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Our final stopping point, where we were planning to spend a restful two nights before a long drive up to Calais, was Oradour-sur-Glane, which has a rather excellent aire (sp. Aire de Repos, click here for a video). Situated just to the north-west of Limoges, Oradour is best known as the scene of … [Read more...]
On leaving Najac, we headed off through the Vallee Du Lot on the D662, a scenic route leading to the Quercy town of Cahors. Cahors was given a cracking write up by our faithful Lonely Planet guide, which described it as a "bustling city" with "the feel of a sunbaked Mediterranean town". What … [Read more...]
On leaving Lourdes, our planned route took us up into the Dordogne, on the first leg of our route back to Calais. At this point, I decided to conduct an experiment - I've long been a fan of France's toll motorways and always use them for long drives in France. They save time, fuel and wear and tear, … [Read more...]
After leaving Gavarnie, we needed the trappings of a large town - principally affordable internet access - and headed to Lourdes, as it was on our planned route north and might be interesting to see. I have been to a Catholic pilgrimage destination before (Fatima, in Portugal), but found Lourdes … [Read more...]
The aire at Gavarnie is just north of the town (about 1.5 miles) and is a cracking location. It's also free with all facilities. If you are lucky enough to wake up there on a clear morning then you will be blessed with amazing views in all directions: After breakfast, we went down into … [Read more...]
The next few days were a reminder that the mountains of the Pyrenees are every bit as 'serious' as those of the Alps and have winter weather to match. We'd planned to drive over several of the more scenic passes on the French side of the Pyrenees, naively expecting that they'd all be clear of snow … [Read more...]
After a stay at the huge aire at Capbreton (excellent beach), we headed down to Bayonne, Biarritz and St. Jean de Luz for the final coastal stage of our trip. Bayonne was all that the guidebook said and is well worth a visit. The Saturday morning market was on when we were there, with most of … [Read more...]
On leaving Arcachon, we succumbed to the temptation of seeing Europe's largest sand dune and visited the Dune du Pilat, which is not that far away. It truly is a large sand dune with great views from the top - which is around 114m above sea level and is apparently extending eastwards at a rate of … [Read more...]
After our stay in La Rochelle, the plan was to head gradually down the coast. The first part of this plan entailed us driving towards the town of Royan, from where a ferry can be caught to Pointe de Grave, thus cutting out a tedious stretch of driving further inland. Royan seems a nice place and has … [Read more...]
Our first proper trip away in the motorhome this year was to the south-west of France, including parts of the Atlantic coast, some of the highlights of the French Pyreness and some of the towns and cities that lay on our route north from Toulouse back to Calais. Our stopover guide for the whole … [Read more...]
