Camping du Lac de Bonnefon

Camping Lac de Bonnefon is on the borders of the Aveyron and the Tarn regions between Rodez and Albi, in an area of many French castles, villages and museums as well as spectacular landscapes and several opps for outdoor sports like horse riding and kayaking. The nearby 13th-century fortified village of Sauveterre de Rouergue is famed for its handsome facades, and two more overlook the Aveyron valley within 45km of the site: the medieval village of Najac with its 12th-century fortress, and the small village of Belcastle with 11th-century castle restored by architect Fernand Pouillon in the 1970s. Within 40 kilometres are the cities of Rodez, with Gothic cathedral and several museums including the arty Museum Soulages, and Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Sainte Cécile cathedral and the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec; boat trips across the Tarn can be arranged from Albi too. If it's châteaux you're after, see also the Château du Bosc where artist Toulouse Lautrec spent many of his childhood summers, and if you're an architecture aficionado, puff along to the railway viaduct across the Viaur and to nearby Millau with its famed viaduct across the Tarn valley. (The town is also known for its luxury leather and gloves if you want to bring home le cadeaux – or make sure of un cadeau for yourself.)