Vive la France

If you decide to spend this year's holiday not in a luxury hotel but on an adventurous camp site, there are lots of interesting places waiting to be explored. Especially France has a lot to offer in regard to outdoor holiday. A lot of different provinces of France, some of them directly at the seaside, some of them located in the heart of the country itself leave a great choice. To help you find the perfect destination for your holiday, this article gives a short summary of places to set up camp, all over the beautiful country of France.

The Bretagne (or Brittany), one of the most famous parts of France considering holiday destinations, offers a stunningly beautiful coastline, especially in the region of Finistére. While part of Finistére, the Cotes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine are bordering the English Channel, the southern part of Finistére as well as Morbihan and the two islands Ile-de-Groix and Belle-Ile are situated along the Atlantic Ocean. In north France, not too far from Calais, the province of Normandy offers a long stretch of coastline along the English Channel. Probably the most famous part of Normandy is the island of Mont-Saint-Michel with its enormous Benedictine monastery which is named a UNESCO world heritage site. Situated more at the heart of the country, Burgundy is a province with lots of cultural and historical background. Cultural highlights in Burgundy include a wide variety of very old monasteries and churches, as well as impressive castles.

But not only beach holidays and sightseeing can be the destination of a camping trip. A variety of camp sites can be found located near to the city of Paris, so by setting up camp on one of these sites, one can enjoy the magnificent capital of France while keeping the accommodation costs considerably low. Not only the Eiffel tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre or Montmartre are worth seeing while in the French capital, but in close proximity to Paris and always worth a visit, the famous castle of Versailles can be another highlight on a camping trip to France.