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.
- Visiting La Rochelle
- Arcachon & The Atlantic Coast
- The Dune du Pilat (Europe’s largest sand dune)
- Bayonne, Biarritz and the French Basque Country
- Into The Pyrenees – The Pic Du Midi!
- Gavarnie
- A Visit To Lourdes
- Autoroutes vs. National Roads & Najac, A Perfectly-Preserved Delight
- The Vallee Du Lot & Cahors
- 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:

