Caravan Club Europe 1 2010
The Caravan Club Europe 1 campsite guide for Southern Europe is the most comprehensive paper campsite guide written in English.
Countries Covered Caravan Club Europe 1
France (3783), Spain (583), Portugal (135) and Andorra (7). (Total 4500 sites).
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GPS Coordinates
New for 2010 both Caravan Club Europe guides provide GPS coordinates for many of the campsites listed. The coordinates are printed in the Long and Lat format 43.69018, 7.15643.
Directions
As with all caravan club books the directions are comprehensive but you have to learn the 187 abbreviations used to convey all aspects of the campsite descriptions and directions.
Useful Information
The additional information in the Caravan Club Europe guides contains all the advice you need on mountain passes, required equipment, speed limits, fuel prices and signs. At the start of each country more specific information is provided. At the rear of each country, maps detail the campsite locations, indicating which ones are open all year.
How dose it compare?
The Caravan Club Europe 1 (CCE1) guide is the most comprehensive campsite guide in English covering France, Spain, and Portugal in one volume. The only single volume rival is the superb ACSI DVD.
France: CCE1 3783 campsites, ACSI DVD 2313, Every Campsite in France 10500 sites (in French).
Spain: CCE1 583 campsites, ACSI DVD 426, Every campsite in Spain 1024 sites.
Portugal: CCE1 135 campsites, ACSI DVD 92, Camping Portugal 221 sites.
Andorra: CCE1 7 campsites, ACSI DVD 5 sites.
Clearly if you want the most comprehensive list of campsites for the individual countries then you should by the relevant guide for that county as identified above (these are for sale in the European campsites section of this website).
If you want a large selection of campsites for each country then the ACSI DVD is a better buy for the following reasons:
Weight CCE1 1kg, ACSI DVD 0g (stored as a program on your laptop)
Usability The ACSI DVD is a fully searchable database of information (even down to toilet role).
Mapping: The ACSI DVD has a mapping program built in and the campsites can be zoomed in on.
Reliability of information: Entries in CCE1 are as old as 2006 and have been submitted by users of the guide. ACSI send professional inspectors to every campsite, every year.
GPS Coordinates: CCE1 has many GPS coordinates, it is not known how they were generated, however the ACSI DVD has coordinates for every site and all were taken onsite by ACSI inspectors.
Portugal Broken Down
135 Campsites listed in total
129 Have GPS coordinates
64 Submitted 2009
22 Submitted 2008
33 Submitted 2007
16 Submitted 2006
Who should buy the book?
Anyone travelling abroad should have the relevant guide, as the information on regulations is essential. The Caravan Club Europe guides are ideal for the independent traveller wanting a good cross section of campsites throughout Europe and are extremely helpful when travelling out of season. In short these are the best paper campsite guides, we used them extensively when we were full timing and despite the price of £15.99 are worth every penny. |
