France

France is a great country to visit which is why it makes such a perfect place to go on holiday

Camping in France is one of life's simple pleasures. Fantastic scenery, beautiful beaches around the coast and with swathes of countryside, you can feel like you are miles from anywhere.

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Some of the world’s greatest art can be found throughout France. The Gothic masterpieces secreted away in magnificent cathedrals, the baroque gems, the Renaissance treasures and the Impressionist confections by Monet, Manet, Sisley and Renoir.

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Cocktails have a murky past; there seems to be no single eureka moment. Apparently, nobody tipped a few alcoholic ingredients into a glass, added some extras and declared it a ‘cocktail’. Definitions come and go, fast and loose, and although early mixed drinks were clearly being clumsily made and consumed during the 19th century, it wasn’t until 1917 that the first cocktail party was documented in Missouri.

Centred around the historic city of Lyon (France’s second city and since Roman times a crucial regional capital), it’s a region of contrasts: from the pristine peaks and pastures of the Alps to the bustling cities and fertile fields of the Rhône Valley.

Different people like different types of campsite, from the family-run, low key campsite to the large camping ‘village’ with all singing, all dancing facilities.

Everyone loves a party and when the theme is ‘celebration of wine’ then a good crowd is assured. Festivals celebrating local produce, the harvest and wines are prolific throughout France, and they are a heady mix of tradition, heritage and local values. Celebration of wine, specifically, is just a part of the event.

Like many a neighbourly relationships, the French and British have not always seen eye to eye. It’s not simply a case of not getting on, more a question of never-ending competition, perhaps the ultimate in one-upmanship or keeping up with the Joneses.

Among the most popular activities while camping are walking and cycling. Not surprising when so many campsites are rurally located, set amid glorious scenery with routes often starting at the campsite gates.

Paris is often regarded as the fashion capital of the world, with chic boutiques spread across the city and many top-end fashion houses headquartered there. Louis XIV, whose lavish taste, evident in the stunning Palais de Versailles situated just outside the capital, is largely to thank for France's love of fashion and luxury.

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With the launch of our special 50th edition guide book just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look at some of the campsites which are still going strong after all these years.

Whether or not Napoleon was a keen walker is not fully documented (he was certainly no stranger to a long march). What we do know, however, is that he decided that the French coastline was part of the nation’s heritage and so gave all citizens the right to access it.

From south of Nantes, down to the Gironde estuary, runs a flat, sparsely populated and rather unprepossessing region which draws in more holidaymakers than any other département on France’s Atlantic coast.

The beaches of Normandy saw the largest seaborne invasion in history - 6th June 1944 or D-Day marked the beginning of the Allied campaign to wrestle occupied Europe from Nazi control