4 Unusual Places to Visit When Camping in France

If you want to see some of the most unusualthe main cemeteries of Paris. The bones of
sights that France has to offer, read on. Fromthousands of people are stored in these
underground catacombs to mysterious standingunderground chambers, and walking through them
stones, there are some truly bizarre sights to seeis an unnerving and remarkable experience.
in France.Guided tours of the Catacombs are open to
4 Unusual Places to Visit When Camping in Francevisitors, and if you are camping in France near
Been to France before and think you've seen itParis, and you don't scare easily, a visit here is a
all? Think again! France's biggest attractions aremust!
amongst the most well known and most visited inThe Machines of the Isle of Nantes
the world, but away from the Eiffel Tower andThe Machines of the Isle of Nantes are truly one
the Chateaux of the Loire Valley there are plentyof the strangest sights in France. Housed in
of other unique and bizarre attractions. If you areabandoned shipyard warehouses, they are a
going camping in France, you'll probably be lookingcollection of giant mechanical animals, including a
to plan some exciting day trips. If you'd like topirate fish, lantern fish, manta ray and even an
see something a little different, here are fiveelephant (the main attraction). Visitors can even
unusual sights that are well worth visiting.go on a 45 minute ride around Nantes on the
Standing Stones of Carnacback of this 12 foot high elephant - it's hard to
This Neolithic collection of standing stones is athink of a more surreal thing that you could do in
great sight to see whilst camping in France.France!
Believed to have been erected over fiveOradour-sur-Glane
thousand years ago, they are a series of stonesA truly poignant place to visit whilst camping in
carved from local rock and placed in straight linesFrance, Oradour-sur-Glane was the site of one of
in the area surrounding the town of Carnac inthe most chilling war crimes of the Second World
Brittany. There are hundreds of them, and theirWar. On June 10th 1940, an SS regiment moved
purpose, much like that of Stonehenge, isin to the town and assembled the entire
unknown. It is presumed to have something to dopopulation in the main square. In response to local
with ancient Druidic rituals, though local legend hasactivity from the French Resistance, they decided
it that they were a Roman legion that was turnedto exact a reprisal on the innocent population. In
to stone by Saint Cornelius.all, 642 men, women and children were killed, and
Catacombs of Paristhe town was burnt down. Only a handful of the
While the most famous attractions of Paris aretownspeople managed to escape the massacre.
found above ground - the most unusual andOradour-sur-Glane was rebuilt nearby, but the old
macabre sight is located beneath the streetstown remains as it was to stand as a memorial.
themselves! The Catacombs are a vast ossuaryVisitors can travel there and silently explore the
(a cemetery of bones), created in the 18thdeserted town, a sombre but unforgettable
century to counter the chronic overcrowding inexperience.