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Road trips in France

79 road trips and 227 hand-picked places in France, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

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Places
227
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Trip guides

Road trips through France

Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera – a bridge that is on top of a snowy mountainPhoto by Hongbin on Unsplash
D902
Classic European drives

Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera

444 km7 stops5 days
Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges© JasonDFR · CC BY-SA 4.0
D952
Motorhome-friendly trips

Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges

300 km8 stops5 days
Normandy and Brittany coast – person standing on cliff near body of water during daytimePhoto by Charleen Vesin on Unsplash
D940
Motorhome-friendly trips

Normandy and Brittany coast

522 km7 stops4 days
Corsica’s wild west coast – Torregiana© Reustli · CC BY-SA 4.0
D81
Coasts & islands

Corsica’s wild west coast

254 km6 stops5 days
Alsace Wine Route – Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg (10)© Thomas Bresson · CC BY 2.0
D1bis
Villages, wine & culture

Alsace Wine Route

94 km6 stops3 days
Loire Valley châteaux – landscape photo of white and brown castlePhoto by Dorian Mongel on Unsplash
D952
Villages, wine & culture

Loire Valley châteaux

239 km7 stops4 days
Dordogne and Lot: caves and cliff villages – Extérieur Lascaux 2, Montignac-Lascaux-115306© Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
D703
Villages, wine & culture

Dordogne and Lot: caves and cliff villages

124 km6 stops4 days
Route Napoléon – yellow and black cable car over city during daytimePhoto by Fabe collage on Unsplash
N85
Classic European drives

Route Napoléon

289 km7 stops3 days
Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie – a mountain range with a valley in the foregroundPhoto by Cédric Le Bars on Unsplash
D918
Mountains & lakes

Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie

122 km5 stops3 days
Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme – people on beach near rocky mountain during daytimePhoto by Yana Vandeborne on Unsplash
D940
Coasts & islands

Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme

118 km5 stops2 days
Burgundy’s Route des Grands Crus – Chateau du Clos de Vougeot01© Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Burgundy’s Route des Grands Crus

130 km5 stops2 days
Tarn Gorges and the Causses – a very long bridge spanning over a valleyPhoto by Vladan Raznatovic on Unsplash
D907bis
Motorhome-friendly trips

Tarn Gorges and the Causses

106 km5 stops3 days
Camargue and Roman Provence – Camargue Horse (26645657776)© Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
D570
Motorhome-friendly trips

Camargue and Roman Provence

130 km6 stops3 days
French Riviera corniches – Eze village - panoramio (3)© avu-edm · CC BY 3.0
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Coasts & islands

French Riviera corniches

56 km5 stops2 days
Brittany’s north coast – Phare du Cap Fréhel by jerome Bon© Jérôme Bon from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
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Coasts & islands

Brittany’s north coast

247 km5 stops3 days
La Rochelle to the Dune du Pilat – an aerial view of a lighthouse on a beachPhoto by Lucas Gallone on Unsplash
D735
Coasts & islands

La Rochelle to the Dune du Pilat

490 km7 stops4 days
Normandy’s D-Day beaches – A golden winged horse statue atop a stone pillar against a blue skyPhoto by Markus Kammermann on Unsplash
D514
Themed road trips

Normandy’s D-Day beaches

142 km8 stops3 days
Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany – grey cliff beside oceanPhoto by Hannah Reding on Unsplash
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Coasts & islands

Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany

209 km7 stops3 days
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan – a castle like building with a blue door and two towersPhoto by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash
E60
Motorhome-friendly trips

South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan

170 km7 stops3 days
Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine – Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbatiale Saint-Benoît 03© Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine

226 km8 stops3 days
Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan – Abbaye de Fontenay01© Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan

237 km7 stops4 days
Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls – Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (10473372475)© rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0
N5
Mountains & lakes

Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls

137 km7 stops3 days
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges – a small animal standing on a rockPhoto by Adrien Stachowiak on Unsplash
D431
Mountains & lakes

