France 2010

In May 2010, we travelled around south-west France and the Pyrenees in our motorhome for two weeks. Here is a diary of that trip:

Click here for a map of our route and click here to see the books and maps we used.

1. Visiting La Rochelle
2. Arcachon & The Atlantic Coast
3. The Dune du Pilat (Europe’s largest sand dune)
4. Bayonne, Biarritz and the French Basque Country
5. Into The Pyrenees – The Pic Du Midi!
6. Gavarnie
7. A Visit To Lourdes
8. Autoroutes vs. National Roads & Najac, A Perfectly-Preserved Delight
9. The Vallee Du Lot & Cahors
10. La Village Martyr – Oradour-sur-Glane

These are the books & maps we used on this trip (click images for further details):

France atlas, Lonely Planet France, All The Aires France & the trusty Colins French dictionary!

This was our route: