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Motorhome Stopovers with the Wine-growers and Farmers of France

France Passion 2008
£21.00 Inc UK P&P
 
Our 2008 vintage
Motorhome owners, you prefer stopovers in the countryside, and enjoy exploring the diversity of rural France…

Enjoy over 5000 safe and free stopover sites located in over 1300 different properties up until Easter 2009.

In collaboration with the "Vignerons Indépendants de France" and the "Bienvenue à la Ferme" network, France Passion presents the 16th edition of its guide to free, private stopover sites on farms and in vineyards.

2008: for the 1st time over 1000 host sites available

 

650 wine-growers, 400 farmers and market gardeners, 30 Motorhome owners and 20 craftsmen await your visit. You will discover the hidden secrets of our country when camping on their properties, let them be your guides!

320 new destinations in France…

where you can taste and enjoy Pyrenean honey, Languedoc-Roussillon Muscat, Provencal goat's cheese, Auvergne cured meats, Normandy camembert, Brittany cider, Alsace and Aquitaine duck and goose liver pâtés, Champagne, and renowned Burgundy and Claret wines.

The 2008 stopovers guide is your passport to France!

 

 

The principle is simple, Motorhome owners can stay overnight or for 24 hours on these properties free of charge and without having to book.

All that is necessary to enjoy this amazing stopover network is to remember to say “Hello” and “Goodbye”!

To obtain your copy of the stopovers list, just purchase the Carnet des Invitations published by France Passion.

Quiet nights…freedom of choice and no charge

Surrounded by magnificent scenery, at the waters edge, at the heart of a vineyard or at the foot of a splendid Chateau, simply park and spend a worry free night with the largest Motorhome host network in France!

 

Along your way you'll also find unusual places and activities: take part in a grape harvest, visit a tropical glasshouse, take a ride in a carriage, fish for trout, make beer, learn to cook local specialities… Your hosts have come up with original ideas to make your stay more memorable!

The delights of local French produce at your table

The men and women who are your hosts are passionate about what they do, proud of their work, and delighted to meet you.

There is ample opportunity to thank them for their hospitality - try out their produce and local specialities and stock up on French delights on site.

 

Bon appétit!

It's not always easy when you're travelling to find a good restaurant or inn with appropriate parking. The France Passion hosts, with their local knowledge, have selected for you 1400 establishments near to their properties.
These very useful addresses can be found in the “l’Etape Découverte, Plaisir de la Table” supplement.

"France Passion Privilege"

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Invitation Book, you will find in the 2007 edition a voucher which will enable you to take part in our "France Passion Privilege" lottery. Visit 8 or more stopovers before October, and earn a chance to participate in our grand draw at the next Paris – Le Bourget Leisure Vehicle show. Numerous prizes are to be won, thanks notably to our partnership with Masters France, the largest network of Motorhome distributors.

 

The Carnet des Invitations is published in 3 languages: French, English, German (main texts also in Spanish, Italian and Dutch).

The 2008 guide in figures…
  • 08: the department of Ardèche, where you can stay at a "farm-theatre"!
  • 16: for the 16th edition of the Guide… created in 1993.
  • 21: the price of the Guide for one year of free stopovers.
  • 32: hosts have caught the Motorhome virus from their contacts with you…
  • 44: the number of organic producers and farmers
  • 1300: winegrowers and farmers welcome you in 2008. There were 125 in 1993, and 330 in 2000!
 

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