Route des Crêtes through the Vosges

75 km6 stops2 days
Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun – cathedral interior photographPhoto by Tomás Robertson on Unsplash
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Themed road trips

Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun

166 km7 stops3 days
Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs – Reims Cathedral (8132674744)© Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0
D951
Themed road trips

Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs

60 km7 stops2 days
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads – Chapelle de Saint-Jean le Fromental© Yann Forget · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mountains & lakes

Vercors: gorges and cliff roads

90 km7 stops3 days
Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif – Hautecombe© Martin Leveneur · CC BY-SA 3.0
D912
Motorhome-friendly trips

Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif

133 km7 stops3 days
Luberon perched villages – green trees and mountain during daytimePhoto by James Orr on Unsplash
D900
Classic European drives

Luberon perched villages

71 km7 stops3 days
Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison – France ARA 26 Grignan 01© Calips · CC BY-SA 3.0
D538
Motorhome-friendly trips

Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison

96 km7 stops3 days
Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave – Ardechetour© Tamaya-ft · CC BY-SA 4.0
D290
Motorhome-friendly trips

Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave

46 km7 stops3 days
Cathar castles of the Corbières – Châteaux du Pays cathare - Château de Peyrepertuse - 09© H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
D117
Villages, wine & culture

Cathar castles of the Corbières

153 km7 stops3 days
Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train – Le clocher de l'église Saint-Étienne d'Ille-sur-Têt© Meria Geoian · CC BY-SA 4.0
N116
Coasts & islands

Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train

163 km8 stops4 days
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages – Corniche basque© dynamosquito from France · CC BY-SA 2.0
D918
Classic European drives

French Basque Country: coast and hill villages

95 km8 stops3 days
Landes: surf, pine forest and hidden lakes – 40550 Léon, France - panoramio© Andy Mendyk · CC BY-SA 3.0
D652
Motorhome-friendly trips

Landes: surf, pine forest and hidden lakes

217 km7 stops4 days
Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary – Panorama Nord - Puy de dome© Thalia Gylonno · CC BY-SA 2.0
D680
Classic European drives

Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary

135 km7 stops4 days
Limousin: porcelain, tapestry and red villages – Rue du village martyr d'Oradour-sur-Glane© Xavier D'ABRIGEON · CC BY-SA 4.0
D941
Villages, wine & culture

Limousin: porcelain, tapestry and red villages

271 km7 stops4 days
Southern Corsica: Bavella and the Alta Rocca – Rondinara Beach and Bay, France (52724277938)© dronepicr · CC BY 2.0
T40
Coasts & islands

Southern Corsica: Bavella and the Alta Rocca

109 km8 stops5 days
Red gorges behind Nice – Gorges de Daluis P1010397mod© JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0
D28
Mountains & lakes

Red gorges behind Nice

127 km7 stops3 days
Provence coast: Cassis cliffs to the red Esterel – Port-Miou (Parc national des Calanques), Cassis, France, en mai 2017© Benoît Prieur · CC0
D559
Coasts & islands

Provence coast: Cassis cliffs to the red Esterel

204 km9 stops4 days
Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes – Le lac du Chevril depuis le barrage en hiver (février 2026)© Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
D902
Mountains & lakes

Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes

159 km9 stops3 days
Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette – La Casse Déserte (2025-08-24) 2© Olgierd Rudak · CC BY-SA 4.0
D902
Mountains & lakes

Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette

134 km9 stops4 days
Seine valley: Giverny, Rouen and the abbeys – View of the Fondation Claude Monet© Supercarwaar · CC BY-SA 4.0
D982
Villages, wine & culture

Seine valley: Giverny, Rouen and the abbeys

225 km8 stops3 days
Alabaster Coast: Dieppe to Le Havre – Dieppe - Inscription Pompes Funèbres Générales (juil 2022)© Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0
D940
Coasts & islands

