Camping in Provence
Can yiu recommend a good site in Provence? We like small quiet, friendly sites.
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I can give you several which are small, quiet and friendly - we go to them all the time, but I'm not sure that many people on here would rate them as good. They might instead say old fashioned, basic and under equipped. What's your definition of "good"?
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Hello - this will be our first trip abroad, actually first trip apart from a long weekend. We plan to aim for Provence and would love small and friendly in the South. Old fashioned is fine.
We will be sailing from Hull in May. Any tips, routes would be appreciated.
Harry and ~Denise.
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OK, small, quiet, friendly, AND basic and old fashioned etc in the heart of Provence...
Camping municipal Les Chalottes at Murs - in the hills above the tourist hordes at Rousillon and Gordes. Basic but pretty.
Camping les Oliviers at Eygalieres -, just along the road from the fleshpots of St Remy, more cramped and old fashioned than most but how the drink flows at the campsite party on Bastille Day.
Camping Le Pesquie not far away run by a dear lady in the orchard behind her house who will invite you to hear her sing in her choir concert on Sundays. Let's see if I can post a photo of that one.
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There is another post in this section with more replies - and the same post also appears in 'How to use Club Together'.
Here's me reply in that thread - but I would suggest you read both threads to make sure you're seeing all the posts!
Provence is a big area - and it would help to know just you're thinking of. There are some lovely sites in and around the 'Year in Provence' countryside, but there are wilder areas, and then there are the honeypots of the coastal strip. There are vast differences in sites, facilities, and location, and so it would hep to know just a bit more.
It sounds as if there are just two of you - usually those holidaying in September are older couples. If so, then you could just 'go' to Provence without booking, tour around, stay where you want with little pre-planning, and move on when you have run out of things to do, or places to see. In some areas you may find very quiet sites, where you are one of the few occupied pitches on the site!
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Hi folks. It looks as if something may not be quite right here. There appeared to be 2 threads with the same title so I closed the one down and was about to add a link to this thread and it disappeared completely. Apologies, that something has gone a little wrong.
David
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If it is your first time you may find some of the photos of places to see in Provence in my blog of interest.
https://jennyandjohngocaravanning.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/provence-aude-and-millau/
You will love it.
The place that is not the blog!!
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Here's the post I made from the other thread that was closed:
It depends on what part of Provence you want to go to really - whether you want coastal or inland. I quite like northern Provence, near Carpentras, and it's possible to visit places like Avignon, Orange, Vaison La Romaine, the Luberon and Mt Ventoux. The sites should be a lot quieter in September so I don't think you will get that busy feel of July and August, and you may need to check, particularly late in the month, to make sure the site is open. Some shut up shop at the end of September.
Personally, I like Camping Le Bregoux at Aubignan, just north of Carpentras. It's not a small site, but is now where as 'commercial' as some sites nearer the coast. We've always found the pitches are reasonably priced, and if you manage to get the right pitch, some of them are quite large. You really must drive up Mt Ventoux - not to be missed IMHO.
Just my immediate thoughts.
David
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