France at Easter ?

[T'Onion]

We are thinking about having a trip to France at Easter next year , would like to see the country at a different time of the year etc etc
Now I know the French are big catholic's so will be celebrating Easter , my question is do things 'close' down for the holidays ?
Will things be quiet or relativity busy ?
Anyone recommend somewhere to watch 'mad easter stuff' ? you know the thing dragging dead bodies through the streets hoping that they will be resurrected

[Ian Hulley]

you know the thing dragging dead bodies through the streets hoping that they will be resurrected

You're obviously thinking of Youlgreave Mark

[T'Onion]

ya daft beggar

[sarran1955]

Hello,

Right, France is not THAT Catholic, so things don't close at Easter

On the contrary, all the Camping Municipales open from Easter or just before.

Try to avoid traveling on busy week ends

Sorry, don't know of any dead body dragging festivals, I'll have to look that one up

Get South of the Loire valley for better weather.

I'm hoping we'll be able to ski at Easter in the Massif Centrale.

Cordialement,

[T'Onion]

Excellent ,thank you for the info

[oorwullie]

shops will be closed, roads will be chockablock.

where ya going? i know some byways.

[Flibbertigibbet]

Oh are [b we[/b] off to France

[Ian Hulley]

Oh are [b we[/b] off to France

Not without the missing ] you dont

Ian

[T'Onion]

If i can get a cheaper than £150 crossing then yes .. the chunnel is working out cheaper at the mo


We won't be going 'deep' maybe to the Brittany pink coast

[oorwullie]

eye don't need tunnels.

[Bowton Lad]

On the contrary, all the Camping Municipales open from Easter or just before.

Unfortunately, that's not true.

I will be in France from mid May until early June 2012 & I have found that at least two Camping Municipales in Dept.23 Creuse will be closed in May. The one at St.Dizier-Leyrenne only opens mid June until late August. The one at Bourganeuf is only open July - August. Also,the one at Dun-Le-Palestel doesn't appear to be open in May but info on this site is difficult to find.

[T'Onion]

Cheer Bolton Lad , we aren't too fussed about the campsites as we will be mainly staying on the aires , if not all the time

[Ian Hulley]

Mark it tells you in the Aires book when they're open Most probably the tourist and skiing areas are open all year otherwise perhaps they don't risk the facilities freezing.

Ian

[T'Onion]

Cheers Ian , I'll have a read of ours at some point , can't see any being closed at Easter

[Ian Hulley]

Ok, just had a flick through ours and the ones that close seem to be the ones attached to campsites, most of those seem to open April and close mid October.

Ian