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2014 Travel Blog & Guide - France

French Holiday 2014 – Clear Route Summary (Motorhome Trip No.17)

14 May – 1 August 2014 Total: 4611 miles Countries: France → Monaco → Italy → Switzerland → France

🧭 FULL ROUTE IN ORDER

1. UK → France

  • Home (Notts)

  • Folkestone

  • Ferry/Eurotunnel to France

2. Central & Southern France (Provence / Côte d’Azur / Rhône‑Alpes)

  • Lempdes‑sur‑Allagnon (Auvergne–Rhône‑Alpes)

  • Lunel (Occitanie)

  • Agay (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)

  • Cannes

  • Nice

  • Grasse

  • Port Grimaud

  • Saint‑Tropez

  • Cavalaire‑sur‑Mer

  • Le Rouet / Salernes

  • Gorges du Verdon

  • Volonne

  • Annecy & St Jorioz (Lake Annecy)

3. Monaco (Day Trip by Train)

  • Biot Gare → Monte Carlo

  • Menton (passed through)

4. Italy (Sanremo)

  • Border at Ponte San Ludovico

  • Sanremo – Villaggio Dei Fiori campsite

  • Local hill walk & Giro d’Italia passing through

5. Switzerland (Lac Léman / Lake Geneva)

  • Saint‑Gingolph (entry)

  • Montreux

  • Lausanne

  • Geneva

  • St Julien‑en‑Genevois (exit back to France)

6. Eastern France → Burgundy & Jura

  • Jura Mountains crossing

  • Mesnois

  • Cote d’Or (Burgundy)

  • Louhans

  • Chalon‑sur‑Saône

  • Meursault

  • Commarin

  • Lac Panthier

  • Lac Marcenay

  • Vincelles

  • Saumur

  • Abbaye de Fontenay (UNESCO)

  • Châteauneuf‑en‑Auxois

  • Canal de Bourgogne

7. Loire & Atlantic Coast

  • Concourson

  • Piriac‑sur‑Mer

  • La Baule

  • St Nazaire → St Brevin bridge

  • Guérande (historic walled town)

8. Brittany (Bretagne) – Finistère & Beyond

  • Clohars‑Carnoët

  • Doëlan

  • Concarneau

  • Bénodet

  • Penmarch / St Guénolé

  • Eckmühl

  • Pointe du Raz

  • Douarnenez

  • Locronan

  • Châteaulin

  • Camaret‑sur‑Mer / Pointe de Penhir

  • Pointe des Espagnols

  • Roscanvel

  • Le Faou

  • Plougastel‑Daoulas

  • Landerneau

  • Brignogan‑Plages

  • Plougasnol

  • Pointe de Primel (Plougasnou)

  • St Quay‑Portrieux

  • Dinan

  • St Malo

  • Domaine de la Ville Huchet campsite

9. Normandy

  • Mont‑Saint‑Michel

  • Granville

  • Les Pieux

  • Anneville

  • Saint‑Vaast‑la‑Hougue

  • Ravenoville

  • Utah Beach

  • Omaha Beach (St‑Laurent‑sur‑Mer)

  • Carhagnolles (Flower Camping)

  • Bayeux

  • Arromanches‑les‑Bains (Gold Beach)

  • Falaise (William the Conqueror’s birthplace)

  • Beuvron‑en‑Auge

  • Deauville

  • Trouville

  • Honfleur

  • Étretat

  • St‑Valery‑sur‑Somme

  • Abbeville

  • Miannay

10. Return to UK

  • Calais

  • Densole (Kent)

  • Home (Notts)

14 Route Visuals
2014 french rout postcard

Route Summary – France 2014: Folkestone → Calais → Lempdes‑sur‑Allagnon → Lunel → Agay → Cannes → Nice → Port Grimaud → Cavalaire‑sur‑Mer → Verdon Gorge → Volonne → Annecy → Monaco → Sanremo → Montreux → Lausanne → Geneva → Jura → Côte d’Or → Chalon‑sur‑Saône → Meursault → Saumur → Piriac‑sur‑Mer → La Baule → Concarneau → Penmarch → Pointe du Raz → Camaret‑sur‑Mer → St Quay‑Portrieux → St Malo → Mont‑Saint‑Michel → Utah Beach → Omaha Beach → Bayeux → Honfleur → Étretat → Calais → Folkestone.

Explore our 3‑month 2014 motorhome adventure across France—campsites, routes, photos and stories from a 4,611‑mile European road trip covering in part Monaco, Switzerland and Italy as well .

🚐 Three unforgettable months on the road, 4,611 miles across France, and a motorhome packed with stories. From coastal drives and hidden villages to favourite campsites, food stops, and the rhythms of long‑term European touring, this 2014 adventure captures the freedom of life on wheels. Dive into the full route, photos, memories and moments that shaped one of our most iconic Motorhome Travels trips.
2014 france port grimaud views
Port Grimaud France
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