If you are driving through France and need a place to stretch your legs, use the facilities, and maybe get something to eat, where do you go? Especially if there is not a decent-sized town for miles?

The answer: an aire.

An aire is what English-speaking countries call a rest stop, motorway service area, lay-by, or something similar. Aires are generally clean, convenient, and well-maintained.

Like rest stops, there are different kinds of aires in France.

Read about aires and how to find them in The Good Life France!