Spring events on the coast
DURING the coming months many French costal resorts are holding special events and festivals to celebrate the arrival of spring.
With deserted beaches to stroll along, concerts to enjoy and local delicacies to taste the events will offer a different view of the seaside towns.
There are 36 resorts, that are members of the Club Littoral de Maison de la France, who will be holding events that run from March 19 until June 20.
So if you want to experience a little cultural, gastronomic or sporting fare these are the beaches to head to:
The Channel: Hardelot, le Touquet Paris-Plage.
Normandy: Honfleur, Deauville.
Brittany: Perros-Guirec, Bénodet, Port Crouesty-Port Navalo.
Atlantic coast: La Baule, Pornichet, Pornic, St Jean de Monts, Les Sables d'Olonne, Châtelaillon-Plage, Royan, Arcachon, Biscarosse, Anglet, Biarritz, St Jean-de-Luz, Lacanau, Hendaye.
Mediterranean coast: St Cyprien, Gruissan, le Cap d'Agde, la Grande Motte, Six-Fours les plages, Bormes les Mimosas, la Croix Valmer, St Tropez, Ste Maxime, Mandelieu la Napoule, Roquebrune sur Argens.
Corsica: Bastia, Calvi, Ajaccio, Bonifacio.
More details are available on the Maison de la France website.
can you forward any information on events that are happening in Biscarosse from 25th June to 16th July
Posted by: Louise O'Keeffe | 27/05/2005 at 23:33
Hi Louise
There is a very good website for the area at:
http://www.biscarrosse.com/
Hope this helps.
Regards
Craig
Posted by: Craig McGinty | 28/05/2005 at 07:19