France

New Parc: Chateau de Galinee Campsite

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Chateau de Galinee is the perfect resort for a young family. It’s small and friendly, with a great water park and has interesting and exciting places nearby. The site is located at St Cast near St Malo in Brittany, north western France, so it’s in easy reach via the English Channel. It’s close to the [...]

Visiting the Massif de l’Esterel Coastal Area of France

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Our Douce Quietude site is a great place for families with young children to unwind against a beautiful coastal backdrop. Set in the Massif de l’Esterel coastal area, Douce Quietude features a kids splash area with water jets splash pool and entertainment for family fun and frolics. Choose from two types of mobile home to [...]

Explore the Venetian Riviera with our New Parc – San Francesco Campsite

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The Venetian Riviera is home to one of the most fantastic and memorable cities to visit in the world – Venice With beaches, beautiful seafronts and sumptuous cultural experiences, it’s a wonderful place to visit for all the family. Our Thomson Al Fresco park San Francesco campsite is located in Caorle, and is a large [...]

Family Holiday Essentials

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My gang has been guests of Thomson Al Fresco for the past two summers. We’ve enjoyed lazy summer days and lovely hazy nights at their parcs Pra Delle Torri in Caorle on the Venetian Riviera and Castell Montgri Estartit in Northern Spain. We wouldn’t swap those weeks for the world. And we’ve learned a thing [...]

First Al Fresco proposal at La Croix du Vieux Pont

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Elise, one very lucky lady, was proposed to on her Al Fresco holiday this year, and has kindly shared her story with us. Prepare to say ‘aw!’ “Kevin and I have been together 3 years and had our first baby boy, Arlo, in February. We wanted to take him abroad for our first family holiday [...]

Kiting in the Vendée

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This was sent to us as a newsletter item for the Al Fresco Reps, but as a holiday-maker who has tried kiting a few times, I thought our customers might also like to read it Josip and I have been at Sol a Gogo in the Vendée now for nearly three months. When we arrived [...]

Languedoc – Domaine des Deux Ruisseaux

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If you’re returning to Sérignan-Plage in the wee small hours in late August and September, don’t be surprised if you see major activity in the vineyards of Domaine des Deux Ruisseaux in Sauvian. The ‘Two Streams Estate’ – it doesn’t sound quite the same in English – began life in the early 1960s, when Gilbert [...]

Last minute holiday planning

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When it comes to summer holidays, we’re not the most organised of families. It’s a rare year when we’ve got everything planned by the end of June, and this year was no exception. But prompted by what Scooby Doo villains call the ‘pesky kids’, July saw me scouring t’Internet for cheap flights to southern France [...]

Holiday in Normandy – what to eat

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The Home of Tripe and Cider France, the world-renowned home of fine wine and, err, tripe and cider.   I kid you not.   If you head across to Normandy the chances are you may be going to visit some of the famous towns where the pivotal battles of WWII took place, of course.   [...]

Exploring inland from Sequoia Parc

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Today, 27th July, the weather finally seems to be improving. We’ve had 15 days of not so good weather -some cloud, some heavy rain and even such a strong gale that the campsite was notified and told to tell all couriers to take away all furniture from the deckings. Makes life more interesting! Fortunately, nothing untoward happened – [...]