Aquitaine Travel Guides
Guides to the towns, villages and resorts of the Aquitaine region of France. Exciting things to do and new places to visit.
Practical information for the traveller relating to the beaches, plains, valleys and mountains of France.
Places to visit and things to do day and night for your time in the Aquitaine.
Anglet a town renowned for its beaches spreading between the
Cape Saint Martin and the estuary of Adour is ideal for your next holiday on the Atlantic coast of South West France.
(see extended anglet guide)
Bordeaux the best preserved eighteenth century city in Europe, with over 4000 listed buildings
is situated one hours drive from the Atlantic coast. The capital of French wine and the
largest pedestrianised shopping street on this continent.
(see extended bordeaux guide)
Euronat is perfect if you want a holiday in complete security, just to get into the village you have to pass a 120 kg doorman and a computerised log in system.
(see extended euronat guide)
Euronat is perfect if you want a holiday in complete security, just to get into the village you have to pass a 120 kg doorman and a computerised log in system.
(see extended grayan guide)
Lacanau found 50km to the west of Bordeaux and 12km from the Atlantic Coast is blessed with over 2200
sunny hours per year
(see extended lacanau guide)
The village of Lacanau-Ocean is renowned as one of the main surf spots of France.
The 10 miles of north/south beach produces a classic surf zone.
(see extended lacanau-ocean guide)
The main interest of Le Gurp is the beautiful 7 km sand beach in the form of a small
bay which has been dug out by the Atlantic Ocean over the generations
(see extended le gurp guide)
Montalivet is situated on the Atlantic
Coast of France between the sand beaches of the Atlantic
shoreline and the Gironde Estuary in the Medoc region.
With limited accomadation in this Aquitaine village
(see extended montalivet les bains guide)
The village centre includes the church Eglise Saint-Philomene, the mayor’s office, a post office,
village school, football field and a village shop;
(see extended naujac sur mer guide)
Sitting on the top of the dune next to the Pin Sec life guards hut (open in the summer only) Chez Mimi,
a restaurant with a view to kill for.
(see extended pin sec guide)
Port Medoc holds its annual boat show, where you can taste some of the local Medoc wines while you admire or e
nquire about buying your latest motor boat or yacht.
(see extended port medoc guide)
Soulac sur Mer, found on the most northern tip of the Medoc is where the Gironde Estuary meets with the Atlantic Ocean.
This relaxed Aquitaine sea-side town,
(see extended soulac sur mer guide)
Verdon sur Mer is protected from the winter swells and storms by its geographic situation. A day on the Atlantic coast with a full storm hitting the coastline and west winds blowing hard will give off shore winds,
(see extended verdon sur mer guide)
