# Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou

> From Lyon via the medieval village of Pérouges, the pond country of the Dombes and the Pierres Dorées to the ten Beaujolais crus, then via Solutré, Cluny…

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-454-beaujolais-maconnais-dombes/

**At a glance:** 8-day road trip of about 302 km (188 mi) with 14 stops, from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse. About 4 h 11 min of driving in total. Best time to go: May–June and September. Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France). From Lyon via the medieval village of Pérouges, the pond country of the Dombes and the Pierres Dorées to the ten Beaujolais crus, then via Solutré, Cluny, Taizé and Tournus to the monastery of Brou: around 430 km on back roads, where the day is shaped more by the wine cellar than by the speedometer.

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|---|---|
| Distance | approx. 302 km (188 mi) |
| Driving | 4 h 11 min |
| Suggested days | 8 |
| Stops | 14 |
| Route | Lyon → Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Countries | France |
| Best time to go | May–June and September |
| Tolls and vignettes | ≈ €20 |
| Updated | October 1, 2026 |

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Practical guides for this route: [France by motorhome: tolls, Crit’Air, speed limits and where to stay](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-france-by-motorhome/)

*From Lyon via the medieval village of Pérouges, the pond country of the Dombes and the Pierres Dorées to the ten Beaujolais crus, then via Solutré, Cluny, Taizé and Tournus to the monastery of Brou: around 430 km on back roads, where the day is shaped more by the wine cellar than by the speedometer.*

## The spirit of the route

North of Lyon, France goes quiet. First the Dombes: a flat plateau with more than a thousand ponds, reeds, herons on posts and brick farmhouses wrapped in morning mist. Then the Saône, wide and sluggish, and beyond it the hills of the Beaujolais rise up, first with villages of ochre-yellow limestone that really do glow gold in the evening light, further north with granite domes where every plot belongs to a cru. From the sliding door you see bush-trained Gamay vines, chapels on hilltops and, on clear days, Mont Blanc above the Bresse. In the Mâconnais the limestone rock of Solutré juts out of the Chardonnay vineyards like a ship’s bow, and around Cluny, Taizé and Tournus Romanesque churches ring out the rhythm of the day. This route is short in kilometres and long in hours: taste, stroll, spend the night at a winegrower’s – and only set off in the morning once your coffee has gone cold.

## Stage-by-stage plan

### Stage 1: Lyon to Villars-les-Dombes via Pérouges (approx. 65 km)

- **The drive:** Lyon is only the starting point: if you are not travelling with Crit’Air 0–2, bypass the low-emission zone on the toll-free eastern ring road (A46/N346), then take the A42 towards Geneva as far as the Pérouges/Meximieux exit (toll plaza at Beynost); alternatively, the parallel D1084 through the suburbs. From Pérouges, head north on quiet departmental roads across the Dombes plateau to Villars-les-Dombes. Flat, well surfaced, no narrow sections; pure driving time around 1 hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Pérouges: medieval village on a hill above the Ain plain, with cobblestones, half-timbering, a fortified church and the Place du Tilleul, whose lime tree was planted in 1792 as a liberty tree. Plus the galette de Pérouges, a thin sugar-topped flatbread made from yeast dough.
  - A walk along the rampart path around the outside of the village, with views across the plain to the Bugey mountains.
  - Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes: large bird park with species from every continent and a flying display; best in the afternoon after you arrive. Check the season and opening hours in advance.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping Le Nid du Parc on the banks of the Chalaronne in Villars-les-Dombes, right next to the bird park and within walking distance of the town: pitches with electricity, washrooms, water and waste disposal; seasonal, check season and prices in advance. Further afield there are other campsites by ponds, such as at the Étang du Grand Large near Villars.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Pérouges itself is closed to cars. At the foot of the village (Route de Trévoux) there is a barrier-controlled, paid car park where, according to user reports, motorhomes also stay overnight; narrow entrance, low-hanging branches, no drinking water, no disposal. The rates change and are not always posted – check at the machine before you leave the vehicle. Free camping by the ponds of the Dombes is not an option: the banks are almost entirely private land and part of a Natura 2000 area.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Visit Pérouges early in the morning or from late afternoon, when the coaches have gone; drive to the very back of the car park, where there is more room to manoeuvre. Fill up before leaving Lyon – along the route there are supermarket filling stations in Meximieux, Villefranche and Mâcon, but hardly any on the Dombes plateau.

