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