Vallon Pont d’Arc market in Ardèche France is one of the most popular markets in southern France, attracting visitors from across Europe — but is it worth it?
We explore the market, then head off-grid to a peaceful forest campsite in our motorhome to find out!
So come with us and Discover the famous Vallon Pont d’Arc market in Ardèche, France 🇫🇷 as we explore one of the busiest and most vibrant local markets in the south of France… but things don’t go quite as expected 😂
After the chaos of the market, we escape into a peaceful forest campsite in Ardèche, showing the perfect contrast of motorhome touring in France — from busy towns to hidden nature spots 🌿
If you’re travelling by motorhome, campervan or RV in France, this video will give you a real look at what to expect, plus some hidden gems you won’t want to miss!
🌿 WHAT YOU’LL SEE IN THIS VIDEO
Vallon Pont d’Arc market experience (Ardèche France)
Local French market culture & atmosphere 🇫🇷
Touring southern France in a motorhome
A BEAUTIFUL and scenic forest campsite in Ardèche
Vanlife reality + funny moments 😂
Hidden places in France away from the crowds
🚐 WHY VISIT VALLON PONT D’ARC?
Located in the stunning Ardèche region of southern France, Vallon Pont d’Arc is famous for:
The iconic Pont d’Arc natural stone arch
Beautiful rivers and nature
Popular weekly French markets
Incredible spots for motorhome travel & camping
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38 Comments
Hi JP, Sammie and Raven, great video, lovely market, beautiful site and scenery. Take care 💕🐾 xxx
Lovely market with lots of different things. The type of place you see things that you didn't know you needed, or wanted😂 What an incredible campsite that is. I've been thinking, I don't drive so, I could buy a kind of trailer/camper van & hook it onto the back of Gladys & come along with you to all these wonderful places you find😀😂😂
Each time I say "oh, I could definitely live there!" Either, I'd end up travelling around to live in them all, or there'd have to be multiples of me, to live in them all & trust me, you don't want multiples of me😂😂
Is Sammy not well as she turned down and ice-cream.
Such stunning scenery..next level that…all those miles of trees..and that valley..ta for showing us 😊
Living the dream mate, that was a BIG market! What fantastic views of the Ardèche – Best Wishes from us here
I really love your videos have a nice week
What a lovely market that has everything. the campsite is is gorgeous so peaceful also the weather is warm which is a bonus. i appreciate you sharing all the different places. thanks JP Sammie Raven 🐶😎😎
Nice market
Unbelievable how you can buy all those knives in shops in france bought a few over the years leatherman, gerba
Swiss army knives use to have loads of guns too in the window Unbelievable
Great forest to explore too
Nice campsite
Hi JP & Sammie, Great vlog, The market looks fantastic and the scenery is beautiful. Have a lovely time, looking forward to your next vlog, take care xx
Catching up after great weekend in Nottingham why do markets thrive in Europe here in norfolk most town markets hav died 8 stalls if ur lucky the city of Norwich dose hav a very big market in centre mel phil norfolk
Hi JP,Sammie&Raven,🥰wow,and wow,,what an amazing place, Beautiful views,fantastic market place there,and the campsite is amazing,🤗you both have a wonderful time,&big cuddles to Raven 🤗❤️👍Xx
Love the market .. beautiful scenery.. thank you for sharing 😊
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What a wonderful campsite, you do seem to find little gems, wonderful scenery and the market I could spend hours wandering around. Thank you for sharing your wonderous journey with us all, sending you all our love to you, Sammie and Raven xxxx
Good video JP,Sammy,Raven,always interesting, thank you for sharing,
The lizard was a Common Wall Lizard ( Male) Podarcis muralis, a work of art on a wall!
Hi both and raven 🐕that market was the place I could spend all day fantastic very interesting what would you think is the best payment way to protect yourself 👍
Me again we live in the Forest of Dean that picture of that river shot looks a bit like 😢 👍 winters leep battle of Monmouth
Hello ! I'm from Nice and if you ever wanna visit the region, you'll love the southern Alps ! The coast is beautiful with the mountains jumping into the sea. For this, Villefranche-sur-mer and Eze village are the best spots outside the big city.
Also, I grew up in the mountains north of Nice, and there are a lot of great spots without too many tourists, especially if you arrive before June. The walled city of Entrevaux is magnificent and definitely something you'd love. Going west, you'll find Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and the Verdon gorges, it's one of the best gorges and water in the world, so it gets touristy during the summer, but is definitely worth the visit during May. Then driving south, you will find the Var departement with vineyards and beautiful scenery.
You can then go east, driving along the coastline, through the Esterel Massif, with big red rocks diving into the blue water.