Alabaster Coast: Dieppe to Le Havre

117 km9 stops2 days
Royal châteaux around Paris – Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France (Unsplash)© Alice Donovan Rouse alicekat · CC0
N10
Villages, wine & culture

Royal châteaux around Paris

290 km9 stops4 days
Touraine and Anjou: Villandry to Fontevraud – Broderies in the Gardens of the Château de Villandry© Ввласенко · CC BY-SA 3.0
D751
Classic European drives

Touraine and Anjou: Villandry to Fontevraud

93 km8 stops3 days
Hérault gorges and the Cévennes – Pont du Diable over the Herault (2531145445)© Andy Hay · CC BY 2.0
D986
Mountains & lakes

Hérault gorges and the Cévennes

211 km9 stops4 days
Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Sète – Minerve-Autel de l'église Saint Étienne-20170527© Daniel VILLAFRUELA. · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Themed road trips

Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Sète

250 km8 stops4 days
Albi, Cordes and Conques – Albi Cathedral Nave Wikimedia Commons© Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 3.0
D922
Villages, wine & culture

Albi, Cordes and Conques

259 km9 stops4 days
Bordeaux wine: Médoc, Blaye and Saint-Émilion – Fort Médoc 04© Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 4.0
D2
Themed road trips

Bordeaux wine: Médoc, Blaye and Saint-Émilion

171 km8 stops3 days
Périgord: Brantôme, the Vézère and Dordogne castles – Brantôme - panoramio - Patrick Nouhailler's… (16)© Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0
D703
Classic European drives

Périgord: Brantôme, the Vézère and Dordogne castles

141 km9 stops4 days
Lot valley and the Gouffre de Padirac – Pont Valentre 29© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
D662
Classic European drives

Lot valley and the Gouffre de Padirac

148 km9 stops4 days
Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi – Col d'Aubisque (16)© Serge Ottaviani · CC BY-SA 3.0
D918
Mountains & lakes

Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi

146 km8 stops3 days
Cap Corse and the Balagne – Corsica Erbalunga plage© Isiwal · CC BY-SA 3.0
D80
Coasts & islands

Cap Corse and the Balagne

146 km9 stops3 days
Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto – Corsica -mix- 2019 by-RaBoe 111© © Ra Boe / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
T20
Mountains & lakes

Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto

158 km9 stops4 days
Guérande salt marshes to the Passage du Gois – Kerhinet, écomusée 03© Cbyd · CC BY-SA 3.0
D213
Coasts & islands

Guérande salt marshes to the Passage du Gois

192 km9 stops3 days
Somme battlefields and Vimy Ridge – Cathédrale Notre-Dame - intérieur - autels à droite (Amiens)© Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0
D929
Themed road trips

Somme battlefields and Vimy Ridge

141 km9 stops3 days
Alpilles and Montagne Sainte-Victoire – Hellenistic Tuscan temple, Glanum, France© Xavier hillier · CC0
D17
Villages, wine & culture

Alpilles and Montagne Sainte-Victoire

144 km7 stops3 days
Le Puy-en-Velay and the source of the Loire – Abbaye de Lavaudieu - cloître 06© Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
N102
Mountains & lakes

Le Puy-en-Velay and the source of the Loire

221 km8 stops3 days
Ochre, lavender and limestone gorges – by motorhome through the Luberon, Valensole and the Gorges du Verdon – Avignon, Palais des Papes by JM Rosier© Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com) · CC BY-SA 3.0
D952
In-depth road trip guides

Ochre, lavender and limestone gorges – by motorhome through the Luberon, Valensole and the Gorges du Verdon

347 km14 stops8 days
Pink granite, lighthouses and tides – by motorhome from Saint-Malo to the end of the world in Finistère – Le Cap Fréhel - panoramio (11)© Infernal Quack (Shif… · CC BY-SA 3.0
D786
In-depth road trip guides

