I am meeting my brother in France in August and his main request is to find a lakeside (or close to lake access) house for the 7 of us. We want to relax with the kids, play in the water and ride bikes and such. The school age cousins will want plenty of play time - not necessarily tourist activities.
I'm also open to considering the Cote d'Azure area (not necessarily lakeside:-). I know that this a broad ask, but it's hard to know where to begin when there are no tourist destinations required.
Any suggestions?
Posted by
West Coast of Canada
38 posts
Hi Tanis, we stayed in a gite in Ste. Vincent-de-Cosse (near Beynac) last July. Our gite didn't have a pool but some other properties in the village had pools. We had an enormous yard with 2 trampolines and a treehouse, though, that our kids loved. Our gite slept 6 and I'm sure space could have been found for a 7th person.
The village is also a 5 minute drive to a riverside spot where kids could swim. Kayak and canoe rentals are also available there. But I know...near a river, not a lake...
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
You might look around the Gorge du Verdon and Lac de Sainte-Croix. It's probably popular with French families in August.
Posted by
OP
20 posts
Thank you both so much!