### Stage 2: Villars-les-Dombes to Trévoux via the ponds and Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (approx. 65 km)

- **The drive:** Criss-cross the plateau on narrow but easily driveable departmental roads: Villars – Le Plantay – Bouligneux – Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, then west to the Saône and south to Trévoux. The roads run along embankments between the ponds, passing places are rare and farm machinery is common. Pure driving time a good 1.5 hours.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - The ponds of the Dombes, created since the Middle Ages and still farmed in rotation today: a few years as fishponds (mainly carp), then drained and used as arable land. From observation points and lakeside paths you can watch herons, grebes and ducks without disturbing them.
  - The Abbey of Notre-Dame-des-Dombes near Le Plantay, a 19th-century brick building founded by Trappists, in the midst of the ponds.
  - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne: a little town of flowers with half-timbering, bridges over the Chalaronne and a large wooden market hall from the 15th century.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Kanopée Village in Trévoux, on the banks of the Saône below the old town: pitches with electricity, washrooms, water and waste disposal; seasonal, book for the summer holidays. For a stopover night in the Dombes, the municipal motorhome area in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne is a good choice; check facilities and fees on site.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Farm tracks and pond access roads are private and often closed with barriers – do not drive in, not even to take photos. Parking overnight in public car parks in the villages is generally allowed unless a ban is signposted, but camping behaviour is not.
- **Insider tip for campers:** In summer, close the windows in the evening and use fly screens: the Dombes is mosquito country. If you want to try carp or the regional speciality of frogs’ legs, you will find them in the village inns; the fish come from the surrounding ponds.

### Stage 3: Trévoux to Anse via Villefranche-sur-Saône (approx. 25 km)

- **The drive:** Cross the Saône bridge to the right bank (Rhône département) and follow the D306 (the old Route Nationale 6) to Villefranche, then back south to Anse. A short, flat stage, with heavy town traffic in Villefranche; pure driving time under an hour – time for the towns.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Trévoux: former capital of the Principality of Dombes, with the 17th-century Parlement building, the octagonal castle tower above the town and a riverside promenade along the Saône.
  - Villefranche-sur-Saône: the Rue Nationale as the backbone of the capital of the Beaujolais, with courtyards and narrow passages behind the façades, and the collegiate church of Notre-Dame-des-Marais with its late Gothic west front.
  - A bike ride on the Saône cycle route “La Voie Bleue”, which runs through the plain between Trévoux and Villefranche.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping Les Portes du Beaujolais in Anse, at the confluence of the Azergues and the Saône a few kilometres south of Villefranche: electricity, washrooms, water and waste disposal; an ideal base for the Pierres Dorées. For one night, the Camping-Car Park aire “Villefranche-sur-Saône, Beaujolais” south-east of the centre near the Saône will do, with water and waste disposal, access with the network’s card.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Do not camp freely within Villefranche – the aire is the legal and inexpensive solution. In the Saône plain many stretches of riverbank lie in the flood zone; after rain, grassy tracks quickly become impassable.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Do not approach Villefranche via the Rue Nationale: it is partly pedestrianised and unsuitable for motorhomes. There are car parks without height barriers on the edge of the town centre; if in doubt, leave the camper at the aire and cycle in.

