08 May 2009 10:33 AM:

Thanks Randolph for the advice about Chartres, Orleans and Bordeaux as stop off points and then Pau by the Pyrenees, the Pyrennes stop is particularly important for us as we do not have a clue where to stay in that area and your recommendation of the town of Pau sounds interesting, can now check these towns out on the net and see how they compare to the route we want to take.

Once again many thanks for the advice.

Thread: Driving routes through France and Spain

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07 May 2009 12:15 PM:

We have already done the Portsmouth - Bilbao ferry trip and the drive down through the centre of Spain via Madrid to our destination at La Cala between Fuengirola and Marbella on the Cota del Sol.

However, in September this year we intend to drive down from Calais and we have plenty of time i.e. about 5 - 7 days to do the trip and we would like to travel no more then 300-400 miles per day. We would like to link up eventually with the coast road from outside Barcelona somewhere and finish our journey from there,

We will be driving a medium sized hatchback and the party consists of just myself and my wife, we have both driven overseas in many different destinations around the world so are fairly well experienced drivers.

Our question is, Has anybody got any ideas as to the most scenic route to take? and also any recommendations of towns/villages and hotels to stay at on route?

 

Thread: Driving routes through France and Spain

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04 Feb 2009 12:00 AM:

We have just discovered this forum and it looks great, we have owned an apartment in Jardin, Miraflores, Costa del Sol for approximately  5 years now and visit about 5-6 times a year, interested to see if any other owners at Miraflores here.

 

Thread: We are in Jardin, Miraflores

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