French itinerary suggestions please

[stuavo]

Hi all,
My wife and I have 16 days to enjoy France this September and I am looking for some help with an itinerary. The places we are keen to visit are Champagne, Annecy, gorge du verdon, 4-5 days on beaches, Biarritz and Loire valley. These are by no means set in stone. Can anyone suggest a similar trip that they have done please?

Regards

Stuart

 

[Princess Doris]

We based near Grenoble for days in June. We took a day trip to Annecy. Absolutely stunning. Wish we had spent more time there.
Also recommend the tramway trip up Mont Blanc. Lovely experience.

 

[OllieCollieCali]

We follow Robbie Roams a lot, and has some brilliant travel guides. He has just released (this week) the French travel guide, which covers all most of France and the areas you mentioned above. He has a lot of Youtube videos to go with them as well. He has 4 x videos on France that would definately be worth looking at for inspiration. Might be worth taking a look at his French videos here - https://www.youtube.com/@robbieroams Highly recomment his travel guides.

Or Will and Sarah have also done a road trip passing through Lake Annecy, so their videos could also be good https://www.youtube.com/@CampervanTime

 

[Perfectos]

Champagne region ;
les Ricey villages has a free campsite At champagne Walczak, (there is also a free public aire in the village with free EHU )
the Walczak are a family outfit, have a free campsite at the rear of their office / storage facility , they offer free EHC and camping on grass pitch around a duck pond. (Nicer than the public Aire)
I stayed for three days recently at the Fete du Champagne.
Their Champagne is very good and the villages of Les Ricey are very picturesque (not the area immediately around their facility but a short walk / cycle away).
Village has a bar and Boulanger within a few minutes walk, the vineyards are remote from the village , you drive through them on the way to the village. Note their appears to be no restaurants within the area as is the case for most of the villages, so you would be well advised the bring BBQ / food etc with you

Champagne Pascal Walczak – Champagne Pascal Walczak

champagne-walczak.fr

They will respond to emails in English.

Cost a a premium cuvée prestige is 20 euros , they gladly give you a tipple.
Other champagnes they produce are available from the onsite shop.

Another village 10minutes down the road

Celles Sur Ource is a picturesque village with vineyards close by , all champagne houses will welcome you , best bet is to drop them an email in advance to let them know you're coming.

 

[Perfectos]

Loire = Amboise , picture post card , Ile Dor Municipal campsite: on an island between two bridges , chateau of the King of France prior to Paris becoming the Capital, home to Leonardo Da Vinci (at the behest of the king of France) , timber frame building , large grass pitch campsite

massive ELeclerc within a short drive away , Lidl close by.

camping municipal ile dor

 

[Perfectos]

Have a look at Ile De Re ( La Rochelle) stunning cycle friendly- Municipal campsite: Les Ramparts

Onsite bar / restaurant, large pitches, easy walk into St Martin de Re
(harbour ). Very Quaint.
Can get a boat to La Rochelle, Fort Boyard etc

https://www.saint-martin-de-re.fr/sejourner-a-saint-martin-de-re/camping-municipal-les-remmparts/

From Calais to Ile De Re - approx 7 hours, Ile De Re to Loire is approximately 3 hours, Loire to Champagne region approx 3 hours , Champagne to Calais approx 4 hours driving .

Total mileage IRO 1000 miles

 

[Sad]

We based near Grenoble for days in June. We took a day trip to Annecy. Absolutely stunning. Wish we had spent more time there.
Also recommend the tramway trip up Mont Blanc. Lovely experience.

+1 for Annecy!

 

[stuavo]

We based near Grenoble for days in June. We took a day trip to Annecy. Absolutely stunning. Wish we had spent more time there.
Also recommend the tramway trip up Mont Blanc. Lovely experience.

Will look into both suggestions thanks.

 

[stuavo]

We follow Robbie Roams a lot, and has some brilliant travel guides. He has just released (this week) the French travel guide, which covers all most of France and the areas you mentioned above. He has a lot of Youtube videos to go with them as well. He has 4 x videos on France that would definately be worth looking at for inspiration. Might be worth taking a look at his French videos here - https://www.youtube.com/@robbieroams Highly recomment his travel guides.

Or Will and Sarah have also done a road trip passing through Lake Annecy, so their videos could also be good https://www.youtube.com/@CampervanTime

Just been watching the videos, brilliant. Thanks

 

[stuavo]

Champagne region ;
les Ricey villages has a free campsite At champagne Walczak, (there is also a free public aire in the village with free EHU )
the Walczak are a family outfit, have a free campsite at the rear of their office / storage facility , they offer free EHC and camping on grass pitch around a duck pond. (Nicer than the public Aire)
I stayed for three days recently at the Fete du Champagne.
Their Champagne is very good and the villages of Les Ricey are very picturesque (not the area immediately around their facility but a short walk / cycle away).
Village has a bar and Boulanger within a few minutes walk, the vineyards are remote from the village , you drive through them on the way to the village. Note their appears to be no restaurants within the area as is the case for most of the villages, so you would be well advised the bring BBQ / food etc with you

Champagne Pascal Walczak – Champagne Pascal Walczak

champagne-walczak.fr

They will respond to emails in English.

Cost a a premium cuvée prestige is 20 euros , they gladly give you a tipple.
Other champagnes they produce are available from the onsite shop.

Another village 10minutes down the road

Celles Sur Ource is a picturesque village with vineyards close by , all champagne houses will welcome you , best bet is to drop them an email in advance to let them know you're coming.

Fabulous thanks

 

[stuavo]

Loire = Amboise , picture post card , Ile Dor Municipal campsite: on an island between two bridges , chateau of the King of France prior to Paris becoming the Capital, home to Leonardo Da Vinci (at the behest of the king of France) , timber frame building , large grass pitch campsite

massive ELeclerc within a short drive away , Lidl close by.

camping municipal ile dor

Brilliant, thanks

 

[stuavo]

Have a look at Ile De Re ( La Rochelle) stunning cycle friendly- Municipal campsite: Les Ramparts

Onsite bar / restaurant, large pitches, easy walk into St Martin de Re
(harbour ). Very Quaint.
Can get a boat to La Rochelle, Fort Boyard etc

https://www.saint-martin-de-re.fr/sejourner-a-saint-martin-de-re/camping-municipal-les-remmparts/

From Calais to Ile De Re - approx 7 hours, Ile De Re to Loire is approximately 3 hours, Loire to Champagne region approx 3 hours , Champagne to Calais approx 4 hours driving .

Total mileage IRO 1000 miles

Great. I fancy Ile De Re. Thanks for the info. Best wishes

 

[ash]

If you're doing Ile de Re and want to do Biarritz too then I hear good things about Arcachon which lies between. Potentially sticky traffic around Bordeaux. And if you're going as far south as Biarritz then nip round the corner to San Sebastian for a couple of nights, bit of a jewel. We stayed at the wecamp site about 5 miles out and bussed in. Would recommend (and note their directions for how to get to the site or you find yourself on steep hairpinny singletrack roads