### Stage 4: Anse to Villié-Morgon via the Pierres Dorées (approx. 60 km)

- **The drive:** Into the Azergues valley to Châtillon, then up into the hills of the southern Beaujolais: Theizé, Oingt, Saint-Laurent-d’Oingt and on northwards via Vaux-en-Beaujolais and Mont Brouilly to Villié-Morgon. Narrow, winding vineyard roads with climbs, tight spots and sharp bends between stone walls in the villages; oncoming tractors, especially during the harvest in September. Pure driving time just under 2 hours.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Oingt: village on a hill spur with a castle keep (donjon) and the church of Saint-Matthieu, from whose forecourt the view stretches across the Azergues valley to the Monts du Lyonnais.
  - Espace Pierres Folles in Saint-Jean-des-Vignes: small geology museum with a garden that explains why the region’s limestone is coloured golden yellow by iron oxide.
  - Mont Brouilly with the chapel of Notre-Dame-aux-Raisins on the summit: panoramic views over the crus, the Saône plain and, on clear days, as far as the Alps.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping-Car Park aire in Villié-Morgon, right in the Morgon cru: water and waste disposal, some electricity, access with the network’s card; check availability in advance. For a night with a vineyard view, stay with France Passion winegrowers or at wine estates with their own motorhome area, listed in the motorhome apps.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The villages of the Pierres Dorées are narrow and densely built; overnighting at the roadside or on farm tracks between the vines is not welcome and is mostly private land. Use aires and winegrowers’ pitches instead.
- **Insider tip for campers:** In Oingt and Theizé, use the car parks on the edge of the village and walk in – the village centres are too narrow for motorhomes. If your vehicle is over 7 m long, plan your route on the departmental roads and do not blindly follow the satnav onto single-track farm roads.

### Stage 5: Villié-Morgon to Juliénas via the crus (approx. 35 km)

- **The drive:** The northern crus along the “Route des Vins du Beaujolais”: Villié-Morgon – Chiroubles – Fleurie – Romanèche-Thorins (Moulin-à-Vent) – Chénas – Juliénas. Short distances, lots of bends and climbs, signs to wine cellars on every corner. Pure driving time a good hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Terrasse de Chiroubles above the village: viewpoint with an orientation table above the vine-covered slopes.
  - Fleurie, with the chapel of the Madone on the hill above the village, reachable on foot through the vines.
  - The windmill of Moulin-à-Vent near Romanèche-Thorins, which gives the cru its name, and in Juliénas the former church that serves as the winegrowers’ tasting cellar.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Municipal aire in Juliénas on the edge of the village, simple and quiet; check facilities and fees on site. With electricity and washrooms: Camping La Grappe Fleurie on the edge of Fleurie, in the middle of the vines; seasonal. Several winegrowers, for example in Chénas and Juliénas, offer their own motorhome pitches.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Free camping in the vineyards is neither necessary nor welcome: the density of France Passion hosts and wine estates with pitches is high in the Beaujolais. The network rule applies there – 24 hours maximum, no awning, no chairs, and a visit to the cellar is good manners but carries no obligation to buy.
- **Insider tip for campers:** At tastings, spit or pick a designated driver – the limit in France is 0.5 per mille. Secure any boxes you buy in the vehicle and keep an eye on your payload: six bottles weigh around 9 kg. Beaujolais Nouveau traditionally goes on sale on the third Thursday in November – then villages and pitches are full.

### Stage 6: Juliénas to Mâcon via Solutré and Pouilly-Fuissé (approx. 35 km)

- **The drive:** Via Saint-Amour across into the Mâconnais, through the wine villages of Fuissé, Chaintré and Pouilly to the rocks of Solutré and Vergisson, then down via Prissé to Mâcon. A short, winding route with a few steep sections by the rocks; pure driving time around an hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Roche de Solutré: limestone rock above the vineyards with a short, steep path to the summit; Palaeolithic horse bones were found at its foot, and the museum explains the site that gave its name to the Solutrean culture.
  - Roche de Vergisson, its quieter sister, with a hiking trail between the two rocks through the Chardonnay vineyards of Pouilly-Fuissé.
  - Mâcon: riverside promenade along the Saône, the Pont Saint-Laurent and the 15th-century wooden house with carved figures on its façade.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping municipal de Mâcon on the northern edge of town near the Saône, close to the motorway exit: large pitches, electricity, washrooms, water and waste disposal; seasonal, check opening times in advance. In Solutré-Pouilly there is a small motorhome area on the edge of the village with a view of the rock; check conditions on site.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The area around Solutré, Pouilly and Vergisson is protected as a Grand Site de France; the car parks by the rocks are intended for visitors, not for overnighting. In the evening, move on to an aire or a winegrower’s farm.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Climb the Roche de Solutré early in the morning – on hot days there is no shade at the top. In Mâcon, leave the camper at the campsite and cycle into town along the Saône; the riverside road is impractical for motorhomes because of the lack of parking.

