The great outdoors

 

Seaside holidays

 

On your bike!

 

Regional specialities

 

Heritage

Great open-air holidays

Discover our camping      propositions

 
     
 

 Ile de Ré

 

 Ile d'Oléron

 

 Région Royan

 

 Nature Océan

     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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The Great Lighthouses of the Littoral

     
             
             
   
  Three superb lighthouses (phares) to visit on the Charente-Maritime coast:
 


- The 'Phare des Baleines' at the tip of the Ile de Ré,
- The 'phare de Chassiron' on the Ile d'Oléron,
- The 'phare de Cordouan' out in the Gironde estuary.

The Cordouan lighthouse is classified as a historical monument and is without doubt one of the most beautiful lighthouses in France. A ferryboat will take you out and leave you on the sandbank at the foot of the monument when the tide goes out.

Other lighthouses on the Charentes littoral:

-la Coubre,
-Chauveau,
-The l'île d'Aix lighthouse alignment
-The feux du chenal de La Rochelle lighthouse alignment