The FICC (Fédération Internationale de Camping, Caravaning et Autocaravaning) with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, celebrates international rallies since 1933.
This Rally (in which many motorhomes participate), is the most famous in the world. It has been held without interruption, except during the Second World War, from 1940 to 1946. Since the FICC Rally began, in 1933, it has always been the most important of the international rallies. It is celebrated annually in different countries of Europe and other continents.
In its beginnings, until 1955, the majority of participants attended mainly with tents and caravans. As time went by, between the years 1955 to 1960, the attendance of caravans was already the majority. Nowadays motorhomes represent, in many cases, more than 50% of participants. While caravanners are decreasing, motorhome attendance is increasing each year. The tendency of this group is not only in Europe, but also in other continents.
It should be noted that some of these events are held on different continents in the same year, but not on the same dates.
So far there are 3 countries that have held the largest number of these international rallies since 1933: the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
The original founding countries of the FICC in 1933 are are the following: Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, The Nederlands, United Kingdom and what was then Czechoslovakia.
YEAR | COUNTRY | TOWN |
1933 | United Kingdom | Hampton Court, London |
1934 | France | Marly le Roi, Isla de France |
1935 | Belgium | Bilvoorde. |
1936 | Spain | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona |
1937 | Germany | Wiesbaden (capital of the federal state of Hesse) |
1938 | Italy | Meina-Stresa, northwest of milan |
1939 | Suitzerland | Zurich |
1947 | The Nederlands | Heemstede |
1948 | United Kingdom | Sidcup (London, South East) |
1949 | France | Fontainebleu (70 km south of Paris) |
1950 | Belgium | Spa (provincia de Lieja) |
1951 | Italy | Florence |
1952 | Suitzerland | Neuchâtel |
1953 | Denmark | Copenhagen |
1954 | Austria | Innsbruck |
1955 | Germany | Saarlouis (Saarland federal state) |
1956 | France | Perpignan |
1957 | Germany | Stuttgart |
1958 | Belgium | Stockel (east of Brussels) |
1959 | United Kingdom | Carshalton (south of London) |
1960 | France | St. Jean-en-Royans (Rhône-Alpes region) |
1961 | Italy | Rome |
1962 | Germany | Ruhpolding (Traunstein district, Bavaria) |
1963 | Denmark | Copenhaguen |
1964 | Israel | Tel Aviv |
1965 | The Nederlands | Wassenaar (near The Hague) |
1966 | Hungary | Balantonfüred (on the shore of Lake Balaton) |
1967 | Austria | Laxenburg (south side of Vienna) |
1968 | Sweden | Norrköping (province of Östergötland) |
1969 | United Kingdom | Woburn Abbey (southeast of Milton Keynes) |
1970 | France | Bricqueville (Lower Normandy) |
1971 | Italy | Otranto (province of Lecce, Puglia region) |
1972 | Germany | Lechbruck (bavaria region) |
1973 | Turkey | Istanbul – Kylos |
1974 | Eslovaquia | Vysoké - Tatry (High tatras) |
1975 | Portugal | Santo André |
1976 | Israel | Ascalón (at 55 km from Tel Aviv) |
1976 | Germany | Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony) |
1977 | Belgium | Mol (Antwerp) |
1978 | Sweden | Jönköping (350 km southwest of Stockholm) |
1979 | United Kingdom | Cheltenham (County of Gloucestershire) |
1980 | Bulgaria | Albena (Black sea Coast) |
1981 | Finland | Maisansalo (Tampere) |
1982 | Spain | Vilopriu (Bajo Ampurdán, Girona) |
1983 | Japan | Onoji Park (Tokio) |
1983 | France | Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres |
1984 | Poland | Leba (Pomerania - Baltic Sea coast, north of Poland) |
1985 | Portugal | Ericeira (Mafra) - at 20 km from Sintra |
1986 | Hungary | Debrecen (eastern end) |
1987 | Denmark | Herning (Jutland peninsula) |
1988 | Ireland | Punchestown (County of Kildare) |
1989 | Austria | Vienna |
1990 | United Kingdom | Shepton Mallet (Somerset district, England) |
1991 | Slovakia | Tatra – Lommica |
1991 | Taiwan | Fulling (near Taipei, the capital) |
1992 | Canada | Bromont (Quebec) |
1993 | France | Pulvesheim (Upper Rhine, Alsace region) |
1994 | Japan | Hamada (Hiroshima prefecture) |
1994 | Finland | Joensuu (North Karelia region - bordering Russia) |
1995 | Portugal | Aljezur (Faro district) |
1996 | Hungary | Alsóörs (on the shores of Lake Balaton) |
1997 | Ireland | Millstreet (County of Cork) |
1998 | Poland | Leba (Pomerania - Baltic Sea coast, north of Poland) |
1999 | United Kingdom | Lincoln (County of Lincolnshire) |
2000 | Germany | Lechbruck (Bavaria region) |
2001 | Norway | Selbu (province of Sor - Trondelag) |
2002 | Belgium | Ghent (province of East Flanders) |
2002 | South Korea | Donghae City |
2002 | Canada | St. Jean-Sur Richelieu (province of Quebec) |
2003 | Spain | Montmeló, Formula 1 circuit (Barcelona) |
2004 | Finland | Oulu (Gulf of Bothnia coast) |
2005 | Italy | Bolonia |
2006 | Turkey | Izmir Gümüldür |
2006 | Poland | Wroclaw /Bratislavia (Lower Saxony) |
2007 | Irlanda | Millstreet (County of Kildare) |
2008 | South Korea | Gapyeong (province of Gyeonggi) |
2009 | United Kingdom | Ipswich (county town of Suffolk) |
2010 | Croatia | Umag (near the Slovenian border) |
2011 | Czech Republic | Prague |
2012 | Canada | Montmagny (Quebec) |
2013 | Poland | Slawa, Gmina Swidwin (West Pomerania) |
2014 | Finland | Pori (known as the city of jazz) |
2015 | Croatia | Isla de Pag, Novalja (Dalmatian coast) |
2016 | Portugal | Ponte de Lima (district of Viana do Castelo) |
2017 | Turkey | Datça (Datça Peninsula, Southwest of Turkey) |
2018 | Germany | Berlin (Schönwalde-Glien, 30 km from the city centre) |
2019 | France | Châteaubriant (Department of the Loire-Atlantique) |
2020 | Italy | Ostia Antica, Roma (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
2021 | Spain | A Guarda (Pontevedra) |
2022 | Russia | Moscow (due to the war with Ukraine, it is possible that European participants and even from other continents will not attend) |
2022 | China | Cancelled due to the COVID pandemic |
Finally, this famous Rally brought together more than 5,000 units (caravans, motorhomes, tents), over 14,000 people, including youth, in a single event. However, in recent years, the number of participants has been much lower. Nowadays, the participation is an average of 500 units, approximately.
The FICC (Fédération Internationale de Camping, Caravaning et Autocaravaning) with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, celebrates international rallies since 1933.