Pôle-Nature de Vitrezay – a nature lover’s paradise
A 21 hectare nature reserve on the largest wild estuary in Europe, found on the Gironde river in the Charente-Maritime, Pôle-Nature de Vitrezay...
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Activities
La Vallée des Singes – open-air monkey park
La Vallée des Singes or Valley of the Monkeys, is a large 15 hectare monkey and ape park where many of the 350...
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Biarritz surfing – the best beaches
The modern indy surfing culture has combined with arts and culture to create a surfing scene in Biarritz which has helped make the...
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Hossegor – world class surfing in a tranquil holiday resort
Hossegor is one of the great surfing destinations not just of France but the whole of Europe. Soorts-Hossegor, to give this resort on...
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Le Teich – Nature Reserve for birdwatching
Le Teich nature reserve: this large nature reserve – 110 hectares of woodland, reedbeds, meadow, salt marsh and fresh-and brackish water – is...
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Château de la Gataudière – adventure park and more
Châteaux and stately homes are often seen as sedate affairs; not so with the Château de la Gataudière near the coast at Marennes...
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Château de la Roche Courbon – ‘Sleeping Beauty’s castle’
The Château de la Roche Courbon, known as the Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, is an elegant château with beautiful French gardens that pre-date those...
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Dune du Pilat, Europe’s Largest Sand Dune
Situated at the entrance to Arcachon Bay and near the commune of La Teste de Buch, the Dune du Pilat (or Pyla as...
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La Rochelle Aquarium– very family-friendly!
The start of your visit to the aquarium in La Rochelle is a taste of what’s to come. Step inside what appears to...
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Parc de l’estuaire: Gironde Estuary and the Cordouan lighthouse
Europe’s largest estuary with the oldest French lighthouse still in use. The Poitou-Charentes shares the mouth of the Gironde river with the Aquitaine. And...
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