ISLANDS
OLERON - AIX - MADAME...
ILE D’OLERON, otherwise known as « the luminous » due to the many hours of sunshine on the island, is the largest French island on the Atlantic coast with a surface area of 175km². Its magnificent sandy beaches, several of which have been awarded the “Pavillon Bleu” (blue flag eco-label), are first class play areas for children. It is also paradise for boardsports enthusiasts – surfing, windsurfing as well as sand yachting or canoeing and kayaking. The island is also ideal for sailing and fishing. You can also play golf, tennis or even enjoy a spa treatment.
L'ILE D'AIX: An island nature simply Aix-tremely beautiful!
Dotted with hollyhocks, the Ile d'Aix is a kind of garden. On this island miniature nature reigns. Here, the hubbub of cars does not exist. The island of Aix was walking tour, by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage! Over the rides, we meet with small sandy coves fringed by pine forests and cypress. By squinting, you will see the islands of Ré and Oleron, and perhaps Fort Boyard.Cette coast calm and quiet happily lends itself to fishing, swimming, and boat trips.
A place steeped in history If nature is dominant, the story is also very present. With its fortified village and forts, Fort and Fort de la Rade Liédot, the island of Aix is a veritable fortress. She once shielded the arsenal of Rochefort. It also houses Napoleon during his last hours of freedom before his departure for exile in St. Helena. The island has a museum devoted so where you visit her room remained intact.
ISLE MADAME: The Island Lady is a confetti landed on the Perth Antioch ... the smallest island of the coast of Charente-Maritime, it is also the wildest and most mysterious. An island accessible only to tide basse.Une feature of this island is that you can not get there by accident! Remember to check the tide times as the island is only accessible Madam low tide! A submarine road, called the Pass-to-Oxen, from Port des Barques, can be reached on foot or by car. Fisherman's paradise Road to the island, one can already see the squares stand out on the coast. Conversely, it must wait until the tide is high to use the boardwalk on stilts!
