Published by Lyn on 28 August 2013
This enquiry was originally posted on the forums in August last year (before I upgraded the site). I'm phasing the forums out, so I'm posting some of the discussions here in case they can help anyone else.
Where is a good base for cycling holiday in France during May?
A road cyclist friend and I are planning a one-week bike trip to France in May. Rather than moving from town to town with someone transporting our luggage, we like to have a home base city surrounded by a good network of secondary roads for these trips.
Here are our requirements:
1. High probability of sunny weather and daytime highs above 20 degrees Celcius in the month of May
2. Primarily flat or rolling hills
3. We don’t want suburbs
4. After our daily rides, we want our home base town to be a nice place to explore containing good restaurants
Answer:
There are so many options in France!You could try narrowing it down to somewhere in Languedoc-Roussillon - that link has an overview, plus links to various cities/towns there. Try places like Pézenas, Sommières, or Uzès.
Dordogne (in Aquitaine), Limousin or Gers (Midi-Pyrenees) are other options - all have large swathes of rolling countryside and some good cycle-friendly hotels, B&Bs and gites that would make good bases (search here). Cheers,
Lyn @ FWF
