Camping du Truc Vert: Discover Lege-cap-ferret, Gironde, Aquitaine

On the Cap Ferret peninsula, after discovering the Piraillan Reservoirs on foot, set off with your nose to the wind by bike, in the direction of our mythical red icon. From the oyster-farming villages, with their colorful huts, to the fishing village of Cap Ferret, this tour is a treasure trove of exceptional views over the Bay of Arcachon. This walk, with its taste of paradise, alternates between the scent of broom and the sea breeze, with an extended break at the top of the lighthouse, offering the most beautiful 360° views of the Pilat Dune.

It is possible to cycle around the Bay of Arcachon in complete safety, in all seasons. Get ready to discover a multitude of landscapes around this wonderful natural site. Starting from the Bélisaire jetty in Cap Ferret or in one of the 10 towns on the route, a unique and sporting day is waiting for you! This 77-kilometre bike tour, which you can take as you wish, allows you to discover the emblematic places of the Bay of Arcachon: the pier at Andernos-les-Bains, the port at Audenge, the port at Biganos, the Pointe aux Chevaux, the Ornithological Reserve at Le Teich ... and many other places besides.

Cap Ferret is the stretch of coastline that juts out from Lège Cap Ferret. It separates the Bay of Arcachon from the Atlantic Ocean. From the Bélisaire jetty, you can enjoy an extraordinary panoramic view of the Bay of Arcachon and the Dune du Pilat. Balades à Roulettes® (BR®) are short, leisurely walks, with a baby carriage or small bike, or adapted for people with reduced mobility (in a wheelchair), offered by the Fédération Française de Randonnée de la Gironde

L'abécédaires des Dunes au Cap Ferret welcomes walkers on a dune trail between the end of the allée des Dunes, the starting point with the letter A for "Algue", and the extreme tip of Cap Ferret and its letter Z for "Zostère". This is a landscape interpretation trail based on the theme of mobility: the mobility of dunes, tides, birds, clouds, the life of sailors... Walking through this dune landscape, walkers are taken from surprise to surprise by a large photo album which unfolds according to the alphabet (G as in "Gourbet", E as in "Epave", H as in "Hameçon"...) over 5km.

The vogue for sea bathing attracted a "foreign colony" of highnesses and celebrities, crowned heads, great families, men of letters and lyrical artists. The Pereire brothers, Emile and Isaac, owners of the train line linking Arcachon to Bordeaux, have a brilliant idea to make their train profitable: the construction of sanatoriums. Thermalism appeared in 1923, with the discovery of the Sainte Anne des Abatilles spring The Balades à Roulettes® (BR®) are short, quiet walks, with a pushchair or a small bicycle, or adapted for people with reduced mobility (in a wheelchair), proposed by the French Federation of Rambling of the Gironde.

One of the best means to discover the Presqu'île de Lège-Cap Ferret and to pose a new glance on its inheritance is the bicycle. Departure since the halte cyclotouriste of Lège (old station reorganized) on a cycle track leading to the Cabane du Résinier (one of the last built witnesses of the activity of gemmage and one of the points of departure to visit the natural reserve of the Salt Meadows) then direction the Grand Crohot (beach océane), crossing of the forest on the shaded cycle tracks and return by the center of the village of Lège. This circuit is realizable by all the family with the chart of the cycle tracks and a plan of city available free at the Tourist office.

One of the best means to discover the Presqu'île de Lège-Cap Ferret and to pose a new glance on its inheritance is the bicycle. Departure since the carpark of the Reservoirs of Piraillan, the lanes of "Piraillan Forest" direction L'Herbe and discovery of its oyster village, one of most typical of the Presqu'île. Then cross the forest on the shaded cycle tracks to Truc Vert and its ocean beach and return to the Piraillan Reservoirs (protected natural site offering 2 discovery circuits). This tour can be done by the whole family with the map of the cycle paths and a town map available free of charge at the Tourist Office.

Take a stroll in the Summer City and discover its must-sees! Located on the coast of Arcachon, this lively district is full of history and anecdotes.

Discover Winter Town with Robin and his friends! This district will hold no more secrets for you! Pick up the booklet at the Tourist Office: you'll be able to solve riddles and learn some interesting anecdotes!

