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- ACSI Camping Card:<\/strong> For 16 euros per year, you pay flat rates of 12\u201322 euros at over 3,000 campsites during the off-season \u2014 regardless of whether the site normally costs 40 euros.<\/li>\n
- Camping in Europe: pitches<\/strong>Over the past few years, I've stayed in hundred-euro hotel rooms and five-euro campsites.<\/li>\n
- Praia da Arrifana, Algarve, Portugal<\/strong> The campsite is located on the cliff above one of the best surfing beaches in Europe.<\/li>\n
- The Peloponnese is Greece's best-kept secret \u2014 all the tourists go to the islands, but the peninsula is at least as beautiful. 15 euros\/night, taverna right on the square with fish for 8 euros.<\/li>\n
- Some of my best nights were spent in a tent \u2014 with the sound of the sea as my sleep soundtrack, morning coffee with a mountain view and the feeling that Europe belongs to you when you wake up at 6 a.m. and are the only person for miles around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Camping in Europe is booming, and rightly so. It's cheaper than hotels, more flexible than Airbnb, and takes you to places no Booking.com knows about. In this guide, I share my favorite campsites, practical tips, and an honest breakdown of costs after a year of camping across Europe.<\/p>\n
Camping Europa Village & the most beautiful campsites in Southern Europe<\/h2>\n
Praia da Arrifana, Algarve, Portugal<\/strong>
\nThe campsite is perched on a cliff overlooking one of Europe's best surfing beaches. Waking up in the morning, making coffee, gazing out at the Atlantic \u2013 mornings don't get any better. The site is basic (shower, toilet, nothing else), but that's precisely its charm. A pitch costs \u20ac12 per night. In the off-season (October\u2013May), you'll practically have the beach to yourself.<\/p>\nCamping Sikia, Peloponnese, Greece<\/strong>
\nRight on the beach, under olive trees, with the clearest water I've seen in Europe. The Peloponnese is Greece's best-kept secret\u2014all the tourists go to the islands, but the peninsula is at least as beautiful. \u20ac15\/night, taverna right on the square with fish for \u20ac8.<\/p>\nCamping Villaggio dei Fiori, Liguria, Italy<\/strong>
\nTerraced camping in the hills above the sea, overlooking the Ligurian coast. The Cinque Terre are 30 minutes away, but this campsite is ten times more relaxed and half the price. Pool, restaurant, beachfront location. \u20ac22 per night in high season\u2014a bargain for Italy.<\/p>\nCamping \u010cikat, Lo\u0161inj, Croatia<\/strong>
\nIsland camping in a pine forest bay. The water is so clear you can see fish from the shore. Lo\u0161inj is one of the few Croatian islands that hasn't yet been overrun by mass tourism. \u20ac18\/night. Tip: Take the ferry from Rijeka and enjoy the coastal road.<\/p>\n\n\n- \n
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Lofoten Islands, Norway<\/strong>
\nThanks to the right of public access, you can camp almost anywhere in Norway. The Lofoten Islands are the highlight: pitch your tent on the beach between jagged mountain peaks, enjoy the midnight sun from June to July, and buy cod directly from the fishermen in the morning. My favorite spot: Uttakleiv Beach \u2013 a sandy beach with a mountain panorama, and it's free. Restaurants in Lofoten are expensive, but with your own cooking equipment and fishing gear, you can get by cheaply.<\/p>\nScottish Highlands<\/strong>
\nScotland has similarly liberal camping laws to Scandinavia. In the Highlands, you can pitch your tent almost anywhere as long as you leave the site clean. My spot: on the shore of Loch Cluanie, between Fort William and Inverness. Morning mist over the loch, deer on the shore, absolute silence. It's free, and all you need is a good sleeping bag (even in summer, temperatures drop to single digits at night).<\/p>\nBlack Forest, Germany<\/strong>
\nWild camping is officially prohibited in Germany, but bivouacking (one night without a tent or with a tarp) is tolerated. In the Black Forest, there are also official trekking sites for \u20ac10 per night\u2014right in the middle of the forest, accessible only on foot, with a fire pit. These must be reserved online and fill up quickly. My favorite: the site at the Glasm\u00e4nnleh\u00fctte.<\/p>\nDolomites, South Tyrol<\/strong>
\nWaking up at a campsite at the foot of the Dolomites is a dream. Camping Olympia in Cortina d'Ampezzo has a pool with a view of the Tofane group\u2014absurdly beautiful. \u20ac25\/night. Or Camping Vidor in Pozza di Fassa, cheaper (\u20ac18) and right on the hiking trail to Catinaccio.<\/p>\n\nAre you planning a campaign with an experienced travel creator?<\/h3>\n
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- Camping in Europe: pitches<\/strong>Over the past few years, I've stayed in hundred-euro hotel rooms and five-euro campsites.<\/li>\n
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