The Great Euro Ramble – Route Card

🚐 This is a brief overview of the route to Missano, designed to serve as a helpful guide for planning a similar trip.

🚐Total Distance: ~3,000 km

🗓️ Suggested Duration: 3–4 weeks

 

  • 🧭 Booking & Travel Tips

    • 🗓️ Book ahead in peak areas like Lake Garda, Misano, and Annecy

    • 📱 Use Park4Night or Campercontact for real-time updates and reviews

    • 🧺 Stock up at local markets for fresh produce and regional specialties

    • 🥐 Always ask about bread delivery—many sites offer morning baguettes!

Outward Legs

Return Legs 

🔹 Leg 1: Cherbourg → Chartres (~300 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Caen WWII Memorial,
    • Pegasus Bridge,
    • Chartres Cathedral
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Aire de Chartres (near cathedral)

🔹 Leg 2: Chartres → Nevers (~270 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Loire Valley countryside,
    • Nevers pottery & cathedral
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Camping de Nevers (riverside)

🔹 Leg 3: Nevers → Beaune (~250 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Burgundy vineyards,
    • medieval town charm
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Camping Les Cent Vignes

🔹 Leg 4: Beaune → Annecy (~260 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Lakeside old town,
    • alpine views
  • Motorhome Stop:
    • Camping Le Belvédère

🔹 Leg 5: Annecy → Aosta (~270 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Mont Cenis Pass,
    • Roman ruins
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Area Sosta
    • Camper Aosta

🔹 Leg 6: Aosta → Parma (~280 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Turin detour,
    • Po Valley,
    • Parmesan region
  • Motorhome Stop:
    • Area Sosta Parma
    • Agricamping

🔹 Leg 7: Parma → Bologna (~100 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Porticoes,
    • food markets,
    • vintage finds
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Area Camper Bologna

🔹 Leg 8: Bologna → Misano Adriatico (~150 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Rimini Roman arch,
    • MotoGP circuit
  • Motorhome Stop:
    • Camping Misano 
    • Area Sosta

🔹 Leg 9: Misano → Lake Garda (~300 km)

  • Highlights:
    • San Marino towers,
    • Verona amphitheatre
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Camping Bella Italia  Area Sosta Lazise

🔹 Leg 10: Lake Garda → Lucerne (~300 km)

  • Highlights:
    • Bergamo,
    • Lugano lakeside,
    • Chapel Bridge
  • Motorhome Stop::
    • Camping International Lido

Leg 11: Lucerne → Colmar (~250 km)

  • Highlights:

    • Lucerne’s Chapel Bridge and lake promenade

    • Basel’s Old Town (quick detour)

    • Colmar’s timber-framed houses and canal district

  • Motorhome Stop:

    • Camping de l’Ill – Colmar – riverside, full services, walkable to town

🔹 Leg 12: Colmar → Reims (~270 km)

  • 🏞️ Highlights:

    • Nancy’s Place Stanislas (UNESCO)

    • Verdun WWI Memorial and Ossuary

    • Reims Cathedral and Champagne houses

  •  Motorhome Stop:

    • Camping Municipal Reims or Aire de Reims – near city centre

🔹 Leg 13: Reims → Bayeux (~300 km)

  •  Highlights:

    • Giverny (Monet’s garden)

    • Rouen (Joan of Arc, Gothic cathedral)

    • Bayeux Tapestry Museum

  •  Motorhome Stop:

    • Camping Municipal Bayeux – shaded, near town centre

🔹 Leg 14: Bayeux → Cherbourg (~120 km)

  • Highlights:

    • Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc

    • Sainte-Mère-Église (paratrooper church)

    • Cité de la Mer museum in Cherbourg

  • Motorhome Stop:

    • Camping Le Ranch, Le Rozel – coastal charm, ~30 min from Cherbourg

🏕️ Campsite & Aire Suggestions by Route Leg

Outward route

🔹 Cherbourg Area

  • Camping Le Ranch, Le Rozel

    • ✅ Electric, water, waste disposal

    • 🌊 Near the coast, ~30 min from Cherbourg

    • 🥐 Bakery and small grocers nearby

    • Forum recommendation

  • Camping L’Etang des Haizes, Saint-Symphorien-le-Valois

    • ✅ Lakeside site with pool and pedal boats

    • 🛒 On-site shop and bakery

    • 🚐 Spacious pitches for motorhomes

 