### Stage 7: Mâcon to Tournus via Cluny, Taizé and Brancion (approx. 75 km)

- **The drive:** West via Berzé-la-Ville to Cluny, then on the D981 north through the Grosne valley to Taizé and Cormatin, from there over the hills on the D14 via Chapaize and Brancion down to Tournus on the Saône. Mostly well surfaced, winding between Cormatin and Brancion and steep at the Brancion pass; pure driving time just under 2 hours.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Chapelle des Moines in Berzé-la-Ville, with Romanesque wall paintings from the era of the great abbots of Cluny. The Abbey of Cluny itself is covered in detail in the CampingSpirit guide to Burgundy and the Morvan; here the main reward is the view from the Cheese Tower (Tour des Fromages) over the remains of what was once the largest church in the Western world.
  - Taizé: ecumenical community founded in 1940; visitors are welcome at the three daily prayers with polyphonic singing in the Church of Reconciliation. Be respectful and quiet.
  - Brancion: medieval village with a castle and the Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre on a hill spur, and just before it the church of Saint-Martin in Chapaize with its tall bell tower.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping de Tournus on the banks of the Saône, a good kilometre north of the abbey: electricity, washrooms, water and waste disposal; seasonal. Alternatively, the motorhome area on the Quai de la Marine right by the Saône; check facilities and fees on site. In the Clunisois, the tourist office also lists several small municipal aires in villages such as Massilly or Bray – handy for a night near Taizé.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The camping fields and accommodation in Taizé are reserved for registered participants of the meetings; as a day visitor, park in the designated car parks and spend the night at one of the nearby municipal aires. Wild camping is prohibited within 500 m of monuments historiques such as those in Brancion or the abbey in Tournus.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The Voie Verte between Cluny and Givry runs parallel to the Grosne on an old railway line – with bikes on the back you can also cycle to Cluny and Taizé from your pitch. In Tournus, park on the Saône quay and walk into the old town; the lanes around the abbey are narrow.

### Stage 8: Tournus to Bourg-en-Bresse via the Bresse (approx. 70 km)

- **The drive:** Across the Saône into the Bresse, through meadows, hedgerows and maize fields via Pont-de-Vaux and Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes to Bourg-en-Bresse. Flat, quiet country roads through small villages; pure driving time around 1.5 hours. If you want to get back to Lyon faster, take the A40/A42 from Bourg.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - The Abbey of Saint-Philibert in Tournus, before you leave: one of the great Romanesque buildings of France, in pink stone, with transverse barrel vaults in the nave and a massive crypt.
  - Bresse farmhouses with half-timbering, mud bricks and the typical “Saracen” chimneys, best seen at the Ferme-musée de la Forêt near Courtes.
  - Brou Monastery in Bourg-en-Bresse: Margaret of Austria had it built in the early 16th century for her husband Philibert the Handsome; a late Gothic church with a glazed tile roof, rood screen and three tombs, plus a museum in the monastery buildings.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Municipal aire in Bourg-en-Bresse on the Allée du Centre Nautique by the indoor pool, a good kilometre from Brou Monastery: a dozen or so pitches, free water and waste disposal, no electricity, stays limited to 48 hours; fills up quickly on rugby match days at the nearby stadium and, according to user reports, not always quiet at night. On the way, the Camping-Car Park aire in Pont-de-Vaux is suitable for a break with water and waste disposal.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The Bresse is farmland; farm tracks and farmyard entrances are private. The free aire in Bourg makes free camping unnecessary.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The Bresse is home to AOP-protected Bresse poultry with blue feet, white plumage and a red comb; you can buy it fresh at the markets in Bourg and in the villages. Before driving back to Lyon, empty your tanks and fill up with water at the aire – it is the simplest service point in the area.

