While France’s natural wildlife might not set the heart racing, the country is home to some of the world’s best zoos and aquariums. So if you want a family camping holiday in France, packed with activities, big pool complexes, dynamic children’s clubs, some of the best beaches in France, and the chance to feed popcorn to [...] [...more]
With this cold, cold weather, it’s nice to be thinking ahead to summer holidays in the sun! At Siblu Villages, we have launched our new brochure for 2011 and early-bird deals available in January 2011. Our new brochure features 14 outstanding locations, in destinations as diverse as the heart of Normandy to the sun-dappled Cote d’Azur. [...] [...more]
The year’s best articles about France were announced at a recent industry bash for travel companies. Entries were submitted in two categories, for newspapers and magazines, and voted for by a panel of travel editors. The winner of the Newspaper category was freelance journalist Ian Belcher, for his fantastic piece ‘Living high on the hog in the Languedoc’ [...] [...more]
Although siblu is best known in the UK for our holidays, we actually have more than 5,300 families who own holiday homes at our parcs in France. For many, the temptation is to have their own holiday home where they can enjoy a lazy lifestyle in the sun, without having to pay the earth. In [...] [...more]
French law has been changed to make it compulsary for cars to be equipped with roadside warning triangles. Although this has been law for several months, there has been a grace period while shops have restocked with the products. This grace period is now over and anyone stopped will be liable to an on-the-spot fine, so make [...] [...more]
Research by Indesit has found that more of us cut short our weekends because we start worrying about work, and even answering emails, on a Sunday. If the day of rest has already been affected, do these findings have any relevance on how we spend our holiday time? [...more]
I’m ashamed to say that despite being a Francophile, I’m the world’s worst wine buff. Waves of inadequacy flow over me if asked to choose a red, white or rosé when with friends. I live by the rule of house-rouge for meat, house-blanc with fish, and house-rosé for my wife. So it was with mixed feelings [...] [...more]
A selection of photos from our flickr account
