Places to visit on holiday

France

  Accommodation in the area.

Gouffres de padirac. The best cave system I've ever visited. Take a boat trip below ground!

Lat: 44:51:29N (44.858) Lon: 1:45:00E (1.75)

MORE INFORMATION

Domme

A beautiful bastide town high up on a granite uplift overlooking the Dordogne river.

More details

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is one of the most moving places I have ever visited. Read about it at one of the sites below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-Sur-Glane
http://oradoursurglane.free.fr/

Sarlat, a beautiful market town in the Dordogne.

MORE INFORMATION

Lac Setton. High up in the hills of the Morvan a picturesque lake with beaches, watersports, boat trips and restaurants.

http://www.montsauche-les-settons.org/office-de-tourisme/settons2.htm

The island of Mont Saint Michel off the coast of Brittany. Visit the Abbey and the gift shops - a good workout for the legs and lungs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint_Michel

Rocamadour. A great place to spend the day with loads to see and do.

More information and Places to stay here

Pont d'arche. A natural granite arch at the beginning of a gorge in the Ardech. With it's sandy beaches and plentiful campsites it's a fantastic place for a family holiday.

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/fr/

The Eiffel Tower. Paris.

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

See it from the top http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen/fullscreen32.html


UK

 

Step back in time on the Swanage railway. The smell alone makes you feel like a child again and if you're lucky you can take a ride on the footplate!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanage_Railway

http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/


The watercress line. Ropley, Hampshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_Hants_Watercress_Railway

http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

Corfe castle.

http://www.corfecastle.org.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfe_Castle

The blue pool, Dorset.

http://blue.pool.users.btopenworld.com/

The London Eye

Book tickets

Other ideas for Going out in the UK    

Spain

 

The Alhambra in Granada.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra

   

Italy
 

The leaning Tower of Piza

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Piza

http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/index_eng.html

GPS coordinates 43.7231° N 10.3964° E


Netherlands
 

Amsterdam. Capital of the Netherlands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam

Anne Frank house, Amsterdam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_frank


Want to add a place to this page? Email me with your pictures and a description. contact@gps4touring.com    
© 2009 gps4touring