From Carradale to Austria

[Alex Currie]

Currently ‘enjoying’ the beast from the east in Carradale! Photo attached.
We are planning a trip to Austria in July and were wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations? We will be crossing the channel from Dover to Dunkirk. We were thinking of Luxembourg as a stop over and possibly some where near `Munich. Any recommendations for sites on the way and also in Austria would be welcomed. I note that France, Germany and Austria require you to have ‘Green Zone’ badges - is this necessary?

 

[Cali-on-Camping]

Hi @Alex Currie, welcome to the forum! We too are planning our first European trip to Slovenia/Croatia and intend to go through Germany and Austria to get there. Below are some sites and POIs that i've bookmarked but i must stress I don't have first hand experience of them yet.

The Ferry from Dover to Calais and then head towards Strasbourg via Reims and Metz. We're hoping to get as far as Strasbourg but travelling with two four year olds anything can happen. The aim is to get to Lake Konstanz and pick up the German Alpine Road (GAR).

Half way along the GAR you can drop into Austria and there is Lake Achensee and I marked the following site as a potential stop: https://www.camping-achensee.com/.

Further west i liked the look of this place that fellow forum member stayed at this year, looks like a great stop for a ski trip: https://www.camping-arlberg.at/.

Resources

Have a look at the following resources as they have helped us to get an idea of where to go and where not to go.

• This forum - use Google and type VW California Club (location)
• www.searchforsites.co.uk/
  
• GAR - www.deutsche-alpenstrasse.de/en/home

 

[Alex Currie]

Maverick, thanks for the info. In many ways I find the planning is half the fun. Keep researching!

 

[GeoS4]

Hi & welcome along. We (2 adults, 2 kids) travelled to Austria last Summer - from Ireland via Cherbourg. We travelled to Strasbourg en route down & came back through Luxembourg. Instead of going in to Munich we stayed in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Camping Resort Zugspitze which was lovely (worth paying the €13 extra to get your own private bathroom!). In Austria, our 2 favorite spots were Camping Birkenstrand in Wolfgangsee and the wonderfully named Camping Hell in Zillertal, which was really wow. On the way back, we travelled up through Germany and stayed in Trier before heading back through Luxembourg & Belgium. Feel free to have a look through our blog for our itinerary & some photos www.vwcalifornia.wordpress.com
Wishing you happy & safe travels!

 

[sapto]

Welcome Alex! Great trip ahead!
We‘ve done some camping around Munich on our way to Italy/Slovenia last year and we enjoyed it! I‘ll try recap the names and post it here...

Venice and Slovenia
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...reads/Venice-and-Slovenia.20955/&share_type=t

 

[Trev]

Currently ‘enjoying’ the beast from the east in Carradale! Photo attached.
We are planning a trip to Austria in July and were wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations? We will be crossing the channel from Dover to Dunkirk. We were thinking of Luxembourg as a stop over and possibly some where near `Munich. Any recommendations for sites on the way and also in Austria would be welcomed. I note that France, Germany and Austria require you to have ‘Green Zone’ badges - is this necessary?

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UPDATED: Hi we ski camped at camping arlberg just outside st Anton this winter. Good facilities and friendly owners. The pictures of it in summer look great. Best of luck with your trip.

As another poster has suggested Camping Hopfensee at Fussen is worth a stay. Right by the lake. Cycle into Fussen and into the Neuschwanstein (chitty chitty bang bang) castle.

 

[sapto]

Some of the places we visited last year

Germany:

Camping Brunnen
Seestraße 81, 87645 Schwangau, Deutschland
+49 8362 8273
https://goo.gl/maps/JhMhg2P3azN2

Camping Hopfensee
Fischerbichl 17, 87629 Füssen, Deutschland
+49 8362 917710
https://goo.gl/maps/wcq9MVQETtL2

Camping Resort Zugspitze
Griesener Str. 9, 82491 Grainau, Deutschland
+49 8821 9439115
https://goo.gl/maps/dgLnUbGB6aN2

http://www.wohnmobilstellplatz-andechs.de

Austria:

Alpen Caravan Park Achensee
6215 Achenkirch, Österreich
+43 5246 6239
https://goo.gl/maps/QxNN7QNvtNn

Slovenia:

Vi-Vin Saksida vinogradništvo, vinarstvo Zalošče d.o.o.
Zalošče 12a, 5294 Dornberk, Slowenien
+386 5 301 78 53
https://goo.gl/maps/WRKhAgwPfGy

Kamp Soča Boštjan Komac s.p.
Soča 8, 5232 Soča, Slowenien
+386 31 824 486
https://goo.gl/maps/3gCMgUcezQD2

camp Danica
Triglavska cesta 60, 4264 Bohinjska Bistrica, Slowenien
+386 4 572 10 55
https://goo.gl/maps/7cwTFbnaau92

Pivka Jama
Veliki Otok 50, 6230 Postojna, Slowenien
+386 5 720 39 93
https://goo.gl/maps/TpQDeqbdVrk

 

[bvddobb]

When in Austria, do try driving the Zillertaler Höhenstrasse...

 

[Alex Currie]

Thank you all for your excellent comments and recommendations - who needs Tripadvisor when you have a community such as VW California Club? We have also decided to drop down to Italy for a few nights at Lake Como, Camping La Riva in Sorico, a Caravan and Motorhome recommended site. Will keep you posted upon our return!
Thanks for all your assistance.
Kind regards
Alex and Yvonne.

 

[larrylamb]

Hi & welcome along. We (2 adults, 2 kids) travelled to Austria last Summer - from Ireland via Cherbourg. We travelled to Strasbourg en route down & came back through Luxembourg. Instead of going in to Munich we stayed in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Camping Resort Zugspitze which was lovely (worth paying the €13 extra to get your own private bathroom!). In Austria, our 2 favorite spots were Camping Birkenstrand in Wolfgangsee and the wonderfully named Camping Hell in Zillertal, which was really wow. On the way back, we travelled up through Germany and stayed in Trier before heading back through Luxembourg & Belgium. Feel free to have a look through our blog for our itinerary & some photos www.vwcalifornia.wordpress.com
Wishing you happy & safe travels!

Enjoyed reading your blog and nice Coast.

 

[briwy]

We stayed a couple of nights at Camping Bon Accuiel just outside Luxemboug city. Bus direct into town about 150m from rhe site. Well worth a day in town. Nice pub by the river in the old town

 

[soulstyledevon]

I’m currently here.
Loads to do, visit the glacier, aqua dome or pop over to Imst and hit the Alpine Coaster. Longest in the world.
Plus loads of mountain biking...

 

[westfalia]

I’m currently here.
Loads to do, visit the glacier, aqua dome or pop over to Imst and hit the Alpine Coaster. Longest in the world.
Plus loads of mountain biking...

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If you're heading to the Südtirol can recommend this site.

Camping Via Claudia Augusta - Algund, Meran, Südtirol

Unsere Campinganlage befindet sich inmitten von Obstwiesen und Weingärten im Herzen des Ferienortes Algund, in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Kurstadt Meran ...

www.campalgund.com

 

[soulstyledevon]

Thanks Westfalia, but heading north tomorrow. Got to make a start heading home
Probably do 2-3 hours tomorrow and camp for a couple of nights somewhere in Germany

 

[larrylamb]

Thanks Westfalia, but heading north tomorrow. Got to make a start heading home
Probably do 2-3 hours tomorrow and camp for a couple of nights somewhere in Germany

Can thoroughly recommend http://www.camping-eschbach.de at Wasserburg, near LIndau. Small, clean simple site next to the Lake. Lido next door, nice n' easy cycle rides, places to eat etc. Love it there.