Motorhome route: Normandy & Brittany

Your motorhome route starts in Normandy, in the north of France. Prepare yourself for lots of art (Monet!), beaches full of history and admirable nature. Have a nice trip / Bon voyage!

The route starts in the colourful village of Giverny, which you may know from the famous painter Monet. He lived here from 1883 to 1926, the year in which he died. The gardens and the artist's home can still be admired during your camper trip through Normandy. The gardens are full of colourful flowers, but the house also has a lot of colour: something you will of course see in his paintings. The fact that Japan was a great inspiration can also be seen: in his house there are many prints from Japan, but you won't be able to ignore the Japanese bridge and water lilies in the garden either! Giverny also has the Museum of Impressionism with changing exhibitions.

At camperstop Giverny you are within a few minutes' drive of all the sights in Giverny from your motorhome.

From Giverny, continue your motorhome journey to Lyons la Fôret, which is about 50 kilometres. In the middle of the fairytale beech forest you will find the beautiful village of Lyons la Fôret. When you arrive, you will understand why several artists have chosen the village as their creative breeding ground! Composer Maurice Ravel and poet Isaac de Benserade, among others, have lived here. As you walk through the village, the typical Norman atmosphere meets you with the beautiful old half-timbered houses and eighteenth-century wooden halls.

Next to the beautiful village you can also walk through the beech forest. Along the way you will certainly pass a number of places of interest that are hidden here, such as beautiful old castles or the abbey of Mortemer. There are many exciting legends known about the abbey, there are said to be many different ghosts roaming around... You will learn all about these legends during your visit to the abbey, which is open daily during the high season. Beyond that, it is advisable to check the opening days and times on the website.

You can spend the night with the camper van at Parking de Besguay.

From Normandy your motorhome journey continues to Brittany. Also in this region you will find a lot of old works and you will be overwhelmed by the delicious food and the beautiful nature. Bon voyage!

From Étretat you drive on to the next pearl of nature. The Côte de Granit Rose is part of the 350 kilometres long Côtes d'Armor. The Côte de Granit Rose lives up to its name, because this coast is literally pink! Through hundreds and perhaps thousands of years, the rocks of solidified magma have been so eroded that you can now admire these beautiful shapes and colours. In addition to the Côte de Granit Rose, it is certainly advisable to drive a little further along the Côtes d'Armor, because there are still plenty of gems to discover here! Among other things, the beaches - also pink - at Trégastel are highly recommended. So this coastline is certainly colourful!

Motorhome stop Trégastel is a good stop from which to visit the Côte de Granit Rose.

A city with a medieval atmosphere: that's Dinan, the next stop during your motorhome trip through Brittany. This is particularly striking in the Rue de Jerzual because of its many half-timbered houses. Every two years you can already enter the medieval atmosphere, because that's when the Fêtes des Ramparts take place. In these Fêtes des Ramparts the whole city is being transformed into medieval spheres where there are also various tournaments, among which knight tournaments. If you come dressed up, admission is free. Even more beautiful old works are the thirteenth-century fortifications and the castle of Dinan, which stands in the middle of the medieval city wall.

Dinan has a camper stop for the night.

Rennes is the bustling capital of Brittany. A good counterpart after the medieval spheres in Dinan. Especially the many students in the city create a vibrant atmosphere in the capital: terraces are full, and that's not surprising with a street also popularly called 'Rue de la Soif', which means 'Street of Thirst'. This street was originally called 'Rue Saint-Michel'. In the centre, one historical building after another emerges: the beautiful half-timbered houses in the old centre and the Romanesque cathedral, which is particularly special because of its marble, are just the beginning. The half-timbered houses are particularly beautiful to admire on the Place du Champ-Jacquet. If you are hungry, the Marché des Lices is an ideal place. This is the fourth largest market in France. Here, too, you can pick up various delicacies for on the road, but you can also eat them here while strolling past the many stalls!

Just outside Rennes you can spend the night at camper stop Rennes.

After bustling Rennes, it's time for the last stop of your motorhome journey through Normandy and Brittany: Carnac. Here you will find impressive menhirs, large stones from the Bronze Age. The menhirs were erected here a long time ago, even before our era! They are thought to originate from about 4500 BC, but we can't be absolutely sure because there is very little material here. The stones are probably placed to worship ancestors or as a kind of calendar, as more stone circles were used on the rest of the world. Because the stones can become loose when many tourists walk on the grass, you can walk between the stones between October and March. The other months the stones can be admired from a distance.

You can spend the night at camper stop Carnac, just outside Carnac.