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Some great advice from our learned, and well traveled fellow campers. 👍
However, I simply would not go to the south of France in July or August, especially with a dog, for me it just isn’t practical. VERY hot, VERY crowded and usually expensive.
Yes, it is absolutely stunningly beautiful, but if you could go in September it is worlds apart from the peak months, and as already said, it is easily done on a two week trip. But taking a dog in the fiercest of heat, as a dog owner, is just not fair on the animal imho. 👍
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19/5/2024 at 8:52am
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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 18/5/2024
Quote: Originally posted by morepints on 18/5/2024
Update time: just visited Mèze, and now at Huttopia Millau. Both were relatively empty, more than I remember for this time of year; though the deputy manager here says their peak season (July/August) is intense and they get booked up. I’m still feeling very Marmite about Mèze, the maintenance isn’t top notch, though cleaning is good. Facilities much the same as I remember from last visit five years ago. The location is still what sells it, but for a price.
The town of Mèze is our favourite along the south coast. Try staying at Loupian just up the road which is far cheaper and linked by wonderful cycle paths.
Stuart, We visited the lovely site at Loupian at your recommendation, and had several stays there. We loved the path into Meze, and also the delicious seafood at the somewhat 'quirky' restaurant. Our friends Terry and Margaret have just left Loupian and also liked it very much.
Like others on this thread I really wouldn't recommend the Cote d'Azur in July and August as traffic can make a fifteen minute journey to the supermarket in to an all morning slog. I would go inland, especially with a dog, to one of the many beautiful riverside sites along the Tarn, or the Ardeche, the Dourbie, or the Ceze, or I would spend time in the wild hills of the Cathar country in the Languedoc where on the hottest days you will find cooler spots by a river, or a wild swimming place.
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19/5/2024 at 11:56am
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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 19/5/2024
Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 18/5/2024
Quote: Originally posted by morepints on 18/5/2024
Update time: just visited Mèze, and now at Huttopia Millau. Both were relatively empty, more than I remember for this time of year; though the deputy manager here says their peak season (July/August) is intense and they get booked up. I’m still feeling very Marmite about Mèze, the maintenance isn’t top notch, though cleaning is good. Facilities much the same as I remember from last visit five years ago. The location is still what sells it, but for a price.
The town of Mèze is our favourite along the south coast. Try staying at Loupian just up the road which is far cheaper and linked by wonderful cycle paths.
Stuart, We visited the lovely site at Loupian at your recommendation, and had several stays there. We loved the path into Meze, and also the delicious seafood at the somewhat 'quirky' restaurant. Our friends Terry and Margaret have just left Loupian and also liked it very much.
Like others on this thread I really wouldn't recommend the Cote d'Azur in July and August as traffic can make a fifteen minute journey to the supermarket in to an all morning slog. I would go inland, especially with a dog, to one of the many beautiful riverside sites along the Tarn, or the Ardeche, the Dourbie, or the Ceze, or I would spend time in the wild hills of the Cathar country in the Languedoc where on the hottest days you will find cooler spots by a river, or a wild swimming place.
Stuart, I think I agree. My original plan was to stop at Loupian, but couldn’t bring my bike ( back trouble); and it’s just that bit too far to walk into town. I remember staying there, and the quirky restaurant that Val mentions (who recommended a great local vineyard) and also the Hoopoe walking the pitch next door. I’m sure I heard a Golden Oriole too! It was the Mèze site, not the town, I had trouble with.
ValA’s recommendation is spot on. I’m at Huttopia Millau, and it’s pretty much perfect. There’s even a beach onto the Dourbie but the water is high and it’s covered just now. Saw my first Griffon Vulture - site manager is an expert. And a walk across the meadows to the archeology site gives a wonderful view of the Viaduct.
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23/5/2024 at 8:21am
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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 20/5/2024
Did you not see any of the intertown jousting matches? Not watch a game of tambourin? Try the specialty tielle, which tastes like Kit-e-Kat? Wander up the road to Pinet to buy a crate or two of Picpoul? This is apart from gorging yourself on seafood
Or Valmagne Abbey, with its giant barrels in the nave? Balaruc Les Bains, and the Brassens/Dali mural? The Noilly Prat distillery at Marseilles? Brasucade, better than tielles! Even a trip to Montpellier, with all the culture you could want? That being said, it’s a town for chilling out, walking the market or the beach, eating ice cream, or watching the yachts in the harbour. Like you, Stuart, it’s a town with happy memories. Just a shame about the campsite; and I loved the seafood shack at Loupian.
Still, I’m not condemning anyone’s choices, only too often the ‘feel’ of a site can affect one’s outlook on the area, I know it’s true for me. In my search for an adequate replacement, so many recommendations for Le Neptune at Agde, I know used to be a regular favourite of Val’s. Might give it a try!
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