Departing from Arcachon, this loop takes you along the Bay of Arcachon via the Pereire, Abatilles and Le Moulleau districts, before arriving at the Dune de Pilat parking lot, which is free for cyclists. For the return journey, you'll take part of the Vélodyssée, a beautiful trail that takes you back via the Port de la Teste to your starting point in Arcachon.

In the heart of the village of Le Canon, close to the Arcachon Basin, Villa Aïtama offers 9 apartments. The colorful decoration of the villa blends vintage and modern styles. Villa Aïtama also offers a flowery and shaded garden where one can gather and share a pleasant moment.

The residence is located in Cap Ferret, in close proximity to the ocean beach of l'Horizon and a few hundred meters from the beaches of the Basin. The accommodations can accommodate 2 to 8 people, each with a garden, balcony, or terrace. Each "kaze" will welcome you with its own character, and you can enjoy a "home-like" living space with tailor-made hotel services. This hotel residence is a construction committed to sustainable development and takes to heart the protection and promotion of biodiversity.

Completely facing the sea, with direct access to the beach, this modern hotel offers the befits of the luxurious sea air. 30 rooms, 15 of which look onto the sea, the best views being offered by those on the top floor, which are fully-glazed from floor to ceiling. The hotel also has some communicating rooms and family rooms. The quality restaurant, again with sea views, gives priority to regional fare, e.g. asparagus and scampi "au gratin", home made foie gras with 3 condiments. A seminar specialist, the hotel also has 4 meeting rooms.

Located in the center of Arcachon, 40 meters from the beach, in a quiet street, our charming Arcachon-style hotel has elegant rooms with balcony or terrace, private bathroom and walk-in shower. A haven of peace designed to promote relaxation and intimacy. The decoration and the atmosphere are unique to each space, helping to create unforgettable moments.

Share a moment of relaxation and conviviality, discover the areas richest in fish in the Basin and have fun fishing different species depending on the season. Circuit: choice of the best fishing spots Spring: sea bream (gray, royal, striped), sea bass, cuttlefish, sardines, lean and coustuts. Summer: sea breams (gray, royal, striped), bars, lean and coustuts. Fall: casseroles, cuttlefish, bass, grisets, lean and coustuts. Boarding at Arcachon. Equipment to rent directly on the boat (number of rods and bait desired to be specified before the trip).

Arcachon Bay by boat: excursions, sea shuttles, boat rental with sailor throughout the year. With their fleet of 35 boats, the boatmen of the UBA offer you the best guarantees of comfort and security, so you benefit from ideal conditions of visits and crossings. Sea shuttles: all year round Arcachon / Cap Ferret. In season: Le Canon, Le Moulleau, La Hume, Andernos. Excursions: all year round, The Grand Tour of Bird Island with the Cabanes Tchanquées, the oyster beds and the oyster villages of Cap Ferret. From April to October, the Grand Tour du Bassin which goes to the Dune and the Banc d'Arguin, and in season meal cruises, fishing ... We also offer the privatization of all our boats to organize all your events. Pinasse 12 places, speedboats and catamarans 49 places, The Silver Coast up to 180 places

The Hotel La Pergola d'Arcachon is an air-conditioned and completely renovated ** hotel, welcoming you in contemporary comfort and a family atmosphere. This charming hotel is located in the city center, close to all shops, restaurants, market, Moorish Park, parking and 100 meters from the beaches.

In the heart of a pine forest, the hotel du parc offers you 30 very comfortable rooms with bathroom and WC, terrace. Next to the tennis clubs and the Golf, a few minutes from the most beautiful sandy and grassy beach. The hotel also has a swimming pool and jacuzzi. Thalassotherapy is 300 meters away.

In the fishermen's quarter of Cap Ferret, an old wooden country house has been restored to accommodate 11 rooms. The scent of wax, orange blossom, the patina of beautiful furniture, and the objects collected here and there give this hotel the atmosphere of a large family house where one gathers for vacations. Breakfasts are served in the room, on the terrace, or under the veranda. They consist of hot drinks, freshly squeezed fruit juice, pastries, bread, homemade jams... and madeleines, a chef's specialty! The house table, "Le Bistrot du Bassin," offers a lunch formula, menu, and à la carte options in the evening. The bar "Le Tchanqué," with its large terrace, allows for a pleasant moment to taste specialties of arranged rums or other cocktails with or without alcohol.

