Cycling, hiking, seaside, surf, cities and wine tourism: just some of the reasons why you should book a campsite in Nouvelle Aquitaine!
Nouvelle Aquitaine offers miles of white sandy beaches, endless dunes and sheer cliffs overlooking the Atlantic. And all the coastal resorts have lots of campsites. Some people choose the southern Basque Country, a land of surf with seaside resorts like Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Biarritz. Some choose the northern Charente-Maritime area, where La Rochelle and its legendary offshore island Ile de Ré are found. Between these places, you would do well to stop at Hossegor in the Landes, or Arcachon with its famous Dune du Pilat.
Bordeaux is a fabulous city and the most famous wine region in the world. Wine tourism is developing all the time there. You might consider a campsite among the vines, to spent a leisurely break cycling around and discovering different wineries... As well as Bordeaux and La Rochelle, Sarlat-la-Canéda, a splendid medieval town, or Bergerac, peaceful and elegant, will delight you for a day of urban wandering. Tourist attractions such as the largest zoo in France, Palmyre Zoo, or the Futuroscope, near Poitiers, also make for good day trips with kids.
Lest we forget, the Pyrenees form the base and border of this region, and they are bursting with opportunities for hiking, cycling and winter sports.
