If anybody has the time on their hands here is a European Tour Route to Portugal with every stop being a free Aire Du Camping or Free Parking/Camping Spot...

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/WD4+4BH,+K....72222!3e0

thats a fair old trip ,

Blimey.
It’s a long way if you take the ferry to Bilboa/ Santander then drive down to the Algarve.

I can recommend a very pleasant free route which takes in the jewel of Portugal , The Duoro Valley, if anyone wants it, but I am not a caravaner so sorry I don’t know about free overnight camp sites. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
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is it still warm there Mike? ... - .- -.




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Only 28c today Stan !!!
Nearly 4 weeks in the 30’s and not a single cloud ,
Home next week so it will seem cold.

I am driving down next year, taking in a few new places to visit en route through France & Spain. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
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not going to take Gary's route then...... ... - .- -.




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Does look like a great trip though....  .
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i reckon Gary was sloshed when he tried to draw a line from calais to portugal....  ... - .- -.




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It’s taken me 4 weeks to get my wife to agree to come in the car next year Stan.
If she sees Gary’s route she will blow a gasket !!😁😁

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The point of the route is that the Camper Parking is free at the stop off locations so no spend on campsites should anybody fancy this when they have time/retire!

I have not done it (yet), by the way, but got the info from a Full Timing Blog

what about toll roads Gary? is there any... ... - .- -.




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None that I am aware of other than possible small charge in northern spain.

You also get the benefit of visiting the following 30 places (and more):

BRUSSELS
AACHEN
COLOGNE
BONN
FRANKFURT
NUREMBERG
PASSAU
LINZ
VIENNA
BRATISLAVA
BUDAPEST
GRAZ
VILLACH
KLAGENFURT
VENICE
VERONA
MONZA
COMO
LUGANO
GOTTHARD PASS (SWITZ)
TURIN
ITALIAN/FRENCH ALPS
CHAMBERY
LYON
CLEMENT FERRAND
BERGERAC
BORDEAUX
BIARITZ
MADRID
MERIDA
SILVER COAST

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Last edited by Gazellio @ Prestige Cars on 13th Oct 2017 3:32pm. Edited 5 times in total

A word of advice for anyone driving in Portugal.
Avoid ALL Portuguese toll roads if you can.
They are ridiculously expensive and there’s usually a decent A class road running parallel.
I tend to follow the coast roads , which are free and pretty quiet during the off peak times (Sept/ Oct) when I visit.

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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars wrote:

None that I am aware of other than possible small charge in northern spain.

I guess if you were really trying to pinch you could use the adjacent A road for that stretch