chas Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Having toured some of this coast many years ago, Does anyone have up to date info on how motorhome friendly it is now, and possible aires or stopping places. We do not travel in the busy season. Many Thanks. chas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Madge Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 chas - 2007-05-24 6:46 AM Having toured some of this coast many years ago, Does anyone have up to date info on how motorhome friendly it is now, and possible aires or stopping places. We do not travel in the busy season. Many Thanks. chas Chas, We did this tour of the Iberian Peninsula a couple of years ago some of it might be useful to you. FREE CAMPING SPOTS IN NORTH/NORTH WEST SPAIN JUNE 2005 Here is a selection of free camping places that we found suitable for overnight stops on our recent tour of the Iberian Peninsular. We either night stopped or had lunch/siesta in all of these places. We did the trip in the first three weeks in June 2005. We were very surprised by the very few motorhomes that were about at this time of the year. The Spanish were out in force at the weekends but mid week it was very quiet. The one exception was Cape Finisterre where there were several vans and many visitors. Many nights we were camped by ourselves. CAMPOSANCOS. Parking at the ferry terminal. There is a very cheap (Euro 5.80) 15 minute ferry from Caminna (Portugal) to Camposancos (Spain). ALDAN HARBOUR. Parking in harbour area. CAPE CORRUBED. Parking area around lighthouse. PUNTA LOURA. Parking by lighthouse, very remote area. CAPE FINISTERRE. Parking by lighthouse. Could be a problem in the wet. There is a large tarmac car park on the right one kilometre before the lighthouse. CAPE VILAN. Parking in lighthouse car park, very remote. CEDEIRA. Parking in port car park. SAN ANDRES DU TEIXIDO. Parking in view point area over looking village.” Do not drive into village” PORTO DE ESPASANTE. Parking on harbour area. PORTO DE BARES. Free campsite (except July/August) on harbour area. Many static vans left on site. Water available. PORTO DO BARQUEIRO. Parking on harbour. GONCHA DE ARTEDO. Parking area behind beach. EL PUNTAL. Car parking bays on estuary road. TAZONES. Very picturesque village/harbour. Parking in car park on approach to village SAN VICENTE DE LA BARQUERA. Parking on “Playas” at eastern end of town. Can be very crowded/noisy at weekends and in July/August. PLAYA OYANBRE. Parking in beach car park. SAUNCES. Punta del Dichoso, parking in car park area. QUEJO. Parking in harbour area/car park. AJO. Parking in beach and picnic area car park. Water available. DUESO. Parking on rough ground behind sand dunes. Beware of patches of soft sand. All of the above places can be found on Michelin maps 441 & 442. A8 MOTORWAY. The Spanish are slowly extending westwards the A8 motorway from the French/Spanish border to La Coruna. It has presently reached the town of Gijon. There is a 22 kilometre break just west of San Vicente de la Barquera It’s “Peage/Toll” from the border to Bilbao then the remainder is toll free. Service areas are few and far between the further west you travel. Safe travelling Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturus Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Hi Chas There are new aires being opened in Northern Spain. These can be found on the Spanish website http://www.lapaca.org unfortunately in Spanish but the aires info is quite good. BrianM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Chas, We spent two weeks on the Costa Verde last year and had no problem at all finding stopping places. We only spent one night on a campsite and the remainder ovenighting in out-of-the-way car parks etc. We were certainly not alone and many Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Portugese Motorhomers did the same. We never had any hassle and the locals didn't bat an eye. Indeed, they were friendly and hospitable. As long as you move on in the mid-morning before any popular car parks start to fill with cars visiting the beaches or tourist attractions etc. there won't be a problem. Don't park on obviously private land. With a little imagination you will find some superb spots and will usually be in the company of multi-national like-minded people. It's like most things, if you are responsible and considerate you will have a rewarding time and uphold the generally good name of motorhomers. We encountered the Police / Civil Guard several times while parked up but they were absolutely unconcerned. The link in the previous post is good but limited. There are numerous signed service points for water / diposal on the autopistas and water is also available at some petrol stations. We never had a problem filling / emptying. Campsites are OK but are very crowded and you will often be exiting your 'van into someone else's awning! That is unless you move well away from the coast / picos, where things are a little less manic. Good luck with the trip, we loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 Thanks everyone for your help, I can now plan ahead for my route. Regards chas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevandali Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 chas - 2007-05-24 10:15 PM Thanks everyone for your help, I can now plan ahead for my route. Regards chas Hi Chas, we are thinking of heading the same way in August (no choice) :-( Have you been yet? and if so what was it like, did you find some good overnight stops? cheers kevandali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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