Tag: Europe camping

  • Pays de la Loire Camping: River Trails, Anjou & Atlantic

    Pays de la Loire camping suits cycling, river villages and Atlantic stages. Le Thoureil and the Saumur area provide an inland example with small rural camping and heritage outings. Vendée beaches, Nantes and northern countryside deserve their own bases. Departments covered by this regional guide Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. Natural places to visit…

  • Occitanie Camping Guide: Pyrenees, Cirques & Mediterranean

    Occitanie camping can take you from Mediterranean beaches to high Pyrenean valleys. Gavarnie-Gèdre is a strong mountain example, with a valley pitch and separate day walks. The Cévennes, Tarn gorges, Lot valley and coast require different bases and should not be squeezed into the same mountain day. Departments covered by this regional guide Ariège, Aude,…

  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine Camping: Dordogne, Forests & Atlantic Coast

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine camping covers a vast region. A Dordogne valley holiday, a Landes coastal trip and a Basque mountain route each need their own bases. Cénac-et-Saint-Julien is the detailed example here, combining a licensed riverside campsite with villages, viewpoints and cultural stops. Departments covered by this regional guide Charente, Charente-Maritime, Corrèze, Creuse, Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne,…

  • Normandy Camping Guide: Cotentin Coast, Estuaries & Culture

    Normandy camping offers estuaries, long beaches, wooded countryside and history-rich towns. For a quieter western-coast example, use Geffosses as a base for the havre and nearby villages. Keep Étretat, the Seine valley and the D-Day coast as separate stages rather than daily drives across the region. Departments covered by this regional guide Calvados, Eure, Manche,…

  • Île-de-France Camping: Fontainebleau, Loing & Paris Escapes

    Île-de-France camping can combine forest walking with village culture without using central Paris as a tent base. Grez-sur-Loing offers an established riverside option near Fontainebleau. Distinguish its serviced pitches from the forest’s limited one-night bivouac areas. Departments covered by this regional guide Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val-d’Oise. Natural places to visit…

  • Hauts-de-France Camping: Somme Bay, Coast & Forests

    Hauts-de-France camping works well for coastal walking and birdwatching, with historic towns and inland forests on separate stages. Le Crotoy is a practical Somme Bay base. Plan tides and guided bay excursions first, then choose a campsite rather than sleeping on an exposed sandbank. Departments covered by this regional guide Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais and…

  • Grand Est Camping Guide: Vosges Lakes, Forests & Heritage

    Grand Est camping offers lakes and forest walking in the Vosges as well as separate trips through Alsace, the Ardennes and Champagne. A Longemer base lets you combine a lake day with Gérardmer and selected mountain routes. Treat the region’s distant cities and vineyards as later stages. Departments covered by this regional guide Ardennes, Aube,…

  • Corsica Camping Guide: GR20, Forests & Coastal Escapes

    Corsica camping can mean a coastal holiday or a demanding mountain journey. Keep those plans separate. The GR20’s reserved refuge bivouacs are walk-in mountain stays; they are not car-accessible camping pitches or an invitation to camp freely at a lake. Departments covered by this regional guide Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse. Corsica is a single territorial collectivity;…

  • Centre-Val de Loire Camping: Loire Trails, Forests & Castles

    Centre-Val de Loire camping suits slower river journeys, cycling and castle visits. A Muides-sur-Loire base combines an established riverside campsite with Chambord and local paths. Brenne’s ponds, Sologne’s forests and the western Loire deserve their own stages rather than rushed day trips. Departments covered by this regional guide Cher, Eure-et-Loir, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and Loiret.…

  • Brittany Camping Guide: Pink Granite Coast & Coastal Trails

    Brittany camping combines coastal walks, small harbours and wooded inland trips. For a first coastal base, Ploumanac’h and Perros-Guirec let you walk among pink granite formations without changing camps every night. Keep Crozon, the Gulf of Morbihan and inland forests as separate stages. Departments covered by this regional guide Côtes-d’Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan. Nantes…