18 May 2018 by Jessica Boston

Tour de France 2018 – your guide to the route!

This year will see the 105^th edition of the iconic Tour de France with a route that takes in Brittany, the Vendee and, of course, the mountains of the Alpes and the Pyrenees. There are 21 stages in all starting on Saturday 7^th July and finishing in style on the Champs Elysee in Paris on Sunday 29^th July.

An exciting and challenging route

Covering 3,329km this is one of the shortest Tour de France routes of recent years, but it’s also been designed to be one of the most exciting and challenging! Unusually the 2018 Tour doesn’t include full stages in any other countries; with the exception of a 15km stretch in the Pyrenees that strays into Spain, the whole race this year is on French soil. The route will go through 36 départements and includes stages in Basque country for the first time in over 10 years. Nine new locations have the honour of hosting a Stage start or finish for the very first time.

The unique cobblestone road between Arras and Roubaix is back for Stage 9 of the 2018 Tour presenting a bone-shaking ordeal for the riders. There is also a new Alps stage where riders are ‘off road’ on a gravel track for a steep 2km stretch to the Plateau des Gliéres.

Want to see the Tour de France 2018?

The Tour de France is an amazing event for spectators, the towns and villages on the route are filled with festivities and celebrations and the peloton in full flow is a phenomenal sight! Book a holiday on the route with us this year and get a roadside seat for the most famous cycling event in the world! Here are our top picks for where to stay on the 2018 route, or browse more properties on our website using the map search facility:

Stages 1, 2 and 3 in the Vendée 7^th– 9^th July

Prices quoted for w/c 7^th July and available to book at time of writing!

Modern barn-conversion gite near Saint-Gervais £450 per week (sleeps 2)

Three bed cottage near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois £850 per week (sleeps 7)

Two bed cottage in the Vendee countryside £850 per week (sleeps 4)

Five bed house near Sainte-Hermine £1,900 per week (sleeps 10)

Luxury Vendee villa with pool £4,550 per week (sleeps 14)

Five bed cottage with pool £1,200 per week (sleeps 10)

Stylish gite in the Vendee countryside £810 per week (sleeps 6)

Rural 3 bed gite with pool £550 per week (sleeps 5)

Pretty gite for two near La Foret-sur-Sevre £450 per week (sleeps 2)

Stages 4, 5 and 6 in Brittany 10^th -12^th July

Prices quoted for w/c 7^th July and available to book at time of writing!

 Traditional Brittany cottage near La Roche-Bernard £399 per week (sleeps 4)

Holiday villa near Concarneau £1,155 per week (sleeps 5)

Spacious modern cottage near Quimper £600 per week (sleeps 10) 

Breton cottage near Carhaix-Plouguer £690 per week (sleeps 6)

Breton house near Carhaix-Plouguer £545 per week (sleeps 6)

Stage 7 Fougeres to Chartres 13^th July

Prices quoted for w/c 7^th July and available to book at time of writing!

Gothic chateau near Mayenne £2,400 per week (sleeps 15)

Pretty traditional Loire country cottage £440 per week (sleeps 2)

Spacious Normandy farmhouse £302 per week (sleeps 3)

Stage 8 and 9 Nord Pas de Calais 14^th and 15^th July

Prices quoted for w/c 14^th July and available to book at time of writing!

Large farmhouse gite near Azincourt £1,120 per week (sleeps 12)

Rural Picardy cottage £500 per week (sleeps 5)

Stages 10 to 13 ‘The Alps’ July 17^th – 20th

Prices quoted for w/c 14^th July and available to book at time of writing!

Apartment in a mountain village £550 per week (sleeps 4)

Alpine apartment right on the slopes £380 per week (sleeps 4)

Large Alpine chalet in the Grand Massif £1,670 (sleeps 12)

Stages 15 to 19 ‘The Pyrenees’ July 22^nd – 27^th

Prices quoted for w/c 21^st  July and available to book at time of writing!

Farmhouse near Tarbes £2,000 per week (sleeps 10)

Cottage near Lourdes £995 per week (sleeps 7)

Eco-retreat apartment near Mirepoix £490 per week (sleeps 3)

Pyrenees cottage near Foix £475 (sleeps 4)

Ariege mountain cottage £449 per week (sleeps 4)

Barn conversion near Pau £550 per week (sleeps 4)

Converted barn in rural Pyrenees £550 per week (sleeps 4)