| Pony rides are a popular activity on camping holidays. | | | | proves popular with the children. From Aigues-Mortes |
| France offers a number of opportunities to explore the | | | | you can also visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of |
| countryside from the saddle and many areas have a | | | | Canal du Midi, and the town's huge fortress. |
| longstanding cultural connection to horses. Take a look | | | | Two and a half hours to the East, near the glamorous |
| at some of the places to enjoy equestrian activities | | | | town of Cannes, is the hilly region of Pic de l'Ours. This |
| when camping in France. | | | | is a good landscape for walking or mountain biking, and |
| The Camargue is a good place to enjoy horse riding if | | | | many holiday makers choose to enjoy the amazing |
| you go camping in France's south coast | | | | views from the saddle. Pic de l'Ours is a rural area |
| départements. It is not far from Montpellier in | | | | close to the French Riviera, a famously beautiful |
| the Languedoc-Roussillon region, where the Rhone | | | | coastal region of France. Camping holidays in the |
| meets the Mediterranean Sea. Native to the marshes, | | | | Côte d'Azur are well provided for at Camping |
| grasslands and lagoons, Camargue horses are small | | | | Douce Quiétude, St. Raphaël and the |
| but sturdy and strong, with long tails and manes. They | | | | Camping la Baume, Fréjus, as well as many |
| are bred to handle walking in the wetlands along | | | | more quality sites down the coast. |
| narrow tracks. | | | | It is not just the South of France where you can enjoy |
| The horses were traditionally used for herding the bulls | | | | equestrian pastimes. There are horses to be found on |
| that are farmed here. The bullfighting tradition is still | | | | Camping holidays in France's north coast |
| celebrated locally, but with a more humane design to | | | | département of Normandy, the region famous |
| the events. Rather than the swords that are used | | | | for the Bayeux Tapestry and the D-Day Beach |
| over the border in Spain, the Camargue bullfighters | | | | landings. Festyland is a fun park with a Norman history |
| show their skill by stealing flowers from between the | | | | theme, aimed at young children. One of the many |
| bull's horns. | | | | attractions is the medieval horse show, which will |
| Finding a good place for camping in France's | | | | entertain all the family. |
| Camargue region is easy. One option is the campsite | | | | While camping in France you can also take pony rides |
| called Yelloh! Village la Petite Camargue in | | | | at the Camping la Grenouillére, Blois, in the Loire |
| Aigues-Mortes. In the town of Aigues-Mortes you can | | | | Valley. Nearby is the beautiful The Château de |
| book horseback outings on a local steed, riding down | | | | Chambord overlooking the forest of Boulogne. There |
| along the lagoons to Port Camargue on the coast. | | | | are horse shows and 'Son et Lumière' shows |
| You will often encounter pink flamingos in this part of | | | | at the Chateau, and you can hire horses to explore the |
| the South of France. Camping holiday activities at the | | | | grounds from the vantage point of the saddle. |
| Yelloh! Campsite includes horse riding too and it always | | | | |