French Travel - A Guide To Camping Holidays In France

You people often love taking break, away fromcities of the region.
civilization, spending a few days camping alfresco,ÎLE-DE-FRANCE is the region of the French
enjoying nature. If that's true, what do you think ofcapital, Paris. The region is also known for its natural
having camping holidays in France? It's a wonderfulbeauties, in the form of parks, forests and river
idea, isn't it? Camping certainly is the activity full oflands. It offers camping sites at Essonne (7), Paris
fun & adventure. It really lets you enjoy local(2), Seine-et-Marne (18), Val-d'Oise (1), and Yvelines
cuisine, architecture, dialects, customs, and festivals.(4). You can find two camping sites in Paris - Camp
It's a popular summer activity, mainly associated withsite Paris-Est le Tremblay, and Camp site Du Bois de
the months of July and August, but the idea of theBoulogne.
already active low season camping shouldn't beCENTRE-VAL DE LOIRE, simply referred to as
neglected.Centre, is the region embracing the famous valley of
France is a fantastically perfect camping vacationthe river Loire. The region is known for its fine
destination offering a wide range of climates andhistorical towns, for its vineyards and agricultural
landscapes, such as the hotter sunny regions ofproduce and for its many beautiful castles (chateaux).
Mediterranean, cooler regions of Normandy andCentre offers you some 85 nice camping sites at
Brittany, the wooded valleys of the Dordogne, theCher (6), Eure-et-Loir (14), Indre (12), Indre-et-Loire
volcanic uplands of the Massif Central, the lavender(24), Loir-et-Cher (19), and Loiret (11).
covered hills of Provence, and the snow-cappedIn northwestern France, BRITTANY, one of the six
peaks of the Alps. However, you are not allowed toCeltic Nations, offers you over 150 camping sites at
camp anywhere such as in the woods, but only inCôtes-d'Armor (40), Finistère (61),
authorized locations.Ille-et-Vilaine (18), and Morbihan (32). Important cities
Still, France has plenty of camping sites for campers.of Brittany are Brest, Lorient, Quimper, Rennes,
You can find over 2000 camping sites in variousSaint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Vannes, and Vitré.
regions of France including Alsace (41), AquitainePAYS DE LA LOIRE, an extensive region of
(276), Auvergne (95), Basse-Normandie (70),north-western France, located broadly to the west
Bourgogne (85), Brittany (151), Centre (86),and south-west of the French capital Paris, offers
Champagne-Ardenne (46), Corsica (53),you some 155 at Loire-Atlantique (20), Maine-et-Loire
Franche-Comté (50), Haute-Normandie (31),(20), Mayenne (6), Sarthe (23), and Vendée
Île-de-France (32), Languedoc-Roussillon (242),(86).
Limousin (51), Lorraine (54),POITOU-CHARENTES, in the western France, is the
Midi-Pyrénées (215),region known for The Island of Oleron,
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (22), Pays de la Loire (155),Oradour-sur-Glans, and Futuroscope, a science and
Picardie (33), Poitou-Charentes (94),technology theme park. It is your camping destination
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (191), andoffering some 94 lovely camping sites at Charente
Rhône-Alpes (251). If you're planning your(6), Charente-Maritime (64), Deux-Sèvres (6),
camping holidays in France, here are some popularand Vienne (18).
camping sites for you.AQUITAINE is an extensive region of south-west
On the eastern border of France, on the west bankFrance with a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean
of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and(Bay of Biscay) and a mountainous border with Spain
Switzerland, ALSACE is the area quite popular foralong the Pyrenees Mountains. The region is known
camping. It is the area extremely rich in naturalfor its beaches, sand dunes and pine forests. You can
beauty. Cité de l'automobile - National Motorfind over 276 camping sites at Dordogne (90),
Museum - Collection Schlumpf and Cité duGironde (75), Landes (59), Lot-et-Garonne (15), and
Train are two of the major attractions of the region.Pyrénées-Atlantiques (37). Bordering
You can find about 41camping sites at Bas-Rhin (13)Aquitaine, LIMOUSIN has some 51 camping sites at
and Haut-Rhin (28) in Alsace. You can also findCorrèze (24), Creuse (9), and Haute-Vienne
camping sites at Doubs (10), Haute-Saône (9),(18).
Jura (30), and Territoire-de-Belfort (1) inAUVERGNE, in the central France, is home to two
FRANCHE-COMTÉ, in the eastern France.Regional Natural Parks - the Livradois-Forez Park and
LORRAINE is another eastern French campingthe Auvergne Volcanoes Park, more than 500
destination that offers you some 54 camping sites atRomanesque churches, over 50 châteaux to
Meurthe-et-Moselle (5), Meuse (4), Moselle (11), andvisit along the 'Route des Châteaux d'Auvergne'
Vosges (34).and 10 spa towns. It offers you some 95 camping
In the northeast of France, bordering Belgium,sites at Allier (17), Cantal (20), Haute-Loire (18), and
CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE is your camping destination, ifPuy-de-Dôme (40). Just next to the region in
you want to enjoy camping in the region widelycentral eastern France, BOURGOGNE region offers
known for Champagne and vineyards. The fantasticsome 85 camping sites at Côte-d'Or (20),
region offers you some 46 camping sites atNièvre (20), Saône-et-Loire (31), and
Ardennes (16), Aube (7), Haute-Marne (12), andYonne (14).
Marne (11). Situated on the English Channel at theYou can find over 240 camping sites at Aude (24),
point closest to the English coast, NORD-PAS DEGard (45), Hérault (88), Lozère (25),
CALAIS is you camping destination in the northernand Pyrénées-Orientales (60) in
France, located north of the French capital Paris.LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON, a large region of
Bordering Belgium in the north,southern France with a long Mediterranean coastline.
NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS has 22 camping sites includingMIDI-PYRÉNÉES, in the Southern
10 at Nord and 12 at Strait of Dover. You can alsoFrance, offers some 215 at Ariège (28),
find a number of fine camping sites at Aisne (12),Aveyron (47), Gers (18), Haute-Garonne (12),
Oise (3), and Somme (18) in PICARDIE, locatedHautes-Pyrénées (45), Lot (31), Tarn
immediately north of the French capital Paris and the(19), and Tarn-et-Garonne (15). In south-eastern
Ile de France in the northern France.France, PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR has
HAUTE-NORMANDIE is another fantastic campingsome 191 camping sites at Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
destination in the northern France. Rouen, Dieppe, and(31), Alpes-Maritimes (19), Bouches-du-Rhône
Le Havre are the important cities of the region.(23), Hautes-Alpes (42), Var (48), and Vaucluse (28).
Located between the capital city Paris and the EnglishOn the eastern border of the country, towards the
Channel, Haute-Normandie offers you can some 31south, RHÔNE-ALPES region has 251 camping
lovely camping sites including 8 at Eure and 23 atsites at Ain (21), Ardèche (46), Drôme
Seine-Maritime. BASSE-NORMANDIE, the region lying(42), Haute-Savoie (55), Isère (39), Loire (14),
west of the Seine and part of the Perche, in theRhône (9), and Savoie (25).
northern France, gives you about 70 wonderfulCORSICA, an island and region of France in the
camping sites including 28 camping sites at Calvados,Mediterranean Sea, southeast of France and west of
34 at Manche, and 8 at Orne. Bayeux, Caen,Italy, north of the island of Sardinia, offers you some
Deauville, Falaise, Honfleur, and Lisieux are important53 fantastic camping sites.