Anyway, hope you can visit my region, despite being well known, there are lots of hidden gems ! And if you have any question about it, i'd be happy to answer !
Anyway, keep up the good work of showing our country and the beautiful places in it, your videos are lovely !
Brilliant video jp love that amazing scenery
Bonjour JP, l'amoureux des beaux coins de France, c'est magnifique, merci de nous en faire profiter / Hello JP, lover of France’s beautiful spots—it’s magnificent. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Hi JP Sammie and Raven, just magnificent the market looked great as well. I love how you can go from a busy place to such a remote area. I bet you will explore every inch of it 😊. Great vlog like Always 😊
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Wow! What a place!
I enjoy your videos, and find you very interesting. I'm just surprised how much you slag off the UK.
I believe there is good and bad in all countries, including France. Their factory animal farms can be smelled miles away.
So I don't want to be rude or anything, but am genuinely interested as to why you don't move to France?
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Hi Jp, yet another amazing episode. I’ve got to wait until the first week of the summer holidays before I’m back in France with my sons and I return to the uk and work another week then I go back to France for a month on my own. I do this every year and watching your vlogs is keeping my sane, so Thankyou again. You stay safe and sane and enjoy yourselves ❤❤❤
Hi JP another amazing vlog showing us what a beautiful place rural France is and how much it has to offer 🤗
Don't forget the wild life cam footage we are dying to know what the animal was you caught on the night cam lol
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Great vlog good market nice dress sammie the view wow see you on the next one love to raven❤❤❤XXX
Hi both, just caught up on this, absolutely stunning scenery on that site, i thought the lodges were toilets, they look HUGE, kelly loved the dresses Sammy was looking at, hope you’re all well buddy 👌 x
Flipping good thing you went there off season. Flipping Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is flipping unbearable in the summer 😉
France market look good
Hi JP and Sammie and Raven, what a stunning place you are staying. The Market was great too. Hope you both have a wonderful time, Love your vlogs xxxx
Hi JP SAMMIE RAVEN,NOW THATS WHAT YOU CALL A MARKET HOW MARKET IS ABOUT 7 stools lol 😂 sure is a beautiful town ,the machettes will come to the uk on the rubber boats I’m sure of that ,them caterpillars are very dangerous should be removed and destroyed the Newbys had a nest on there property in Portugal he managed to remove it and bunt it can kill animals his dog had to be rushed to the vets for emergency treatment,what a beautiful sight it’s on a large area so much to look at especially if you are into nature,till next time take care drive careful 🌹🇬🇧👀🙁🫶🤣🙌☘️🐕🦺
Wow JP what a stunning view. Xx
Wow that view certainly is something special and another great site shared with us, thank you. Safe travels, stay well. All the best to you both. 👍🚐🐾😎
Amazing JP you give us so much between countryside towns campsites and nature. So happy I'm subscribed to your channel. Many thanks for sharing so much of your travels with us.
Great market!! And a lovely site – so peaceful. Just what you need in this mad world
Hmmm, yes those knives are banned in UK. But the UK is mad…there has just been a man arrested in Scotland because he was carrying a traditional broadsword, dirk and sgian dubh with a full NATIONAL DRESS on an Independence for Scotland march. I think I might have been very tempted if it was me when the goons moved in to arrest him. He was in a peaceful MARCH ..he was not charging around like a pretendy Mel Gibson with a blue face, waving the sword and shouting 'FREEDOM'. He has been wearing this at events for years, stood speaking to police at these events with no problems whatsoever. But some jobsworth goons from what pretends to be Police Scotland jump in to up their arrest figures.
I'm grumpy, did you guess? I'm stir crazy! My mechanic friend who, in his words 'looks after The Witch and makes sure everything is right so I'm safe while travelling' – bless him – can't fix my van till next weekend, so I'm missing out on this good weather. 😢 Ah well, not long now.
So glad you're enjoying France.
Merci pour cette autre super vidéo!
Love to you, Sammie, Raven et al.
Safe travels 🐾🙏🧙♀️🚐🏴
I would have joined you at the wool stall , did they have embroidery thread as well . I have taken to doing this for a change . A newbie to it, but enjoying it . Hope your both well take care . Hope also your back is much easier since we last caught up . Haven’t been watching as much u tube , due to having been very poorly , we’ll still am really . So taking things careful .. what were you going to make with your Tomatoes . We always pay by credit card , then settle up,each month . So no interest charges . Like you say keeps your money safe . We pay a lot by cash as well these days , the powers that be can’t keep an eye on everything your doing either , I mean as in big brother . As you say we will ,leave that there ,