Use our Travel forum for recommendations on everything from day trips to the best family-friendly holiday destinations. We are planning a visit to Annecy and Grenoble. We will arrive in Calais and would like to make some overnight stops on the way Troyes, Dijon maybe? Then we'd like to take a different route back to take in different places. I am doing my own research but i know on some of our road trips we have stumbled across lovely places that you'd never have added in otherwise.
Also there will be places that look lovely but not so great when you get there. I'd also appreciate ideas for places to stop within an hour or so from Calais.
We may take a late crossing to France or an early crossing back, so don't want to stay too far away but would like it to be somewhere nice rather than just functional. We've stayed in St Omer before which was lovely and would happily stay there again but also like to visit different places. Thank you. Le Touquet and Boulogne sur Mer are probably the nicest stops right up north. Fontainebleau is a lovely area. Very unspoilt. Noyers-sur-Serein is similar, and Beaune is also very beautiful.
Semur en Auxois, Noyers-sur-Serein and Beaune look fabulous and exactly what i was looking for, but probably never would have stumbled across, thank you. Le Touquet and Boulogne sur Mer whilst lovely and not too far from Calais are probably taking us on a longer route back.
I second Beaune - it's gorgeous. Reims is quite nice too and convenient for Calais and Troyes is beautiful though very well-touristed. We won't be travelling in school holidays well UK holidays at least , not sure if that will make a difference or not in the most touristy places? Wissant is nice and near Calais.
