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Tips, Trips, and Stories From Our Worldly TravelsSant Julià de Lòria: Andorra’s Southern Gateway and Two Shopping Stops
Sant Julià de Lòria: Andorra’s Southern Gateway and Two Shopping Stops We stopped in Sant Julià de Lòria during our journey through Andorra, using the car parks of two shopping centres for short breaks during the day. We were travelling with our 23-foot-long...
Andorra la Vella: The Capital of Andorra
We reached Andorra la Vella towards the end of September, after travelling through the French Pyrenees and crossing into Andorra. The change was immediately noticeable. After travelling through smaller mountain towns and villages, we found ourselves in a much more...
Grau Roig: A Night in the High Pyrenees
Grau Roig was one of our stops in Andorra, and it felt completely different from the busier areas around Pas de la Casa. We arrived rather late at the free motorhome parking area on the Ctra de Grau Roig, but even at that time we had no difficulty finding a place for...
Mercus-Garrabet: The Devil’s Bridge
Mercus-Garrabet was a short but memorable stop for us because of the unusual Pont du Diable, the Devil’s Bridge, hidden below the road in a wooded section of the Ariège valley. We stopped at the small parking and picnic area on the D73, immediately above the bridge....
Foix: The Medieval City of the Counts of Foix
We stopped in Foix during our journey through the Ariège, using the motorhome area on Boulevard François Mitterrand mainly to take care of the services. The area was free, and when we arrived we found that the facilities were working perfectly. The access is somewhat...
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 time it...
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...