Pink granite, lighthouses and tides – by motorhome from Saint-Malo to the end of the world in Finistère

540 km14 stops8 days
Cave paintings, cliff villages and river loops – by motorhome through the Périgord, the Dordogne valley and the Lot – Cahors vue pano© Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0
D703
In-depth road trip guides

Cave paintings, cliff villages and river loops – by motorhome through the Périgord, the Dordogne valley and the Lot

386 km14 stops8 days
Riesling, half-timbering and high pastures – by camper along the Alsace Wine Route and the Route des Crêtes – a large building with a tower on top of itPhoto by Tom Ru on Unsplash
D430
In-depth road trip guides

Riesling, half-timbering and high pastures – by camper along the Alsace Wine Route and the Route des Crêtes

232 km14 stops8 days
Chalk cliffs, cider and quiet beaches – by motorhome along the Normandy coast to Mont-Saint-Michel – Caen 101009 04© Vassil · Public domain
E46
In-depth road trip guides

Chalk cliffs, cider and quiet beaches – by motorhome along the Normandy coast to Mont-Saint-Michel

513 km14 stops8 days
Granite, maquis and citadels: by motorhome around Cap Corse, the Calanche de Piana and the Col de Bavella – IMG 1175 ds 10 2017 alter Hafen von der zitadelle© Dirk Schmidt · CC BY 4.0
D81
In-depth road trip guides

Granite, maquis and citadels: by motorhome around Cap Corse, the Calanche de Piana and the Col de Bavella

473 km14 stops8 days
Limestone gorges, chestnut forests and soaring vultures – by motorhome from the Ardèche across the Cévennes to the Tarn – Anduze - Gare SNCF© Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0
D907B
In-depth road trip guides

Limestone gorges, chestnut forests and soaring vultures – by motorhome from the Ardèche across the Cévennes to the Tarn

323 km14 stops8 days
Pine forest, shifting dune and the Basque Country – by motorhome along the Atlantic coast to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port – low angle photo of white concrete buildingPhoto by Juan Di Nella on Unsplash
D652
In-depth road trip guides

Pine forest, shifting dune and the Basque Country – by motorhome along the Atlantic coast to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

407 km14 stops8 days
Tuffeau, wine cellars and Renaissance châteaux – through the Loire Valley by motorhome from Orléans to Angers – a bridge over a body of water with buildings in the backgroundPhoto by Ignacio Giri on Unsplash
D751
In-depth road trip guides

Tuffeau, wine cellars and Renaissance châteaux – through the Loire Valley by motorhome from Orléans to Angers

330 km14 stops8 days
Cinder cones, crater lakes and summer dairy huts: by motorhome through the volcanic landscape of the Auvergne – Petites orgues au bord du lac Pavin© Tangopaso · Public domain
D680
In-depth road trip guides

Cinder cones, crater lakes and summer dairy huts: by motorhome through the volcanic landscape of the Auvergne

303 km14 stops8 days
Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean – green and white mountains under white clouds during daytimePhoto by Alice Denysenko on Unsplash
D902
In-depth road trip guides

Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean

481 km14 stops8 days
Flamingos, arenas and salt gardens – by motorhome through the Alpilles, the Camargue, Nîmes and on to the Pont du Gard – a group of people sitting outside of a buildingPhoto by Hugo Kruip on Unsplash
D570
In-depth road trip guides

Flamingos, arenas and salt gardens – by motorhome through the Alpilles, the Camargue, Nîmes and on to the Pont du Gard

383 km13 stops8 days
Castles in the wind, vine slopes and fishing harbours – by motorhome through Cathar Country to the Côte Vermeille – 1 carcassonne aerial 2016© Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0
D117
In-depth road trip guides

Castles in the wind, vine slopes and fishing harbours – by motorhome through Cathar Country to the Côte Vermeille

