Thanks for all suggestions. We've just arrived back after the most amazing holiday. We eventually borrowed a satnav from a friend and it was a real godsend. I did have words with him occasionally when he wanted to take us up what looked like cart tracks when it was quicker to use a main road. We did get to Cordes sur Ciel and Albi. Wonderful places. Also some great 'country markets' in different towns. The bridge at Millau was stunning. But best of all was just being in France, eating all our meals outside and sitting out late into the evening. The weather on our return has brought us back with a bump, but we've got some brilliant photos to remind us of our French idyll. Will have to plot and plan to return next year!!! 
Gransnet forums
Travel
We're off to France in the last week of June, staying at a friend's cottage, which looks to be off the proverbial beaten track. We fly out to Toulouse and pick up a hire car for two weeks and the route to the cottage seems reasonably straight forward. We haven't driven in France before and want to make use of the car to explore the surrounding areas, including going from where we're staying - roughly 15 mins from Albi - to Carcassonne. My DH will do most of the driving, but I don't want to spend all my time wrestling with the gigantic map that I've just bought. Is it worth investing in a Sat Nav, bearing in mind that the area we'll be in looks pretty rural? Do they cover all the little villages that seem dotted all over the area? The offer of the cottage came out of the blue and I've already bought an A3 road atlas and a French Language course. Excited but just a bit nervous about the driving. Any thoughts or experiences of driving in France would be really appreciated.
Thanks, Rosie
Join the conversation
Registering is free, easy, and means you can join the discussion, watch threads and lots more.
Register now »Already registered? Log in with:
Gransnet »