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| Like many families, we've long ago decided that France is a great destination for us. You can rely on good food, fantastic wine, a huge choice of cheeses; it doesn't involve long queues at the airport and you can come home reasonably easy if the weather turns out bad (and believe me, we've done it). But we felt that we had begun to run out of places to discover. we'd done the beaches (all the way from Normandy down through the Vendee to Biarritz), the palaces (the Loire), the food and wine tours (Burgundy and Bordeaux), but then we investigated the Eurocamp brochure and found The Jura. The Jura is the mountainous region between Burgundy and The Alps. As we stayed at the campsite Domain de Chalain it was only 50km from Geneva in Switzerland - another big bonus as we had never been to Switzerland. two countries for the price of one! The Site Domain de Chalain is situated near as a small town called Doucier, about an hour and a half from Dijon. From the very first day all five of us agreed that it was the best site we had visited, with its indoor and outdoor pool complex, the beachy lake complete with fishing and pedaloes, and the surrounding beautiful forest land. the facilities were excellent and included a bakery, butchers, fromagerie, bar, grill and a host of other little shops. And the staff - from both eurocamp and the campsite itself - were extremely helpful and friendly.  5 Top Things To Do In The Jura 1. Drive to Switzerland through the windy roads of the Jura and Alps (hopefully kids don't get too car sick!) to visit Swiss town of Nyon. From there catch boat (ours was a fantastic paddle steamer) across Lake Geneva to medieval French town of Yvoire. 2. Find a hill top restaurant that serves Fondue - with or without meat. Our evenings of fondue with ice cool Vin de Jura Blanc were some of the best moments of the holiday - and older kids often love getting their skewers stuck into the fondue too. 3. Visit some caves. There are many in the area, with great formations to ogle at. We visited the Grottes des Moidons near Arbois - a great day out when the weather's not so good! 4. Visit the Burgundian town of Beaune. Yes, I know it's in Burgundy but it's not too far to drive and both parents and children will find something to do in this famous wine town. There are great restaurants, a cute little train that takes you around the town and out into the vineyards, a wine museum and plenty of chances to go wine tasting (at almost every other shop), and finally, the Hospices de Beaune - the old hospital where you can see wards laid out as they would have been, along with the old apothecary where you'll spot pots of earwig dust and such like! 5. The Cascades de Herisson - a woodland trail that takes you past a series of breathtaking waterfalls. You'll need good walking shoes for this - and pushchairs are impossible - but it really is worth the trip. We travelled with P & O ferries, and stayed at Domain de Chalian with Eurocap. see www.eurocamp.co.uk, or call 0870 366 7552, for more information. |
| Posted: 11/09/2006 09:55:19 Last Updated: 11/09/2006 10:27:19 |
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