This guide forms part of our complete France Travel Guide, featuring scenic road trips, iconic destinations, practical travel advice and honest first-hand travel experiences from across France.
This article is also part of our 🚗 7-Day France Road Trip series, exploring Orléans, Lyon, Avignon and Nice. Beginning at Paris CDG and then to the Loire Valley, our 1,000 kilometre adventure takes us through historic towns, iconic cities and one of France’s most famous beach fronts. Read the complete itinerary here.
We have just travelled from Orleans early Tuesday morning, heading south to Lyon. The motorway allowed us to travel at 130 km/h, which made the journey quicker than normal.
A welcome break at Aire de Limagne Sud was great timing. As you can see from the video clip, the rest stop was immaculate and served just about everything. From Winter clothing to Pizza to a selection of cheeses and so much more. Very impressed. We are 290 kms south of Orleans with a final destination of Nice.
One stop at Lyon, then Avignon and finally Nice.
