La Baule-Escoublac beach
La Baule Beach (La Baule-Escoublac), southern Bretagne is an old town located along a long scythe. This sandy strip connects Le Croisic (now a former island) with mainland. A noisy, chaotic fashion resort with its own style and image. There are many castle houses of the ХVІ-ХІХ centuries, luxurious hotels.
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Beach description
The long beachline of La Baule is 12 km long. In the east, it is stuck with Pornichet, and in th west with Puligun. Between these two cities there is a whole series of magnificent beaches, free and paid, owned hotels. In summer it is very difficult to park here, the most convenient way to get to the beach is to rent a bicycle. There is a roadway along the whole line. Only on the west side, Рlage Benoit has a pedestrian zone, Esplanade Benoit. From Pornichet to La Baule, you can take a steam train ride, while at the same time giving an unspeakable pleasure to young tourists.
La Baule Bay is beautiful any time of year. The water has a bright sky or green color. The shore is curved in a semicircle and covered with soft fine sand. At low tide, most of the area is exposed and occupied by vacationers for walks, beach games, riding or cycling.
Travelers give the highest rating to the resort. A lot of credit to this beach:
- It is well located, close to the city center. It is not far from the railway station.
- The beauty of the bay is striking, where boats with colorful sails slide along the water surface, the chic purest sand, nature on the shore is also fascinating.
- Accessible family vacation with young children, beaches are equipped to meet the needs of disabled people.
- There is an opportunity for any kind of sports. Groups are organized, where they take surfing lessons, horse riding (from 3 years old), wakesurfing, parasailing and so on. Golf is popular, many people rent a boat or yacht. For young athletes - sailing school.
- Thalassotherapy is on a very high level. They are coming here from all over the world for it.
- The beach is guarded during the season.
- Developed infrastructure. Accommodation, restaurants, markets, rental units - all within walking distance.
It can be quite noisy in the evenings. Who like silence, the better to stay in the southern suburbs, closer to Pornichet. Another bonus of this place is the opportunity to buy fresh oysters in the morning at the local fish market (from only 2 euros!) - and eat them immediately.
When is the best time to go?
It is possible to relax in France at any time of the year, the time of the trip depends more on your preferences. Summer - a great time to travel to the sea. Thanks to the Mediterranean climate, even on the southern French Riviera is not hot weather. In winter , people go to ski resorts in France. It should be be mindful that in summer and winter in France there is a high season, respectively, prices soar. To enjoy the excursions, choose the time from February to April or from September to November, when both in the north and in the south it is not very crowded. If you go to the French Riviera in September, you will never lose: You will find a time when the weather is still warm and the prices are not so high.
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Infrastructure
Most visiting French, foreign citizens come to La Baule not only for sports and casinos. There are 2 thalassotherapy centers, covering an area of over 3,000 km. They provide sea and "dry" procedures. In the multifunctional pool you can do gymnastics, get massages, "pearl" baths. There are courses for expectant mothers, people with muskulo-skeletal problems, nervous diseases, metabolic disorders are served.
La Baule is full of life. There a lot of shops, places where adults and children have fun. Chic hotels are located literally on the promenade. A little in the distance - private property, owned by the French, villas, cottages of wonderful architecture with decorative pediments, mosaic motifs. You wander into the shadows of the pines, you dive into history.
Beautiful location of Le Castel Marie Louise, 5*. The mansion is located right by the sea. In the mornings, a continental breakfast is served for guests. At lunchtime you can enjoy local culinary delights, sit in the shade of the picturesque garden and go on a bike ride. Bicycles are provided free of charge by the hotel. In addition to the standard set of services, it is worth noting the chic furnishings of specious rooms, wonderful view from the windows.
One of the features of La Boule is that the best clubs, casinos, bars, pathos restaurants are located in hotels that stretch along the coast. That's why the daytime life here flows smoothly into the night and doesn't stop until morning.
Restaurants serve local, European, Asian cuisine. There are places where you can only meet pizza or barbecue. Popular seafood, its, together with sausages and pastries, are the basis of local cuisine.
Meat lovers should definitely try chotten, marinated, and after fried pork head. Cotriade soup, fish in a thick salt crust, stuffed claims will be highly appreciated by any gourmet. If you have a good appetite, you can also add a roll of Cesarca, stuffed crab, drenched in spicy lobster sauce. For desserts - pudding with plums, which are soaked in apple or rum vodka before cooking.
The servings are impressive, necessarily seasoned with butter or pork fat. For extensive snacks you can order Breton cider, which comes in several kinds: transparent, sparkling, frothy, with floral or apple scent.
Weather in La Baule-Escoublac
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- Despite the large flow of tourists, La Baule is perfectly safe. However, generally accepted rules are not to be neglected.
- The railway station accepts high-speed trains connecting the resort with Paris (Charles de Gaulle, Montparnasse, Disneyland). There are buses going to La Baule. Except for the buses, the car is the very popular. Even in the high season in car rental companies are always available small cars, premium-class cars. Bail is not required. The hotel parking is an alternative to always occupied parking spaces.
- The weather is nothing short of subtle. July - end of September is the peak of the season, with no exhausting heat. In January-March it rains rarely, there is almost no frost. The water temperature in the bay in summer is up to 22 °С.
- it is worth a visit:
- Sightseeing tours, bus tours and sport plane tours.
- Numerous chapels, churches.
- Art galleries of Esprit Art, Art Comparisan.
- Atlantia Congress Palace.
- It is to get lost on foot. Visible from anywhere, the bright CASINO lettering will always help you navigate.