## Camping practice & local rules

### Wild camping & overnight parking

- In France a motorhome counts as a vehicle: it may park wherever parking is permitted (for a maximum of 7 days in the same place), unless a municipal order (arrêté) prohibits it. Camping behaviour – levelling jacks, awning, table and chairs, emptying grey water – is forbidden outside campsites and aires.
- Wild camping is prohibited in sites classés and Grands Sites such as Solutré-Pouilly-Vergisson, within 500 m of monuments historiques (Pérouges, Brou, Tournus, Cluny, Brancion) and near drinking water catchments. The ponds of the Dombes are private property and a Natura 2000 area, and the vineyards are likewise private.
- There are plenty of aires: Camping-Car Park runs sites in Villefranche, Villié-Morgon and Pont-de-Vaux (access with the network card), plus municipal aires in many villages and in the Clunisois. Many winegrowers in the Beaujolais and Mâconnais are France Passion hosts (free, 24 hours maximum, annual guide with vignette required).
- Useful apps: park4night, Campercontact, camping-car.com and the France Passion app. User reports on fees and barriers are often more up to date than official information.

### Waste disposal & supplies

- Water and waste disposal points are called “borne” or “aire de services”; Euro-Relais and Flot Bleu stations work with a card, coins or tokens, some only for guests of the aire.
- Empty grey water and cassettes only at service points; disposal is generally not possible at winegrowers’ farms.
- Tap water in France is drinking water unless “eau non potable” is posted; at some car park taps, for example in Pérouges, users report non-drinkable water.
- Gas: French exchange cylinders (butane/propane) are available everywhere at supermarkets and filling stations; foreign cylinders are not exchanged. LPG pumps for filling refillable cylinders (Dish/Euronozzle adapter) are thin on the ground in the region – arrive with full cylinders.

### Vehicle size & traffic rules

- Speed limits: motorhomes and car-trailer combinations up to 3.5 t gross (combination) weight as for cars – motorways 130 km/h (110 in rain), dual carriageways 110 (100 in rain), country roads 80 or 90 where signposted, built-up areas 50. Combinations over 3.5 t: motorways and dual carriageways 90, other roads 80. Motorhomes over 3.5 t up to 12 t: motorways 110, dual carriageways 100, other roads 80, built-up areas 50; speed disc on the rear. Over 3.5 t, “Angles morts” (blind spot) stickers are compulsory (€135).
- Lyon low-emission zone (ZFE): in Lyon (excluding Port Édouard Herriot and Saint-Rambert), Caluire-et-Cuire, the parts of Villeurbanne, Bron and Vénissieux inside the Boulevard Laurent Bonnevay, and on the Bonnevay ring road, the northern ring road and the M6/M7 expressways, only vehicles with Crit’Air 0, 1 or 2 may drive and park; Crit’Air 3 has been excluded since 2025. Many older diesel motorhomes (Euro 4) have Crit’Air 3. Check exemptions (for example for occasional journeys) and any special rules for motorhomes on zfe.grandlyon.com before you travel. The sticker also applies to foreign vehicles and can only be ordered via certificat-air.gouv.fr. The eastern bypass via the A46 and N346 lies outside the zone. No ZFE is known on the route itself.
- Tolls: sections of the A6, A40 and A42 are tolled (operator APRR); on the A42 towards Pérouges the toll plaza is at Beynost. The Lyon bypass A46 and the N346 are toll-free. Class 2 = over 2 m and under 3 m high at no more than 3.5 t; class 3 = two axles and 3 m high or more, or over 3.5 t; class 4 = three or more axles. The route itself runs almost entirely on toll-free departmental roads.
- Blood alcohol limit 0.5 per mille (0.2 for new drivers) – spit at wine tastings. Using a phone while driving is prohibited even with headphones or earphones, and radar detectors are illegal. A warning triangle and a high-visibility vest for the driver are compulsory. If bikes on a rear rack cover the number plate or lights, a light board with a repeated number plate is required.
- Autumn and winter: during the harvest in September and in autumn fog, expect tractors and harvesting machines on the vineyard roads; on autumn and winter mornings the Dombes plateau is often blanketed in thick fog.

## CampingSpirit packing & preparation checklist

- Levelling ramps – winegrowers’ pitches and village aires in the Beaujolais are often on slopes.
- Insect repellent and fly screens for windows and roof vent – the pond country of the Dombes is mosquito territory on summer evenings.
- France Passion annual guide with vignette and the Camping-Car Park network card – with these you can spend almost every night at a winegrower’s or on an aire.
- Wine box holders or non-slip crates for the storage space, and keep an eye on your payload: wine you buy quickly adds up to 50 kg or more.
- Bikes with a rear rack and light board – for the Voie Bleue along the Saône and the Voie Verte near Cluny, which open up the wine villages and towns more easily than the motorhome.
- Crit’Air sticker, ordered in good time before the trip via the official website, if you plan to start or park in Lyon.

