Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:23pm
I drove the following route...
Calais > Rouen > Le Mans > Tours > Poitiers > Limoge > Toulouse > Perpignan > Girona > Barcelona > Valencia > Murcia.
I travelled down through the UK and through the tunnel on my first day and stayed in a hotel at Calais, so I could start early the next day. I then did the Calais to Perpignan section in one day - it is 600 miles, but do-able. I then stayed in a hotel near Perpignan and had an early start to do the next 600 miles the next day.
Most of this route is not on toll roads, which saves about £150.
I would recommend Ibis hotels. They are cheap, but decent and in good locations just off main road connections; and they accept pets.
Hope this helps!