Our top tips for enjoying an unusual break
For a complete disconnection, treat yourself to a nature break in a cabin during your cycling trip. On the ground or in the air, in the heart of a forest, by the sea or a river...it doesn't matter, this break will be beneficial!
Stay in a tree house – get back to nature
In some large beech trees, you’ll find two little tree houses perched above the Domaine du Roc de Saint-André. Drift off to sleep with the wind singing through the branches and awake in the morning to the gentle calls of birds. A deck connects the two cabins, making it a great choice for families!
- €65 with breakfast
- Bonus: Breakfast is included and is served on the deck at the time of your choosing
- Check it out on the Josselin <> Peillac cycling route segment
Stay in a fishing cabin
Along the route of La Vélodyssée, you will see quite a few fishing cabins on stilts, traditionally used for fishing plaice, a common catch in the estuaries of the Loire, Charente-Maritime, and Gironde departments of France. In Corsept, at the Manoir de l’Espérance (Hope Manor), you can sleep in a fishing cabin surrounded by maritime pines on the grounds of the Manor.
- €100 with breakfast
- Bonus: When you call for it, using a foghorn, your breakfast will be served in a fisher’s basket. All you have to do is haul it up to your cabin using a hoist just like those used for raising and lowering plaice.
- Check it out on the Le Pellerin <> Saint-Brévin-les-Pins segment
Stay in a tent-cottage hybrid
If you’re looking for a cycling holiday cottage, but also like the idea of camping in a tent, we have the perfect place for you: the ‘Cabadienne’ (named off of a play on words in French combining ‘cabin’ and ‘Canadian tent’). The Le Chaponnet campsite offers this 10-m² accommodation with two single beds and electricity included so you can charge all your devices.
- €32
- Bonus: A table and chairs made of wood and covered by a canopy
- Check it out on the Saint-Gilles-Croix de Vie <> Les Sables d’Olonne route segment
Stay in a tree house in the heart of a forest in Landes
In the heart of the Village vacances Nature & Océan de Messanges resort, perched on a hill, this 50-m² wooden cabin is ideal for 4 to 6 people. From the kitchen, you will have a magnificent view of the forest, the countryside, and the village of Messanges. You also get two private decks around the cabin.
- From €149
- Bonus: To relax after a long day of cycling, head to the heated pool, outdoor jacuzzi, and sauna!
- Check it out on the Léon <> Capbreton cycling route segment
Stay in a charming caravan in the countryside of Brittany
In the valley of the river Hyères in Carhaix, the Vallée de l’Hyère municipal campsite is nestled in a hilly landscape. You can get a great night’s sleep in a four-person caravan that offers all your creature comforts.
- From €65
- Bonus: This municipal campsite is surrounded by a park where you can ride horses, go golfing, complete a ropes course, get lost in the labyrinth of greenery, or wander along nature trails.
- Check it out on the Carhaix <> Rostrenen route segment
Stay in a holiday cottage typical of Arcachon Bay
As you pedal around Arcachon Bay, you will spot a number of cottages on stilts. Particularly common on the Ile aux Oiseaux (Bird Island), these wooden cabins on stilts were once used to attend to oyster beds. The campsite Aux Couleurs du Ferret offers such cottages on stilts for two to five people.
- From €35 to €122
- Bonus: A human-scale campsite in a calm, verdant, natural setting, surrounded by dozens of varieties of trees, in the heart of a 2.5-hectare forest.
- Check it out on the Lacanau-Océan <> Lège-Cap-Ferret route segment
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