In the late summer of 2021, mainly in September, we toured through France with our camper for 5 weeks, through regions in France that were high on our wish list.
Enjoy this page about 5 weeks in France France, the specific blog posts about this wonderful period and read about our recommendations and tips.
France
France
On Tuesday August 31st of 2021 we drove with the camper from the south of Limburg in the Netherlands in one ride to the Alsace in France, approx 400km. Because at that time we did not have a clear idea of what we wanted to do in the winter of 2021/2022, we chose to tour France in the late summer. We ended up driving through France for over 5 weeks and visited some beautiful areas. At the beginning of October we decided to drive back to the Netherlands earlier then planned because our plans for the winter were more clear then, so with these five weeks in France our camper summer of 2021 came to an end.
But here we are going to talk about our visit to France. First we went to the Alsace. This region had been high on our wish list for a while. The region is known for the typical atmosphere and style of houses that you will find there. In addition, Alsace is of course known as one of the most famous wine regions in France and perhaps in the world.
We spent 6 days in the Alsace, 2 days in Molsheim and 4 days in Riquewihr. We had chosen a city campsite in Molsheim because we could cycle to Strasbourg from there. That was a bike ride of about 25 km. The weather was fantastic and we had a great day in Strasbourg.
Riquewihr is a little further south along the “Routes des Vins” which runs from north to south through the Alsace. In Riquewihr we chose a friendly small campsite from which we could make a few beautiful bike rides through the wine region and past beautiful villages such as Riquewihr and Colmar. And for early September we had great weather.
Alsace
From the Alsace we drove a little further south to the Vosges. We had our eye on the specific region Hautes Vosges because the mountains here are between 1000m and 1500m altitude. That meant a great opportunity for hiking and cycling.
The Vosges begin at the border with Switzerland and extend northwards across the western side of the Rhine Valley. The rounded peaks of the Vosges are called “ballons”, French for spherical mountains. The Hautes Vosges are actually just south of the Alsace so that was perfect for us. In the end we spent 5 days in this area and we had a wonderful time hiking and cycling.
In the Vosges we focussed on the higher parts of the region, the Hautes Vosges, for great hiking and cycling opportunities.
