Camping Le Millau Plage

Want to stretch your legs in a gentle manner? Take a stroll along the banks of the Tarn for a relaxing riverside ramble direct from the site. If you need more of a challenge, take the 25-minute drive to the striking Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux for hikes among the huge dolomite rocks and natural arches. There are several trails here of varying difficulty and a mini train for those whose ideal level of difficulty is a minimal one. There’s much epic landscape to be seen around here, both natural and manmade – the Millau Viaduct (20 minutes away) is taller than the Eiffel Tower. Don’t restrict yourself to seeing it all from ground level: you can also take boat trips or canoe paddles down the river, take a view from above on a paragliding flight or see some of it shoot past at high speed as you launch out on a bungee jump. All a bit too active? Dial the pace down with a tour of local historic sites: potter around the Gallo-Roman potters’ village La Graufesenque (five minutes’ drive), to take in the town’s 12th-century bell tower and look out for the old mill, set precariously on the ruins of an old bridge and looking like it's on the verge of toppling into the waters below.