Le Touquet beach
Le Touquet is a popular destination with local and visiting bourgeois. The city is located between Arras and Lille, just 7 km from the highway, on the English Channel coast. This is the center of the Opal Coast, where it is easily get to. This is probably why the resort is very popular with wealthy Parisians and not only those, who mass buy real estate here and come on weekends or on vacation to spend time very status, but without much fanfare.
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Beach description
In Le Touquet, everything is exemplary, the local beach is also an ideal place for family rest. Some travelers are sick of the proximity of Paris and London, they want something simpler. But for less respectable rest it is possible to go to hundreds of other places. What distinguishes Le Touquet beach from others:
- Multi-colored cabins, lounges and other beach attributes.
- Very spacious, sandy, sloping. Here it is possible to walk infinitely, there is enough space for everyone.
- Great ecology. Even in winter, the air of the sea and surrounding pines contributes to health, someone comes here only to breathe.
- It is almost always windy, moreover, the wind is quite cold. In summer, this is an advantage, because at this time it is very hot.
- There is something to amuse children. The water even in the summer is rather cool, but at low tide the remaining puddles are warmed up well. In the fine sand there are many interesting inhabitants.
- Beach activities are for everyone. Traditional water sports are complemented by prestigious yachting, horse riding, golf. Thalassotherapy is complemented by sailing carts at high speed. The coastline of almost 13 km contributes to this.
- Festivals for the smallest are held.
- Only on Le Touque such kinds as a longjacket (heel-and-toe walk in water, waist-deep), a ball-and-veil (races on light platforms with a sail, requiring incredible dexterity from the pilot) are developed.
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.
Video: Beach Le Touquet
Infrastructure
The most elegant resort in the department of Pas de Calais from the very foundation (1876) introduced the strictest building rules. Now the city abounds in outstanding examples of architecture. Any villa or hotel are a work of art.
The tourist infrastructure includes many expensive private villas, casinos, sports facilities, where there are many golf courses. Children have fun in the indoor aquapark. Andura motodrome, several hippodromes, and riding schools are popular with guests of the city.
There are at least ten times more inhabitants in Le Touquet in the summer. The city is able to host both royal people, magnates and actors, as well as tourists not widely known, but respecting restrained luxury.
One of the hotels in Le Touquet, Castel Victoria, 3*, is "bed and breakfast" type. Beautiful building, large rooms with facilities, that are quite worth 4*. Fresh pastries and juices in the morning, a heated pool, the opportunity to stay with pets and even walk them in the surrounding area. Hospitable owners, cleanliness and beautiful bed linen, what else does a tired traveler need?
There are many elegant restaurants on the coastline, serving ravioli with lobsters and chanterelles. Everybody will be served at any time, difficulties can arise between 12.00 and 14.00, when the French have dinner time. It necessary to trouble about the table to try the traditional fried sea tongue or pancakes with caramel sauce.
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Earlier, people came to Le Touquet only by rail. Now, with the development of traffic, the city is overruned by the British by a quarter, the rest of the tourists are Parisians, wealthy people from other countries, because it is incredibly easy to get here.
- From Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris 2 hours by car.
- From Calais, where the train from London stops awhile, they arrive in just an hour.
- It is possible to rest in winter and summer, just be prepared for strong cold winds.
- If there is no equipment for beach sports, it is possible to rent everything on the beach, including a wetsuit.