_As of 2026-10. Closures, fees and booking rules change: check official sources before you go._

## Sources

- [Métropole de Lyon – Flyer particulier ZFE 2026](https://zfe.grandlyon.com/app/uploads/2026/03/Flyer-particulier-ZFE-2026.pdf)
- [Métropole de Lyon – Flyer ZFE PRO 2026](https://zfe.grandlyon.com/app/uploads/2026/03/Flyer-ZFE_PRO-2026.pdf)
- [Lyon Mag – ZFE de Lyon : l'interdiction des véhicules Crit'Air 3 repoussée pour les plus précaires ?](https://www.lyonmag.com/article/142067/zfe-de-lyon-l-interdiction-des-vehicules-crit-air-3-repoussee-pour-les-plus-precaires)
- [Vikidia – Autoroute française A46 (mautfrei, Betreiber APRR/ASF/DIR Centre-Est)](https://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Autoroute_fran%C3%A7aise_A46)
- [Wikipedia – A42 autoroute (Péage de Beynost)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A42_autoroute)
- [park4night – Pérouges, Parking jour et nuit (Route de Trévoux)](https://park4night.com/fr/place/321617)
- [Routard – Visiter Juliénas (Cellier de la Vieille Église)](https://www.routard.com/fr/guide/france/lyon-et-ses-environs/rhone/julienas)
- [Campercontact – Bourg-en-Bresse, Aire municipale (Allée du Centre Nautique)](https://www.campercontact.com/fr/france/auvergne-rhone-alpes/bourg-en-bresse/55521/aire-municipale.md)
- [park4night – Bourg-en-Bresse, Aire camping-car Rue du Pré Neuf](https://park4night.com/fr/place/28798)

## Which stops are on the route from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse?

1. **Lyon** (France)
2. **Pérouges** (Pérouges, France): A medieval hilltop town near Lyon with cobbled lanes, stone houses and a market square built around an old linden tree. Come on a weekday or late afternoon to have the lanes mostly to yourself.
3. **Villars-les-Dombes** (France)
4. **Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne** (France)
5. **Trévoux** (France)
6. **Villefranche-sur-Saône** (France)
7. **Oingt** (France)
8. **Fleurie** (France)
9. **Juliénas** (France)
10. **Solutré-Pouilly** (France)
11. **Mâcon** (France)
12. **Cluny** (France)
13. **Tournus** (France)
14. **Bourg-en-Bresse** (France)

## When is the best time for the route from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse?

The most pleasant months are usually May–June and September. Still fine, with some compromises, in April, July–August and October. Cold, short days in January–February. July and August are the busiest months: book campsites early. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## What should you know before driving the route from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse?

Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France).

- **France: Motorway tolls.** Tolls on most autoroutes; the limit drops to 110 km/h in rain. Motorway limit for cars: 130 km/h.
- **Lyon: Low-emission zone (Crit’Air).** A Crit’Air sticker is required and older vehicles may be banned. Order the sticker from the official website well in advance.

## FAQs

**How long is Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou?**
8-day road trip of about 302 km (188 mi) with 14 stops, from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse. About 4 h 11 min of driving in total.

**How many days do you need for Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou?**
We suggest 8 days: about 4 h 11 min of driving, which leaves time for the stops.

**Where does Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou start and end?**
It starts in Lyon and ends in Bourg-en-Bresse.

**Which countries does Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou pass through?**
France.

**Where can you camp along Ponds, Gamay and golden stone – by camper through the Dombes, Beaujolais and Mâconnais to Brou?**
OpenStreetMap lists 133 campsites and motorhome stopovers within 20 km of the stops on this route. For example: Aire CAMPING-CAR PARK de Saint-Vulbas, L'Escapade and À la Ferme des Épinettes.

**How much are the tolls on the route from Lyon to Bourg-en-Bresse?**
Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France). Estimate with typical rates; motorhomes pay more, and vehicles over 3.5 t often pay by distance.