Campsites in Europe

A pal of mine is planning a trip to Germany, then on to Switzerland, down to italy(turin i think),then through to the french coast and finishing back at Calais. Can anyone recommend a book/books with details of campsites along this route? Sorry i can't be more precise about destinations. Any help would be much appreciated!

don't worry about campsites
I've done a similar trip ending up at Chamonix and then north to calais, did it completely on spec, theres loads of campsites everywhere, the continentals go in for it a lot (probably the better weather) Every town in france has a 'municipal' camsite very cheap and some are excellent (some are a bit basic but at least you can more or less guarantee a pitch in any town)

Oddly enough I was only just talking about the very same route with a colleague! Generally I'd agree with Neil, just turn up on spec.

In France, Camping Municipal are generally superb (I always use them). The only downside I've found is that sometimes it can be a bit 'hit & miss' with the toilets.... Some of them still have the 'hole in the ground' affair! Last year I found a .PDF document on the web showing the locations of the Municipal sites, I've just had a quick look now but can't find it.

BTW... If you're going to use the web, you might find more info if you use the french search engines e.g. www.google.fr

Germany - I haven't been camping there since I was a kid but from what I remember the sites were superb.

Italy & Switzerland.... Dunno.

HTH

M

There are several European camping guide books - you just need to look in the travel section of your local bookshop. I have an oldish AA one which is perfectly adequate. Also, many general travel guidebooks such as the Let's Go series have campsite details. If you have proper maps (as opposed to an atlas) for the region you're visiting, you often find campsite locations marked, too. Which source of information you use really depends on how particular you are about finding out about prices and facilities before you get there.

Whilst it's true to say that you can turn up on spec at the majority of sites, you need to know where they are in the first place to do that, and signposting can be variable. If you don't take a guide/map, you can always get information at local tourist offices, including in advance via email if you leave enough time for this.