Le Mas-d’Azil: A Village Built Around a Prehistoric Cave

Le Mas-d’Azil was one of the more unusual stops of our journey through south-western France, mainly because of the extraordinary cave beside the village. We arrived out of season and stayed in the parking area at 576 Baudet, right at the end of the grotto. There were...

Toulouse: The Pink City and Our Motorhome Stop

Toulouse was one of the larger cities we visited during our journey through south-western France, and we approached it by motorhome with a fairly practical plan. We stayed at the free parking area beside the Cité de l’Espace, arriving at around 6 pm. At that...

Grenade: A Medieval Bastide on the Garonne

Grenade was one of our stops on the way through the south of France, and this time the motorhome area itself became quite an important part of our experience. We arrived relatively late at the Aire des Quais de Garonne and, despite the late arrival, had no difficulty...

Argelès-Gazost: A Quiet Stay at the Gateway to the Pyrenees

We reached Argelès-Gazost in mid-September, by then already well into the foothills of the Pyrenees. We stopped with our motorhome in the dedicated parking area beside the supermarket on Route du Stade. The individual spaces were surprisingly narrow and short for a...

Crouseilles: A Night Among the Vineyards

After Mont-de-Marsan we continued towards the foothills of the Pyrenees and reached Crouseilles, a tiny village surrounded almost completely by vineyards. Here we stopped with the motorhome at the small municipal area below the Château de Crouseilles. It was one of...