foxyfarrell

Hi All

I am planning a 1200 mile trip (probably over 3 days) from Calais to Fuengirola in Spain. There will be four adults (3 ladies and 1 gent) I would like to find a couple of inexpensive B&Bs to stay over during the route. I will be trying to avoid the toll roads if at all possible.

Can anyone advise of a lovely town or two to stop off en route so that I can start to search for accommodation?

Thanks

amsdon

I would not say Fuengiola is lovely, quite the contrary.
If you need to saty somewhere near it though try Beanlmadena or Marbella, or even Torresmolinos they are far better and very very near each other.

mpprh

Bite the bullet.

Take the autoroutes, rapid breaks for fuel and coffee, and stop overnight once only near Montpellier. Reckon on 10 hrs driving each day.

Avoiding toll roads will need 40+ hrs driving.

Info about Montpellier/Languedoc area : http://the-languedoc-page.com


Peter


Peter

flanneruk

You CANNOT sensibly drive to the south of Spain in three days without using motorways.

Averaging 14+ hours a day of driving, it's theoretically possible (you must not underestimate how slow non-motorways are). But you'll see little more than suburban industrial estates if you plan the "quickest" route - and most of the time you'll just see the crs in front.

Off-motorway, you've really got to plan a minimum of five days for a survivable daily routine of 9-6 driving with an hour off each day for seeing something and a few small diversions to avoid the many, many dull stretches.

If you haven't got five days, assuming you start from London at 0400, it's JUST possible to get to the far south of France by 2000-2100 if you stay on motorways all the time (including for eating). Forget B&Bs: find a Formule 1 or similar plastic chain at a motorway intersection round Bayonne. Sleep, then get back on the road and you'll be in Fuengirola not long after dark if you're lucky.

Perfectly reasonable thing to do if you're renting a house for a few weeks and want to take computers, reading matter, proper cooking equipment and firm pillows with you.

But if you want to see a bit of Europe - Luton and Malaga airports, at their busiest, are a lot less painful and give you far, far, more insight into daily life in Europe.

ribeirasacra

Inexpensive B&Bs are hard to find in France.
So just stay in the likes of
http://www.etaphotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml
or even cheaper.
http://www.hotelformule1.com/gb/home/index.shtml
For real B&Bs in Spain France and other parts of Europe look at this site.
http://www.toprural.com/

eemilie1984

Hi !

To find B&Bs in France you have for me two websites.

http://www.charme-traditions.com/en

http://www.travel-avenue.com/81,11-f...breakfast.html

You can have a break in Montpellier. It's really a nice city.
You can have a break at this hotel/Residence

http://www.travel-avenue.com/1859109...ntpellier.html

Hope you will enjoy France and Spain
Emilie.

foxyfarrell

Thanks to Emilie, ribeirasacra, flanneruk, Peter and Amsdon - taking all your advice into consideration - thank you for your time and efforts in helping me to refine plans - much appreciated.