Camping Monplaisir, Saint Remy de Provence
Charming campsite at a traditional Provencal family farm
Family-run and friendly, this campsite is in the grounds of an old farm, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Located 800m from the center of the small town of Saint Remy de Provence in the Bouches du Rhône region, in the heart of the Natural Park of the Alpilles this campsite offers many great options for day trips and exploring the local area.
The campsite started out in 1974 on a family farm, with rows of tents appearing amongst the apple and pear orchards. It is run by the same family today, with the same ethos of offering friendly accommodation in a clean and pleasant environment.
The family farmhouse built in 1857 is still in place, and the campsite itself is full of beautiful flowers and typical Provencal plants. There are 140 pitches amongst the trees, including including 12 mobile homes.
Facilities on the campsite include a restaurant, swimming pool, table tennis, petanque, football pitch, air-conditioned library, grocery store, toilet/shower blocks, laundry, bike rental, and camping gas deposit.
During the school holidays there is a kids club full of fun activities such as treasure hunts, archery, volleyball, mountain bike riding, etc.
Open from March to October.
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The neighbourhood
The campsite is in a quiet rural area, surrounded by open fields and the odd farmhouse. It is just 1km to the nearest town of St Remy de Provence.
The pool
The heated outdoor swimming pool measures 18m x 10m and is open from April to October. It is surrounded by a sunbathing terrace with deckchairs and has a paddling pool for small children.
The Bar
You can enjoy drinks on the restaurant terrace in the evening, beside the swimming pool.
The Restaurant
The restaurant is open from 1st of June to the beginning of September, serving breakfasts, lunches, and evening meals either indoors or out on the terrace beside the pool. Outside of normal dining hours drinks, snacks and ice creams are served all day and into the evening. The cuisine is freshly prepared using typical Provencal ingredients and local produce.
Things to do nearby
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Aqualand Waterpark, Frejus
With numerous slides, including the King Cobra - unique is western Europe - this is the largest waterpark on the Cote d'Azur! Inludes a rest area, show area, clockroom, fast food, grill and pizzeria, ice creams, drinks, and shop.
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Aqualand Waterpark, St Cyr Sur Mer
Aqualand in St Cyr Sur Mer offer you 11 wicked slides in a great park environment with drinks, food, and shops for you to enjoy.
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Domaine Le Sagittaire Waterpark, Nyons
In the depths of the Drôme countryside in the French Provence, this 5 Star Residential Campsite comes complete with an entirely heated Aquatic Complex, which is open to the public.
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Aqualand Waterpark, Sainte Maxime
This is probably the most family orientated waterpark on the Cote d'Azur. With several friendly slides, a fun pool, food and drinks, ice creams, and shopping all at hand.
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Wave Island Waterpark, Monteux
This huge waterpark covers an area of 4.7 hectares and includes a surf simulator, waterslides and a river feature called river land.
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Nyonsoleiado Waterpark, Nyons
Waterpark complex that contains a lagoon, 25m pool, whirlpool basin, waterslides for children and adults, cascades of water, rivers, paddling pools and much more.
Towns nearby
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Saint Rémy de Provence
Located 1.0 km away
Nestled in the hills of Les Alpilles, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a stylish town much favoured by the creative Parisien set. Its centre is full of narrow medieval alleyways, with fountains and shady squares and wonderful buildings.
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Glanum, near St Remy de Provence
Located 2.7 km away
Just 1km south of St. Rémy-de-Provence, you can enter a world more than 2,000 years old. Here the Celtic-Ligurians, Greeks and later, the Romans, settled down in a strategic valley and built and rebuilt a town that was known as Glanum.
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Les Baux de Provence
Located 6.2 km away
You shouldn't let the lines of parked cars put you off stopping at Les Baux de Provence. This is one of the loveliest hilltop villages you'll come across, and it's worth the fight through the crowds to take a look. Ideally, don't come in midsummer, otherwise you will be sharing every nook and cranny with a thousand other tourists.
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Caumont sur Durance
Located 14.4 km away
Caumont sur Durance lies midway between Avignon and Cavaillon on a small plain near the Durance river.
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Cavaillon
Located 17.7 km away
Cavaillon, as with many towns and villages in Provence, has a diverse cultural heritage and you don't have to walk far to come across its old town, a first century Roman arch, France's oldest Jewish synagogue, or to enjoy the views from the St Jaques hill that overlooks the town.
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Villeneuve les Avignon
Located 18.7 km away
Just across the Rhône river from Avignon, Villeneuve les Avignon offers a quieter place to base yourself but still be only a stone's throw from Avignon.
Directions
The campsite is just 25km south of Avignon along the D5, or 75km north of Marseilles airport via the A7.
Child policy
This campsite is very family friendly, as well as having baby changing facilities and a children's playground, they also run an activity-packed kids clubs during the peak summer months.
