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6x free motorhome stopovers in Spain!

Surfing for beginners, hiking or cycling along the beach or paying a visit to a national park, everything is possible in the north of Spain! A trip to the north brings you to a unique and green part of Spain where you can take a breather and leave behind the touristic parts of this beautiful country. To complete your trip, we composed a list with 6 free motorhome stopovers in this beautiful region for you!

Área Rural de Listorreta-Barrengoloia, Rentería

The free motorhome stopover Área Rural de Listorretta-Barrengoloia is the ideal place to discover the seaside-town of San Sebastián. Here, you can relax at the enormous beach, which is called Playa de la Concha. You'll find loads of different artworks on the boulevard, so... rent a bike and discover how artsy San Sebastián is! Done with your biking tour? There are thousands of small bars, Michelin-star restaurants and charming terraces here where you can enjoy a nice view over the beach. A real tip for your visit to San Sebastián: go surfing at Playa de La Concha, there are loads of surfing schools here!

Playa de la Concha

- Relax along the enormous beach: Playa de la Concha.

Polideportivo de Urko, Sopela

Fresh green nature, amazing sigts and rich culture everywhere you look, that is Bilbao. Take a hike along the Nervión river to discover both the beautiful city and the Basque country. Do you like street art, fun neighbourhoods and charming squares? Then you should definitely rent a bike and go on a guided cycling tour, where you'll be shown the most beautiful sights of the city. Take a look at the Guggenheim Museum, where you can admire the work of big artists such as Picasso and Salvador Dalí! Fancy something to eat, but is it still too early for dinner? Try authentic pintxos in El Globo. Pintxos conists of a small piece of bread with various delicious toppings! After having discovered the culture of this impressive city, you can stay with your motorhome at the free motorhome stopover Polideportivo de Urko in Sopela.

Guggenheim Museum

- At the Guggenheim Museum you can admire the work of grand artists such as Picasso and Dalí.

Área de Las Llama, Santander

Out for a brisk walk? In Santander you can easily walk from the old town onto the quay and promenade! Along the seaside, you'll find cruise ships, a harbour and several small beaches. The definite highlight of this place is the peninsula ''La Magdalena'', which is known for it's fantastic location that allows you to take a walk through a public park with a small zoo! Would you rather admire the more luxury part of Santander? Then you should go discover the ''El Sardinero'' neighbourhood, with it's stylish and chique houses, casino's, hotels and beach pubs. After having vistited all these places, you can stay the night with your motorhome at free motorhome stopover Área de Las Llama.

La Magdalena

- Visit La Magdalena and take a walk through the public park!

Área de Logroño, Logroño

Park your motorhome at the free motorhome stopover Área de Logroño to discover Logroño, also known as the wine capital of La Rioja. Here, you'll find many quality wineries and bodegas to quench your thirst. Take a look at the old centre of Logroño and take a walk through Calle de Laurel, where you'll find the best tapas bars, restaurants and wineries of the city! You should also definitely have a look at the Paseo del Espolón, where you'll see 19th-century gardens with fountains and statues, one of which is a statue of general Espartero.

Monument general Espartero

- The famous monument of general Espartero.

Agurain, Agurain

Vitoria-Gasteiz is knowon for its medieval streets and squares. Significant as well, though, are the many balconies with glass, which you'll mostly see in the historical part of the city. Furthermore, the city has many nice shops. From the heart of the city, Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, runs a car-free shopping street. From here, you should definitely visit the Florida park as well, which is only a small walk away. Here, you'll find a extraordinary cathedral. In a quiet spot, away from the city, you will find a free motorhome site which is called Agurain, where you can go in the evening to spend the night with your motorhome!

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

- The heart of the town, Plaza de la Virgen Blanca!

Berriozar, Pamplona

The modern and authentic Spanish city with a rough edge, that's Pamplona! This city is characterized by its tasteful historical centre with it's wonky streets, colourful squares and gorgeous historical buildings. Plaza del Castillo is an example of such a square. This square is also seen as the beating heart of Pamplona! Obviously, we cannot forget about the well-known bull fights. Take a tour through the arena, Plaza de los Toros, and learn more about this tradition! At motorhome stopover Berriozar you can stay the night for free, and easily discover the city from the stopover.

Plaza del Castillo

- Pamplona is known for its colourful squares and gorgeous historical buildings!

