Camping Vinaros

We have just got back from 3 great weeks at Camping Vinaros pn the Costa del Azahar in Spain. We actually live in The French Alps near Briancon, just 15 km from the Italian border, so although it doesn’t involve a ferry, it is a 550 mile journey home for us. This, we decided to do in one day, just because my daughter is back at school on monday and the weather had gone a bit wet.

All in all we had a great holiday, Camping Vinaros is near the larger seaside resorts such as Vinaros itself, Benicarlo and Peniscola. Because the Costa del Azahar isn’t particularly near any major airports, it has not become a target for UK package holidays, consequently it still hasa really Spanish feel and there still isn’t much english spoken in the area.  Personally I find this a very attractive feature as I get to try out my very rusty Spanish!

In actually fact, the principal language of this area is Castellano, but there is also Valenciana spoken here too. Also Camping Vinaros is only 2km from the Catalunya border so there is a lot of Catalan spoken too.  Many of the ‘permanent plots’ on the site, belong to people from Tarragona and Barcelona who use them as holiday homes at the weekend.  This was quite handy as every week end we seemed to be able to let our daughter play with other children speaking Castellano or Catalan - which is quite cool as she mainly speaks English and French. I guess at 4 years old most foreign languages sound similar.

Anyway all in all Camping Vinaros is my most favourite campsite in the world. Here are some reasons why I think this:

1. The facilities are clean (Gracias Delores!),
2. the restaurant is cheap  (egg and chips 2€)
3. A pint of San Miguel at the bar is 2€
4. Camping is 11€/night including a 6A mains hookup
5. The swimming pool is delightful
6. The community of permanent residents and ‘long stayers’ is just hilarious
7. We have some great friends there.

Do yourself and your family a favour and call 0800 612 8719, hire a motorhome and get down to Camping Vinaros for a motorhome holiday. I’m going back there in July and probably again in October. I can’t wait

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