Camping Divonne

This is an utterly fab locale, between the foothills of the Jura mountains and Lake Geneva, close to the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park and Mont Blanc, and within easy reach of Geneva, Nyon and Lausanne across the Swiss border. Your local urban settlement is the Pays de Gex thermal town of Divonne-les-Bains, famed in the region for its thermal springs set against its beaut views over Mont Blanc. A spa or wellness session (or both, but of course) are practically mandatory when in these parts; ask at the Camping Divonne reception for their tips on where to take your pampering-seeking self. Active options await for after your spa session – or possibly it might be sensible to partake of them before. Among your Divonne-les-Bains picks are a big open-air pool for public use, a golf course, tennis courts, football pitches and a three and a half kilometre path around Divonne lake for walkers and cyclists. You can also swim in the lake or slightly further afield in Lake Geneva, hike up Mont Mussy and Mont Mourex just outside town, or, if you're now about to shriek Non to yet more action, try your luck in the Divonne-les-Bains casino or have a leisurely meal in one of the restaurants. Over the Swiss border, Geneva, Nyon and Lausanne are all easily reachable for day trips, as is Voltaire's château in Ferney-Voltaire 17 kilometres away, open to the curious between April and October.