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To discover Royan, in
Charente-Maritime (17)!
Royan occupies
a site privileged with the entry
of the Gironde, vis-a-vis with the Atlantic Ocean. Royan
is a modern balneal
city, animated, alive all the year.
In all seasons, starting from Royan, you will be able to discover different universes: Sea,
nature, the vine and wine.
You will take glass or an ice on
the terraces of the port or Pontaillac.
Royan, it is a seaside resort and
a city on scale pedestrian. One can do everything with foot or
à.vélo.
Royan in some topics: |
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The beach of
Large Conche |
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It is the beach of
Royan. Directed full south, a 2,5 km length, it is re-elected
famous "conches", beaches of fine sand to the hollow of
handles protected from the winds by small cliffs. |
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The port of
Royan in the heart of the city |
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The
port of Royan is a preserved place where you will be able to
stroll by admiring the sailing ships and high-speed motorboats
of pleasure, the fishing port, the landing stage of the BAC
for the Verdon and the Medoc, the departure of the high-speed
motorboats for the walks at sea and the visit of the headlight
of Cordouan. The nautical amateurs of leisures, the yachtmen,
the curious ones about the things of the sea, are filled. |
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Characteristic of the rebuilding of post-war period of Royan, you will be able on the dinner and sea front lunch in the many
restaurants. |
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History of the
"sea bathings" |
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Royan has a very rich past which arises in its villas of the
Beautiful Time. In Royan, you will live all the history of the
holidays and tourism at 19th and the 20th centuries. |
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L'
structures of the Fifties |
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Royan currently was forged by the war, and corresponded to the
new city of the Fifties with the church Notre-Dame-de-Royan, the
Central Market, the Sea front, the Palate of the Congresses... |
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Pontaillac is the prestigious district of Royan, where you
will be able to taste ices in Judici and to meet the shiver
with the Casino of Royan. |
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Royan is an open city towards the Atlantic Ocean. Kilometers
of walk in edge of sea are offered to you, with the coastal
lane of Foncillon with Pontaillac and the walk on the quays of
the port and in edge of beach of Foncillon with Vallières. |
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Great events
of the summer |
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All the summer, one
is never bored in Royan. Daily, of many demonstrations are
organized like the Violin on Sand, the fireworks, the
Festivals of the Beautiful Time... |
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The door of
tourism of proximity |
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From Royan, in all seasons, on the littoral as in the coastal back-country, you
will be able to discover all the charms of the
Charente-Maritime, Palmyre with Meschers while passing by
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Be Vaux-sur-Mer, and
Saint-George-of-Didonne.
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