In need of some relaxation during your motorhome-trip to Spain? Or do you like a little more luxury during your trip? In the Camperstop-App you'll find more than 12,500 motorhome stopovers all across Europe, so you can find exactly what you like!

A motorhome trip to the Queyras

A motorhome trip to the Queyras!

The Queyras is a mountain range and national park located in the French Alpes, in the French department Hautes-Alpes, to be exact. When we say that this place is "off-the-beaten-track", we really mean it! The Queyras is a stunning nature reserve, but the fact that you see small amounts of other tourists during your motorhome trip only makes the place more beautiful. So, let's go and travel to the Queyras!

Travel and stay

There are only a few entrances to the Queyras. Do you want to travel to this mountain range by motorhome? Then there are just 3 entry roads. From the north, you can best reach this area by the Col d'Izoard. Are you coming from the west of France? Choose to enter via Guillestre, located nearby the popular skiing resort Risoul. The last option is to approach the area from Italy via the Col d'Agnel.

Besides entry roads, there are also only a few motorhome stopovers in de Queyras. Despite that, you can stay in the middle of the stunning area! Park your motorhome at Parking St. Marie Madelaine, in Saint-Véran. Besides this being one of the nicest villages in the area, it is also the perfect base to start exploring the Queyras. Parked your motorhome? Then it is time to head out and explore!

motorhome stopover saint véran

- The motorhome stopover in Saint-Véran offers amazing views over the mountains!

Hiking

When you go on vacation to the mountains, you cannot not go hiking. And guess what: the Queyras is the perfect place to do just that! Quayras is an ultra accesible area for hikers, with a couple of very easy "hiking mountains". There are not many mountain ranges in Europe where hiking is this easy!

The Queyras has three cols running through the area, which you regularly see featured in the Tour de France; the Col d'Izoard, Col d'Agnel and the Col de Vars. These cols are surrounded by several nice hiking trails. For example, you could hike to the Lac du Souliers (2.492 m), nearby Col d'Izoard. Besides a beautiful lake, this hike offers amazing views over the Queyras.

Do you want to climb a 3.000-metre mountain? Then this is your time to shine! As abovementioned, the mountains in Queyras are fairly accesible. A hike to the Pic de Caramantran (3.025) is, compared to other 3.000-metre peaks), like a walk in the park!

Experienced hikers can indulge themselves as well in Queyras since you can find one of the most beautiful long-distance hiking trails here. The GR58, or Tour de Queyras, is a trail that's 95 kilometres long and takes you across the national park of Queyras.

hiking queyras

- The Queyras has some amazing easy mountains for hiking!

Villages

We'll be honest: Queyras' power doesn't lie with its quaint mountain villages. This isn't strange since there only live about 2.500 people in Queyras. This is just as much as the amount of chamois in the area! Nevertheless, there are a couple of charming villages to be found here that are definitely worth a visit.

The first village that is worth a visit, and simultaneously the village where you will stay with your motorhome, is Saint-Véran. This village is also known as the highest village in Europe, though there are other villages that also claim this title. Though what Saint-Véran undoubtedly is, is absolutely beautiful! Besiders this village being almost constantly sunny because of its location on a south-facing slope, you'll find a couple of authentic houses and amazing views over the mountains of Queyras here.

Another recommendation is Guillestre. Admittedly, this village lies a little outside of Queyras, but it is still worth a mention. In Guillestre you will find multiple cosy restaurants and you can visit the weekly market every monday morning!

ceillac queyras

- Besides Saint-Véran, we also recommend you visit Ceillac!

Action and adventure

If you want to engage in some other activities besides hiking, Queyras is still the place to go! You could go paragliding, rafting on the Durance, or admire the surroundings from above on a zipline that runs through the Gorges de la Durance. Do you find yourself in Queyras in winter? Then you can do all the typical wintersports activities over here, such as skiing or snowboarding, but also snowshoeing in the beautiful mountains of the Queyras. Anyways, there is lots to experience in this beautiful mountain range in the southeast of France!

paragliden queyras

- Paragliding in the Queyras!

Not done hiking yet? Go for a hike in Austria! Austria is the perfect place to go hiking in Europe and there are several motorhome stopovers from where you can directly put on your hiking boots and go explore the beautiful nature. In our blog "6x hiking from the motorhome stopover in Austria!" you can read everything about these motorhome stopovers and its surrounding hiking trails.

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