A Gourmet's Guide to Camping in France

With its combination of haute cuisine, greatFrance, and for a holiday that combines great
campsites and spectacular countryside, camping infood with a scenic location, it is hard to beat a
France is the ideal choice for a food lover whovisit to Brittany!
enjoys the great outdoors as much as a threeRoquefort
Michelin starred meal.This village is located in the beautiful Ardeche
Few countries can boast a culinary tradition toregion. Famous as the home of the blue cheese
compete with France, which is regarded as havingof the same name, Roquefort is naturally a great
the best chefs and finest cooking in the world.place for cheese lovers, especially because of the
Numerous cities and towns in the country areunique and traditional way in which the cheese is
famed for their local cuisine or the quality of theirproduced. If you come to Roquefort, don't miss
restaurants, so if you are a gourmet who is intentout on a visit to the local caves where the
on camping in France, make sure you camp nearcheeses are aged!
to one of these gastronomic centres...Dijon
ParisIt is most famous as the producer of the fiery
Paris, of course, is a great destination for loversand delicious Dijon mustard, and a visit to the city
of good food and fine wine. Although the verywill be a chance to sample some unusual
best French restaurants are to be found in Lyon,condiments (such as fruit flavoured mustard) at
years of immigration and multiculturalism havethe traditional shops that are scattered
given Paris an unparalleled level of culinarythroughout the city.
diversity, and there are restaurants for all tastesCamping in France near Dijon will also place you
in this city. Visit Paris for a flavour of everythingamidst the wine lands of the Burgundy region,
French cuisine has to offer, then head out intoallowing you to combine beautiful scenery, top
countryside to sample the produce at its source.quality cuisine and, of course, some of the very
Vannesbest wines in the country.
Brittany is well known for its unique culture, andLyon
this extends to its food as well. There are certainIf you go to just one place in France to sample
dishes that are unique to the region, and it is bestthe cuisine, make sure you go to Lyon. Renowned
to sample them locally. The charming marketas the gastronomic capital of the country, it is
town of Vannes is the perfect place to try outhome to the very best chefs and restaurants
traditional Breton cuisine, which includes the bestthat France has to offer. The best way to
crepes in France, a wide variety of seafoodexperience the food here is a visit to one of the
dishes and sweet pastries, and the famousmany bouchons; traditional restaurants which will
Breton cider. The coastal landscape of Brittanyserve you local wine and local cuisine.
also makes it an excellent place to go camping in