Heading to Nice soon, tips required (1 Viewer)

[lorger]

We will be heading to Nice in the South of France on the 27/10 and have 16 days, our rough plan is get ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge (booked). Once off the ferry we plan to drive as far as we can/feel like so we are in the south as soon as possible.

We plan to stay somewhere between St Tropez and Cannes for a few nights, we don't mind Aire's or sites. We will head to Nice on the Friday morning where I have secured a wildcamping/paid location for a couple of nights. I will be running/plodding round the Nice marathon on the Sunday 5th November and will leave on the Monday to head elsewhere. We haven't decided if we'll stay down south for a few days then just do a mad rush home or slowly plod up, suppose it will depend on weather

So feel free to recommend routes (don't mind tolls), campsites and Aires.

 

[movan]

Port Grimaud and St Maxime ........jealous jealous jealous jealous.

 

[Anthea M]

Good luck with the marothon Gerry ! Is your leg fully better now?!

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[lorger]

Good luck with the marothon Gerry ! Is your leg fully better now?!

Thanks Anthea, yes it seems to be better after a long lay off as I didn't run any real distance from February to June. I put myself on a diet to help me when i started back . Marathon is a birthday treat as its my 50th that day.

 

[lorger]

Port Grimaud and St Maxime ........jealous jealous jealous jealous.

I've heard these places are nice so hope to visit

 

[The Happy Hooker]

Thanks Anthea, yes it seems to be better after a long lay off as I didn't run any real distance from February to June. I put myself on a diet to help me when i started back . Marathon is a birthday treat as its my 50th that day.

What a brilliant 50th birthday present to yourself. I can't help with site recommendations, but hope you have a great trip & are happy with your time.

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[EuroTrotters]

The Aire at Cavaliere is good, but 25 mins west of San Trop. Was there last month, Beach across the road.

Port Grimaud Aire is Small and next to busy road. Get some rough sleepers there too.

 

[Yorick]

Nice to see you. To see you nice

 

[Jo662]

Port Grimaud and St Maxime ........jealous jealous jealous jealous.

I was in the Sth of France last weekend for the Bol `dor racing,and rode past the St Maxime and Port Grimaud aires
and they were both full.For me it has to be the aire at St Maxime
one of my fav places in France!

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[lorger]

What a brilliant 50th birthday present to yourself. I can't help with site recommendations, but hope you have a great trip & are happy with your time.

Cheers Dave

 

[lorger]

The Aire at Cavaliere is good, but 25 mins west of San Trop. Was there last month, Beach across the road.

Port Grimaud Aire is Small and next to busy road. Get some rough sleepers there too.View attachment 187214 View attachment 187214

Thanks for the reply photos look stunning, will look it up later

 

[lorger]

I was in the Sth of France last weekend for the Bol `dor racing,and rode past the St Maxime and Port Grimaud aires
and they were both full.For me it has to be the aire at St Maxime
one of my fav places in France!

Cheers will have a look.

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[DavidG58]

If the weather is half decent for the first bit of the return journey or last bit of route down, we love the 'route du Napoleon'

cuts the corner off directly down to Nice, much slower but the gorge de Verdon is truly spectacular if you can make the time

above is just an image I could find just to show roughly where I meant, nothing I have prepared myself, it is a main road through though although some side roads to view the gorges are worth the trouble

 

[Treeeev]

To add to @DavidG58 post above, the Gorges du Verdon are definitely worth a look. There is a nice municipal aire (camper contact sitecode 2342 which is 6.50 emus per 24 hrs) at Castellane, which is right by the town (100m from centre) where there are a number of small shops, museums and resturants

Cheers

Trevor

 

[Carol]

Sounds a lovely trip, there is a good camp site ACSI I think a couple of miles outside Cannes, loved it there especially the old town well worth a couple of days, buses are frequent and cheap. The Gordges de Verdon I would want to see at least once, the colour of the water is amazing, good camp sites in the verge itself .
While we were in the area Eddie drove the van all around Monaco just because he could, as Joy said Port Grimaud is well worth a visit and you can easily get a water taxi to St Tropez from there. What a faboulous way to spend your 50th Birthday .

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[The Happy Hooker]

Cheers Dave

I've had a word with him, but he doesn't remember writing that post
Lorraine

 

[Abacist]

PAire Les Tamaris at Pampelonne just west of St Tropez.

Here at present and weather is fab!

 

[suavecarve]

Umpteenth vote for the gorges du verdon. You have to do the south road as long as you dont mind looking over 3000 foot sheer drops. if you go west to east the passenger gets the fright !
Best tip is if you want to pop into Monaco catch the train, something like 20 euros return for 2............HOWEVER make sure you get the right train back as if you catch the italian train you have to pay another fare....... trust me !

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[lorger]

I've had a word with him, but he doesn't remember writing that post
Lorraine

Sorry for the insult Lorraone I just seen his ugly mug in your avatar and assumed it was Dave.

 

[lorger]

If the weather is half decent for the first bit of the return journey or last bit of route down, we love the 'route du Napoleon'

cuts the corner off directly down to Nice, much slower but the gorge de Verdon is truly spectacular if you can make the time

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above is just an image I could find just to show roughly where I meant, nothing I have prepared myself, it is a main road through though although some side roads to view the gorges are worth the trouble

Cheers David I will look in to this

 

[lorger]

PAire Les Tamaris at Pampelonne just west of St Tropez.

Here at present and weather is fab!

Thanks I'll take a look.

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