SOMME BATTLEFIELDS, BEST BEACH AIRES
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
ARRAS, BAVAY, BERGUES, BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, LENS, LE QUESNOY, LILLE, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER, ST OMER, BEST BEACH AIRES
Ile-de-France
DISNEYLAND, FONTAINEBLEAU, LA ROCHE GUYON, PARIS, PROVINS, VERSAILLES
Champagne-Ardenne
CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, EPERNAY, HIERGES, LANGRES, MAGINOT LINE, REIMS, SEDAN, TROYES
Alsace-Lorraine
ALSACE VILLAGES, COLMAR, EGUISHEIM, ECOMUSEE D'ALSACE, HAUT KOENIGSBURG, MITTELBERGHEIM, MONT STE ODILE, PEAK ROUTE, RIQUEWIHR, STRASBOURG, ST QUIRIN
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Pays de la Loire
ANGERS, FONTEVRAUD ABBEY, LE MANS, NANTES, MONTSOREAU, PUY DU FOU, SAUMUR, STE SUZANNE, VOUVANT, BEST BEACH AIRES
Centre- Val de Loire
AMBOISE, BLOIS, BOURGES, CHAMBORD & CHENONCEAU CHATEAUX, CHARTRES, CHINON, GARGILESSE & ST BENOIT, TOURS, LOCHES, ORLEANS,
VIERZON RAILWAY MUSEUM, VILLANDRY CHATEAU
Burgundy
AUXERRE, BEAUNE, CHATEAUNEUF, DIJON, FONTENAY & PONTIGNY ABBEYS, LOUHANS, ST FARGEAU, VEZELAY & NOYERS
Franche-Comte
BAUME LES MESSIEURS & CHATEAU CHALON, BELFORT, BESANCON, LODS & ORNANS, PESMES, PEUGEOT MUSEUM
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STOPOVERS NEAR TO AUTOROUTE JUNCTIONS
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"BEST PLACES TO STAY in SOUTHERN FRANCE" INDEX:
Foreword
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Types of Service Point
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Staying at an Aire de Service
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LOCATIONS BY REGION:
Poitou Charentes
ANGLES SUR L'ANGLIN, ANGOULEME, ARS EN RE & LA FLOTTE EN RE, AUBETERRE, CHASSENON & ROCHECHOUART, COULON & MARAIS POITEVIN , FUTUROSCOPE, ROCHEFORT, LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, LA ROCHELLE, ROYAN & LA PALMYRE ZOO, BEST BEACH AIRES
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Limousin
ARGENTAT, BEAULIEU & TOURS DE MERLE, CUREMONTE, COLLONGES & TURENNE, LIMOGES, MORTEMART, ORADOUR SUR GLANE, ST ROBERT & SEGUR, ST YRIEIX & JUMILHAC LE GRAND, UZERCHE
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Auvergne
BLESLE & LAVAUDIEU, LE PUY EN VELAY, MONTPEYROUX, MONT DORE, MOULINS, PRADELLES, PUY DE DOME, SALERS & PUY MARY, ST SATURNIN, TOURNEMIRE, USSON, VICHY, VULCANIA
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Rhone-Alpes
ALBA LA ROMAINE, ANNECY, BALAZUC & VOGUE, BOURG EN BRESSE, CHAMONIX & MONT BLANC, LA GARDE ADHEMAR, MIRMANDE & LE POET LAVAL, LYON, OINGT, ST ANTOINE, STE CROIX, SIXT-FER-A-CHEVAL, VIENNE, YVOIRE
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Aquitaine
BAYONNE, BELVES, BEYNAC ET CAZENAC, BIARRITZ, BONAGUIL & MONPAZIER, BORDEAUX, DOMME & LA ROQUE GAGEAC, DUNE OF PILAT, HENDAYE, LES EYZIES, MONTIGNAC & LASCAUX, NAVARRENX & OLORON, PAU, PUJOLS & MONFLANQUIN, SARLAT, SOUILLAC, ST EMILION, ST JEAN PIED DE PORT, ST LEON & ST AMAND DE COLY, BEST BEACH AIRES
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Midi-Pyrenees
ALBI, AUCH & PAVIE, AUTOIRE & LOUBRESSAC, CAHORS, CARDAILLAC, CARENNAC, CONQUES, CORDES-SUR-CIEL, FIGEAC & CAPDENAC, FOURCES, GOUFFRE DE PADIRAC, LE ROMIEU & CONDOM, LOURDES, MARCIAC, MARTEL, PECHE-MERLE, PUYCELCI & BRUNIQUEL, ROCAMADOUR, ST ANTONIN, ST CIRQ LAPOPIE, TOULOUSE, VEZERE VALLEY
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Languedoc-Roussillon
AIGUEZE, AVEN ARMAND CAVE, ARDECHE GORGE & PONT D'ARC, BEZIERS & ENSERUNE, CARCASSONNE, DUILHAC, LAGRASSE, LA ROQUE SUR CEZE, LASTOURS, LUSSAN, MONTPELLIER, NARBONNE & PEYRIAC, NIMES, PERPIGNAN & CASTELNOU, PONT DU GARD, STE ENEMIE & LA MALENE, TARN GORGES, VILLEFRANCHE DE CONFLENT, EUS & MOSSET, BEST BEACH AIRES
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Provence – Alpes-Cote d'Azur
AIX EN PROVENCE, ARLES, AVIGNON, BRIANCON, CAMARGUE & AIGUES-MORTES, FONTVIEILLE & LES BAUX DE PROVENCE, FRENCH RIVIERA, LAC DE STE CROIX, L'ISLE SUR LA SORGUE & FONTAINE DE VAUCLUSE, LOURMARIN, MENERBES & ANSOUIS, ORANGE, ST REMY EN PROVENCE & GLANUM, VAISON LA ROMAINE, VENASQUE & GORDES, VERDON GORGE, BEST BEACH AIRES
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STOPOVERS NEAR TO AUTOROUTE JUNCTIONS
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