Skydiving centres in Europe, road trip

[Danl-c 0]

Hi all! My wife and I will be driving from Norway to the French Riviera in August. We will be stopping and jumping along the way. Are there any DZ's we should visit that stand out in any way? By this I mean scenery, special aircraft, special jumps, frequent nudity, etc. We have not planned out our route yet so anything in mainland Europe is a candidate, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg. The only DZ we know we will hit for sure is Interlaken. Any good skydiving on the French Riviera as well?

[Brutus 1]

There are two little but nice dropzones in France near the border with Spain.

One of them is near the vilage of Mimizan. It is a very touristic place during the summer due to the long yellow sand beaches ideal both for surfing or sunbathing. A lot of beautiful places to visit, tasty local recipes and much more.
Its owner Olivier is very friendly and really helpful with anything you may need around ojbpara.com. Every jump you will enjoy a beatiful view of the ocean and lineshore

The other is near the village of Pau (close to the Pyrenees). Cheap accommodation in the DZ. Nice vibe around with a lot of French and Spanish people. Well connected with the highway and a lot of different activities around: horseriding, sightseeing, wine tasting, etc www.pau-skydive.fr

[Danl-c 0]

Very good tip! Thanks for the advice. I will look into these.

[RMK 3]

I'd also look at Gap Tallard:

Gap Tallard
CERPS
Aérodrome, 05130 Tallard, France
+33 4 92 54 02 39
www.parachutismegap.fr

"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes"

[FrancoR 0]

August is Mountain Gravity time:
http://www.mountaingravity.ch/

If it does not cost anything you are the product.

[radical_flyer 0]

Flanders looks like a nice DZ. Unfortunately since you're going in August you'll miss the boogie. http://www.pcv.be/en/price_list/

Don't know what you're into but found some cool FF and tracking videos.

Any one been there/got anything to add?

Also anyone know any EU DZs that have twin turbines (apart from algarve, spain, empuria and klatovy?

[drakkar 1]

add to list dude
https://www.skydiveinterlaken.ch/index.php/en/
and my advice goin to corsica island awesome landscape
http://www.corseparachutisme.fr/

[Danl-c 0]

Interlaken is definitely on the list.

These are all great ideas. Very much appreciated! Keep them coming if anyone has more!

[hoipex99 0]

I would recommend Skydive Hohenems in Austria.
Nice Scenery,nice Dropzone,nice people.

DZ is close to Lake Constance and the borders of Switzerland,Germany and Liechtenstein.

http://www.upcs.at/index.php

https://www.google.at/maps/place/47%C2%B023'04.7%22N+9%C2%B041'50.8%22E/@47.5227723,9.2818818,8.29z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d47.38465!4d9.697442

[drakkar 1]

Im glad and add this
http://skydivebalaton.com/en/
http://www.skydivesicilia.it/
http://www.skydivealgarve.com/

[flyhi 24]

http://skydivebalaton.com/en/
http://www.skydivesicilia.it/
http://www.skydivealgarve.com/

I was bored.

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[drakkar 1]

Oh really?

[rjblake 1]

National Paracentrum Teuge in The Netherlands http://paracentrumteuge.nl/Welcome - fast planes, open 7x week in Aug and €20/jump. Depending on dates, the NL Championships may be on as well. Great DZ, people and facilities