Calais to Cap D Agde (south of france advice please.
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HI
Planning on driving down to Cap D Agde this summer, The route that seems most direct is A26/A1 to Paris ring road, then A10/A71/A75 down to Agde?
We will be stopping half way maybe clermont ferrand?
Is this the most direct route to take?
We want to see the Millau span bridge which I think we drive over?
Any one done this route? pass on any tips? would be much appreciated...
Looking for useful stops on the way too!
Planning on driving down to Cap D Agde this summer, The route that seems most direct is A26/A1 to Paris ring road, then A10/A71/A75 down to Agde?
We will be stopping half way maybe clermont ferrand?
Is this the most direct route to take?
We want to see the Millau span bridge which I think we drive over?
Any one done this route? pass on any tips? would be much appreciated...
Looking for useful stops on the way too!
Thanks for the tips and feedback...Its our first visit to Cap D Agde so any more advice would be much appreciated.. We normally drive to St Jean D Monts in the Vendee, however the weather has been getting worse over the past few years and last year we had more rain than sun! A real shame as we love the area!
We will be in the south of France for approx 3 wks... so were planning on driving across the coast and doing cannes, monaco nice etc... any advice?
Just wondering have you done the other route down via Reims, Troyes, Dijon,Lyon? according to the sat nav it only takes 30 mins longer? but with so many cities it must take longer? I really wanted to visit Avignon... Not sure why it just sounds like a delightful place?
Will definitely try the Mash.. sounds delicious!
We will be in the south of France for approx 3 wks... so were planning on driving across the coast and doing cannes, monaco nice etc... any advice?
Just wondering have you done the other route down via Reims, Troyes, Dijon,Lyon? according to the sat nav it only takes 30 mins longer? but with so many cities it must take longer? I really wanted to visit Avignon... Not sure why it just sounds like a delightful place?
Will definitely try the Mash.. sounds delicious!
Thanks for the advice.. I will drop you a pm if that is ok..
Herdwick said:
We do the exact route 4 or 5 times a year. (We have some apartments we rent out in Cap). Providing we miss the morning/evening rush hour in Paris, its the quickest route.
Alternatives are Reims/Dijon/Lyon, done it once on recommendation of a friend and spent 2hrs getting past Lyon.
Another route is to go via Rouen/Chartres/Orleans, a little cheaper on tolls, just about the same distance, but adds around an hour travelling time compared with a good run through Paris. We normally get a late ferry from Dover and hit Paris at around 5am, and see no traffic.
As said above, the best way to view the Millau is to stop at the viewing point/car park just before the bridge.
We usually do it in one straight run down around 10 hours including coffee stops, cheap fuel at Carefour in Issoire, just 300yds from the motorway junction, a very boring drive from Calais to Clermont Ferrand, but gets much more scenic and interesting for the last 3hrs from Clermont all the way down to Cap.
Anything else i can help with feel free to pm.
Alternatives are Reims/Dijon/Lyon, done it once on recommendation of a friend and spent 2hrs getting past Lyon.
Another route is to go via Rouen/Chartres/Orleans, a little cheaper on tolls, just about the same distance, but adds around an hour travelling time compared with a good run through Paris. We normally get a late ferry from Dover and hit Paris at around 5am, and see no traffic.
As said above, the best way to view the Millau is to stop at the viewing point/car park just before the bridge.
We usually do it in one straight run down around 10 hours including coffee stops, cheap fuel at Carefour in Issoire, just 300yds from the motorway junction, a very boring drive from Calais to Clermont Ferrand, but gets much more scenic and interesting for the last 3hrs from Clermont all the way down to Cap.
Anything else i can help with feel free to pm.
Thanks for your advice...
MX51ROD said:
Do this every other year with a caravan , The Paris ring road is getting a bit of a bad reputation with Roma Gypsies preying on non French motorists stuck in traffic , begging and cleaning windows , and kicking in doors if monies are not handed over .
As for the rest of the trip as said before , the Milau Viaduct visitor area is on the northern side , if you want to see from below you need to go down the old road heading for Pyre , and the lower visitor centre on the D41 under the bridge
As For Agde , we stay at the Le Grau D' Agde on the coast , nice open beach FREE parking much quieter
As for the rest of the trip as said before , the Milau Viaduct visitor area is on the northern side , if you want to see from below you need to go down the old road heading for Pyre , and the lower visitor centre on the D41 under the bridge
As For Agde , we stay at the Le Grau D' Agde on the coast , nice open beach FREE parking much quieter
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