Disabled people now have their own tourist guide

With its 386 pages, this guide, launched on March 29, 2024 at a price of 24.90 euros, offers a varied range of accommodation, restaurants and activities accessible to people with disabilities.

Handi-tourism: 1,200 sites are offered across France

France finally has a tourist guide for people with disabilities. The guide “Accessible Holidays in France”, published by Michelin Éditions, is the result of the work of a dedicated team of nine people, three of whom have reduced mobility. These explorers have traveled across France from the Opal Coast to the Hautes-Pyrénées, via the Dordogne, the Alsace wine route, the volcanoes of Auvergne and the Côte d’Azur. They evaluated more than 1,200 sites and activities in 30 tourist sectors, making it possible to identify an accessible and quality offer.

The recommendations are divided into several thematic sections: “Visit” for discovering museums and historical monuments, “Stroll” for city walks and discovering villages, “Move” for sports and outdoor activities, “Take a break” for relaxing spots, “Eat” for good restaurants and “Sleep” for quality accommodation. These categories allow readers to easily choose their activities according to their desires and their personal situation.

Accessible holidays in France

A guide that is aimed at wheelchair users, people with walking difficulties, and the elderly.

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Unexpected sites and activities are also on the program

One of the highlights of this guide is its simplified graphic code, including the “green banner” which indicates that there are no accessibility restrictions and the “dotted green banner” which means that the site is partially accessible or with assistance. This system allows you to immediately visualize the level of accessibility of the sites, making travel planning easier.

But above all, this guide gives hope to people in wheelchairs by showing them that even certain prestigious sites, centuries old, and even certain sporting activities, are accessible to people with reduced mobility. There are activities such as Handi Surfing on the Basque Coast, visiting the Loire Valley castles, exploring a Périgord cave or even spending the night in a cabin perched in the middle of the woods.

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