300 km14 stops8 days
Spring pools, cascades and cheese cellars – by motorhome through the Jura and Doubs from Besançon to Dole – Besançon, le musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie (2)© Wikipedro · CC BY-SA 4.0
D437
In-depth road trip guides

Spring pools, cascades and cheese cellars – by motorhome through the Jura and Doubs from Besançon to Dole

315 km14 stops8 days
Grands Crus, granite forests and monastic calm – by motorhome through Burgundy from Dijon to Auxerre – Rogier van der Weyden 001© Rogier van der Weyden · Public domain
D974
In-depth road trip guides

Grands Crus, granite forests and monastic calm – by motorhome through Burgundy from Dijon to Auxerre

454 km14 stops8 days
Jasmine, red gorges and rock carvings – by motorhome through the Côte d’Azur hinterland to the Vallée des Merveilles – Castellane le roc large view© fr:Zil · CC BY-SA 3.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Jasmine, red gorges and rock carvings – by motorhome through the Côte d’Azur hinterland to the Vallée des Merveilles

312 km14 stops8 days
Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes – Gavarnie recti small Wikimedia Commons© Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 3.0
D918
In-depth road trip guides

Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes

373 km14 stops8 days
Chalk capes, dunes and seals: by motorhome along the Opal Coast and around the Baie de Somme – Aerial image of the Calais-Dunkerque airport© Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
D940
In-depth road trip guides

Chalk capes, dunes and seals: by motorhome along the Opal Coast and around the Baie de Somme

285 km13 stops8 days
D948
In-depth road trip guides

Salt pans, oyster beds and the Green Venice – by motorhome through the Vendée, the Marais Poitevin and onto the Île de Ré

449 km14 stops8 days
D518
In-depth road trip guides

Balcony roads, lavender and nougat – by motorhome from the Vercors to the Drôme provençale

254 km14 stops8 days
Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon – a mountain covered in lots of trees next to a forestPhoto by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash
N-260
In-depth road trip guides

Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon

393 km14 stops8 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera5444 km6 h 08 min7
Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges5300 km4 h 08 min8
Normandy and Brittany coast4522 km7 h 13 min7
Corsica’s wild west coast5254 km3 h 31 min6
Alsace Wine Route394 km1 h 18 min6
Loire Valley châteaux4239 km3 h 18 min7
Dordogne and Lot: caves and cliff villages4124 km1 h 43 min6
Route Napoléon3289 km3 h 60 min7
Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie3122 km1 h 41 min5
Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme2118 km1 h 37 min5
Burgundy’s Route des Grands Crus2130 km1 h 47 min5
Tarn Gorges and the Causses3106 km1 h 28 min5
Camargue and Roman Provence3130 km1 h 48 min6
French Riviera corniches256 km0 h 46 min5
Brittany’s north coast3247 km3 h 25 min5
La Rochelle to the Dune du Pilat4490 km6 h 46 min7
Normandy’s D-Day beaches3142 km1 h 58 min8
Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany3209 km2 h 53 min7
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan3170 km2 h 21 min7
Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine3226 km3 h 08 min8
Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan4237 km3 h 16 min7
Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls3137 km1 h 54 min7
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges275 km1 h 02 min6
Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun3166 km2 h 18 min7
Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs260 km0 h 50 min7
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads390 km1 h 14 min7
Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif3133 km1 h 50 min7
Luberon perched villages371 km0 h 59 min7
Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison396 km1 h 19 min7
Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave346 km0 h 38 min7
Cathar castles of the Corbières3153 km2 h 07 min7
Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train4163 km2 h 15 min8
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages395 km1 h 18 min8
Landes: surf, pine forest and hidden lakes4217 km3 h 00 min7
Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary4135 km1 h 52 min7
Limousin: porcelain, tapestry and red villages4271 km3 h 44 min7
Southern Corsica: Bavella and the Alta Rocca5109 km1 h 30 min8
Red gorges behind Nice3127 km1 h 45 min7
Provence coast: Cassis cliffs to the red Esterel4204 km2 h 49 min9
Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes3159 km2 h 12 min9
Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette4134 km1 h 51 min9
Seine valley: Giverny, Rouen and the abbeys3225 km3 h 06 min8
Alabaster Coast: Dieppe to Le Havre2117 km1 h 37 min9
Royal châteaux around Paris4290 km4 h 00 min9
Touraine and Anjou: Villandry to Fontevraud393 km1 h 17 min8
Hérault gorges and the Cévennes4211 km2 h 55 min9
Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Sète4250 km3 h 27 min8
Albi, Cordes and Conques4259 km3 h 35 min9
Bordeaux wine: Médoc, Blaye and Saint-Émilion3171 km2 h 22 min8
Périgord: Brantôme, the Vézère and Dordogne castles4141 km1 h 57 min9
Lot valley and the Gouffre de Padirac4148 km2 h 03 min9
Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi3146 km2 h 01 min8
Cap Corse and the Balagne3146 km2 h 01 min9
Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto4158 km2 h 11 min9
Guérande salt marshes to the Passage du Gois3192 km2 h 39 min9
Somme battlefields and Vimy Ridge3141 km1 h 57 min9
Alpilles and Montagne Sainte-Victoire3144 km1 h 60 min7
Le Puy-en-Velay and the source of the Loire3221 km3 h 03 min8
Ochre, lavender and limestone gorges – by motorhome through the Luberon, Valensole and the Gorges du Verdon8347 km4 h 47 min14
Pink granite, lighthouses and tides – by motorhome from Saint-Malo to the end of the world in Finistère8540 km7 h 27 min14
Cave paintings, cliff villages and river loops – by motorhome through the Périgord, the Dordogne valley and the Lot8386 km5 h 19 min14
Riesling, half-timbering and high pastures – by camper along the Alsace Wine Route and the Route des Crêtes8232 km3 h 12 min14
Chalk cliffs, cider and quiet beaches – by motorhome along the Normandy coast to Mont-Saint-Michel8513 km7 h 05 min14
Granite, maquis and citadels: by motorhome around Cap Corse, the Calanche de Piana and the Col de Bavella8473 km6 h 32 min14
Limestone gorges, chestnut forests and soaring vultures – by motorhome from the Ardèche across the Cévennes to the Tarn8323 km4 h 28 min14
Pine forest, shifting dune and the Basque Country – by motorhome along the Atlantic coast to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port8407 km5 h 37 min14
Tuffeau, wine cellars and Renaissance châteaux – through the Loire Valley by motorhome from Orléans to Angers8330 km4 h 33 min14
Cinder cones, crater lakes and summer dairy huts: by motorhome through the volcanic landscape of the Auvergne8303 km4 h 11 min14
Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean8481 km6 h 39 min14
Flamingos, arenas and salt gardens – by motorhome through the Alpilles, the Camargue, Nîmes and on to the Pont du Gard8383 km5 h 18 min13
Castles in the wind, vine slopes and fishing harbours – by motorhome through Cathar Country to the Côte Vermeille8300 km4 h 08 min14
Spring pools, cascades and cheese cellars – by motorhome through the Jura and Doubs from Besançon to Dole8315 km4 h 21 min14
Grands Crus, granite forests and monastic calm – by motorhome through Burgundy from Dijon to Auxerre8454 km6 h 16 min14
Jasmine, red gorges and rock carvings – by motorhome through the Côte d’Azur hinterland to the Vallée des Merveilles8312 km4 h 18 min14
Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes8373 km5 h 09 min14
Chalk capes, dunes and seals: by motorhome along the Opal Coast and around the Baie de Somme8285 km3 h 56 min13
Salt pans, oyster beds and the Green Venice – by motorhome through the Vendée, the Marais Poitevin and onto the Île de Ré8449 km6 h 12 min14
Balcony roads, lavender and nougat – by motorhome from the Vercors to the Drôme provençale8254 km3 h 31 min14
Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon8393 km5 h 26 min14
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Places worth the detour in France