🔹 Chartres

  • Aire de Camping-Car Chartres

    • ✅ Free or low-cost aire near cathedral

    • 🚶‍♂️ Walking distance to old town and shops

    • 🧼 Basic services, quiet overnight spot

 

🔹 Nevers

  • Camping de Nevers

    • ✅ Riverside pitches with electric

    • 🏰 Close to cathedral and pottery museum

    • 🛒 Supermarket and boulangerie nearby

 

🔹 Beaune

  • Camping Les Cent Vignes

    • ✅ Full-service site, walkable to town

    • 🍷 Near wine cellars and medieval centre

    • 🧺 Laundry, fresh bread delivery

 

🔹 Annecy

  • Camping Le Belvédère

    • ✅ Electric, water, waste, Wi-Fi

    • 🏞️ Overlooks Lake Annecy

    • 🛒 Market and patisserie nearby

 

🔹 Aosta (Italy)

  • Area Sosta Camper Aosta

    • ✅ Dedicated motorhome area with services

    • 🏛️ Near Roman ruins and old town

    • 🧀 Local cheese shops and trattorias

 

🔹 Parma

  • Area Sosta Parma

    • ✅ Secure, shaded pitches with electric

    • 🍝 Near Parmesan producers and food markets

    • 🛒 Supermarket within walking distance

 

🔹 Bologna

  • Area Camper Bologna

    • ✅ Full-service motorhome stop

    • 🏛️ Easy access to city center by bus

    • 🍕 Great pizzerias and vintage shops nearby

 

🔹 Misano Adriatico

  • Camping Misano

    • ✅ Beachside site with full amenities

    • 🏁 Near MotoGP circuit

    • 🛍️ Shops, gelato stands, and seafood restaurants

 

🔹 Lake Garda

  • Camping Bella Italia (Peschiera del Garda)

    • ✅ Large, family-friendly site with pools

    • 🏞️ Lakeside access, near Verona

    • 🛒 On-site market, bakery, and trattoria

  • Area Sosta Lazise

    • ✅ Quieter option near lakeside town

    • 🧺 Basic services, walkable to shops

 

🔹 Lucerne (Switzerland)

  • Camping International Lido

    • ✅ Full-service site near lake and city

    • 🛶 Boat rentals, walk to Chapel Bridge

    • 🧁 Swiss bakeries and chocolate shops nearby

Return Route

Misano Adriatico → Parma (~150 km)

  • Area Sosta Parma

  • ✅ Electric, water, waste

  • 🧀 Near Parmesan producers and food markets

  • 🥖 Bakery nearby with fresh focaccia

 

🔹 Parma → Aosta (~280 km)

  • Area Sosta Camper Aosta

  • ✅ Full services, quiet location

  • 🏛️ Walkable to Roman ruins and old town

  • 🧺 Local cheese shop and trattoria nearby

 

🔹 Aosta → Lake Geneva (Vevey/Montreux) (~250 km)

  • Camping de la Pichette – Vevey

  • ✅ Lakeside pitches, electric, Wi-Fi

  • 🎶 Near Montreux promenade and Queen Studio

  • 🥐 Swiss bakery within walking distance

 

🔹 Lake Geneva → Beaune (~270 km)

  • Camping Les Cent Vignes – Beaune

  • ✅ Full-service site, shaded pitches

  • 🍷 Walkable to wine cellars and medieval town

  • 🧺 Morning bread delivery available

 

🔹 Beaune → Reims (~270 km)

  • Camping Municipal Reims

  • ✅ Electric, water, waste, near city centre

  • 🥂 Close to Champagne houses and cathedral

  • 🛒 Supermarket and boulangerie nearby

 

🔹 Reims → Bayeux (~300 km)

  • Camping Municipal Bayeux

  • ✅ Full services, quiet and shaded

  • 🧵 Near Tapestry Museum and WWII sites

  • 🥖 Local market and cheese shop nearby

 

🔹 Bayeux → Cherbourg (~120 km)

  • Camping Le Ranch – Le Rozel

  • ✅ Coastal site with electric and water

  • ⚓ Near Cité de la Mer and D-Day beaches

  • 🧁 Small bakery and café in village