Arcachon is one hour from Bordeaux

 

  

  

 

 

The Dune of Pyla : At 60Km from Bordeaux, in the South of the Arcachon Bay, it is possible to visit the highest dune in Europe, the Great Dune of Pyla (or Pilat). This dune reaches a height of 107m. At this summit, the view is spectacular with the ocean coast, the inlet of the Bay, the large pine forest and, when the sky is very clear, the Pyrenees Range. This Great Dune is constituted of fine sand which the siliceous grains have about the same size. Since about ten years, this area is also became a point of start to the lover of delta planes.
The Great Dune of Pyla is located on the “La Teste de Buch” district (Gironde) and it is a national listed landscape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   The Birds Island : ("L'isle Aux Oiseaux" on Facebook)
The island was once the basin's inhabitants (who went by swimming from the nearest villages: Little or Claouey Piquey) who were grazing their herds of cows and horses, which gave its name to the northern part Island: La Pointe aux Chevaux.
During storms, including the 1714 and 1882, the island was submerged and the animals and crops decimated.
The island then became a field for gathering, hunting and fishing (now very strictly regulated activities) equipped with hunting cabins, ponds, freshwater wells, then chancadas cabanas (cabins stilts ) and oyster beds.
The island, which transforms the tides, remains a haven for migratory birds and sea wolves
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, there are regular boat trips from ArcachonMany boaters also commute. 

 

 

  

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