Mont-Saint-Michel – Il vialone di accesso a Mont Saint Michel - panoramio© Itto Ogami · CC BY 3.0
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Mont-Saint-Michel

Pontorson, France
Aiguille du Midi, climbers on Piton Sud, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France© Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Aiguille du Midi

Chamonix, France
Gorges du Verdon – a scenic view of a winding road in the mountainsPhoto by Paul Underwood on Unsplash
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Gorges du Verdon

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, France
Landes Dune Du Pilat 081984 - panoramio (2)© rene boulay · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dune du Pilat

La Teste-de-Buch, France
Col du Galibier 3© Bonzon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Col du Galibier

Briançon, France
Détail du palais idéal du facteur Cheval© Bianca Touchart · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Palais idéal du Facteur Cheval

Hauterives, France
Calanques de Piana - panoramio (43)© Björn S. · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Calanques de Piana

Piana, France
Bonifacio cliffs – Eglise Saint Jacques de Bonifacio 01© Cqui · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bonifacio cliffs

Bonifacio, France
Château de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire© Sullenski · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Château de Chenonceau

Chenonceaux, France
Grandes escaliers de la cité religieuse de Rocamadour 02© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rocamadour

Rocamadour, France
Les Sarradets au cirque de Gavarnie© Guillaume Baviere · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Nature

Cirque de Gavarnie

Gavarnie, France
Sainte-Enimie-Gorges du Tarn-Frankreich© Tobi 87 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gorges du Tarn

La Malène, France
Èze village – Eze village - panoramio (9)© avu-edm · CC BY 3.0
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Èze village

Èze, France
Pink Granite Coast – Calvaire de la chapelle Saint-Guirec, détail de la Bretonne© Creasy · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pink Granite Coast

Perros-Guirec, France
Arromanches Mulberry harbour – PortWinston-Arromanches© Dave osm · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Arromanches Mulberry harbour

Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Visitor Center - panoramio© mpwheatley · CC BY 3.0
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Normandy American Cemetery

Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Pointe Du Hoc - panoramio (1)© JamesWoolley · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pointe du Hoc

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Pointe de Pen-Hir – Anse de Pen Hir© Einaz80 · CC BY 4.0
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Pointe de Pen-Hir

Camaret-sur-Mer, France
Pointe du Raz – 20121004 Bretagne PointeDuRaz IleDeSein DSC00373 PtrQs© PtrQs · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Pointe du Raz

Plogoff, France
Carnac alignments – 2014 - Alignement du Ménec (Carnac) 04© Jordiferrer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Carnac alignments

Carnac, France
Briare canal bridge – Canal7© Deche · Public domain
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Briare canal bridge

Briare, France
Guédelon castle – a large white castle with a garden in front of it with Château de Chenonceau in the backgroundPhoto by Shaun Rainer on Unsplash
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Guédelon castle

Treigny, France
Fontenay Abbey – Abbaye de Fontenay01© Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fontenay Abbey

Marmagne, France
Vézelay Basilica – Basilique de la Madeleine à Veselay (89-FRANCE)© Gerbet 21 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vézelay Basilica

Vézelay, France

FAQs

What are the best road trips in France?

Popular routes include Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera, Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges, Normandy and Brittany coast and Corsica’s wild west coast. CampingSpirit has 79 trip guides that pass through France, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in France are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Mont-Saint-Michel, Aiguille du Midi, Gorges du Verdon, Dune du Pilat, Col du Galibier and Palais idéal du Facteur Cheval.

Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in France?

Motorway tolls. Tolls on most autoroutes; the limit drops to 110 km/h in rain. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.

What is the motorway speed limit in France?

130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.

Are there low-emission zones in France?

Low-emission zones (Crit’Air sticker).

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