Arcachon: great for holidays, great for health.

Arcachon, Bordeaux’s favourite coastal resort, exerts an instant charm with the mildness of its climate, the scent of its Maritime pines and the pleasing line of its rolling dunes so characteristic of the region.
Seaward | Landward | In the region | Sports

Seaward

The Bassin d’Arcachon provides an ideal environment for oyster farming and a habitat for wildfowl, and is best explored by pinasse, the local flat-bottomed boat.

What to see…
L’Ile aux Oiseaux (Bird Island);
Banc d’Arguin sandbank;
The famous Dune du Pyla;
Cap Ferret and the ocean beaches;

Useful websites:
Office du Tourisme d’Arcachon
Le Bassin d’Arcachon

Landward

What to see…
The Ville d’Hiver (Winter Town) and the Moorish park;
Le Teich bird reserve, a vast reserve for migrating birds.
Countless footpaths through fields and forests.
Lac de Cazaux.

Useful websites:
Parc ornithologique du Teich

In the region

Landes forest.
City of Bordeaux
Bordeaux vineyards and châteaux.

Sports

Arcachon international golf course (1 km).
Gujan Mestras golf course.
Tennis (100 m).
Mountain bike tours leaving from the Novotel hotel.
Sailing on the Bassin.
Jet-ski.