In the heart of unspoiled nature, surrounded by pine trees, the hotel les Bains d'Arguin welcomes you in an elegant and cozy atmosphere close to the beach. Beautifully decorated in the authentic spirit of the Arcachon Bay, with natural colors and materials, it offers your stay a real haven of peace. - 109 rooms with balcony or terrace. Double or twin rooms (110x200). - 13 suites from 35 m² to 51 m² - 2 suites with private jacuzzi on the terrace Most of the hotel: restaurant with terrace overlooking the gardens. Integrated thalassotherapy & Spa center with an indoor pool of 240 m² seawater heated to 32 °, sauna, hammams, outdoor seawater pool of 280 m² heated according to weather conditions. Bike rental.

Thierry and Cécile welcome you to their shack located in the picturesque and charming village of Le Canon, a few meters from the pier. Oysters tasting at the water's edge, accompanied by lemon, butter bread and served with a glass of fresh white wine from Bordeaux.

The Réveleau family welcomes you to their oyster cellar in the village of Le Canon, a balloon glass, a round oyster, a history of the Basin, a walk to remember!

Want to taste and discover oysters from the Bay of Arcachon? La Cabane 171 welcomes you to the oyster-farming village of Le Canon on the Lège-Cap Ferret peninsula. Tasting at the hut overlooking the Basin, accompanied by lemon, butter bread and served with a glass of fresh Bordeaux white wine, the oyster exalts all its flavors! All formulas are served on tiles.

Want to taste and discover the oyster of the Bay of Arcachon? Romain Dupuyoo welcomes you all year round in his cellar located in the heart of the oyster farming village of Canon on the Lège-Cap Ferret peninsula. Tasting at the hut: accompanied by lemon, butter bread and served with a glass of fresh white wine from Bordeaux, the oyster exalts all the flavours!

Natural oysters from Eric Larrarté's Bassin production and parks. The shack is located opposite Ile aux oiseaux, 30 meters from the "Canon" jetty. Tasting at the hut: accompanied by lemon, butter bread and served with a glass of fresh Bordeaux white wine, the oyster reveals all its flavors!

Want to taste and discover oysters from the Bassin d'Arcachon? Teddy welcomes you to the oyster-farming village of Le Canon on the Lège-Cap Ferret peninsula. Tasting at the hut facing the Bassin, accompanied by lemon, butter bread and served with a glass of fresh Bordeaux white wine, the oyster exalts all its flavors!

The Monte à Bord, the tasting terrace of the Compagnie de l'Huître in the village of l'Herbe is a window open to the sea. It is one of the very first oyster tasting establishments in full oyster activity on the Norwegian coast. An exceptional setting by the beach. The oysters are born, raised and matured on the Basin, they are tasted with a glass of white carefully chosen. The terrace of the Monte à Bord is designed for intimate one-to-one meals as well as for meetings with family, friends and groups.

The commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret has 9 oyster villages from Claouey to Cap Ferret: Le Four, les Jacquets, Petit Piquey, Grand Piquey, Piraillan, Le Canon, l'Herbe and Cap Ferret. The word "oyster farming" comes from the Latin ostrea, "oyster" and colere, "to cultivate". These huts are intended for oyster farming, the cultivation of oysters. Since the last century, generations of parkers and fishermen have given birth to these districts and its architecture. Their integration into the site is exceptional thanks to the perfectly harmonious wooden constructions of the natural environment of the shores. Today, the village of l'Herbe is undoubtedly the most important of these oyster-farming villages.

At the end of the village of l'Herbe, you will discover, on the pond side, the oyster farmers' cellars and workshops. Find the Cap'Olivier tasting at the water's edge, with its wooden terrace, which extends to the beach and the Bassin d'Arcachon with the landscape of the Ile aux Oiseaux and the Pointe aux Chevaux.

At the end of the village of l'Herbe, the tasting "Le Ponton" offers an idyllic setting to crunch some oysters facing the Bassin d'Arcachon. It has a large wooden terrace next to a charming wooden hut and is ideally situated on the edge of the beach of l'Herbe with its pretty houses.

In the oyster-farming village of Le Canon, the restaurant, bordered by a shady and flowery terrace, is open all year round. A beautiful menu of world cuisine and healthy food.

Located in the oyster-farming village of Le Canon, just a few steps from the pier, the restaurant offers traditional cuisine and a few specialties: fish soup, roast camembert with foie gras and apples, stuffed parsleyed eels and shellfish, wood-grilled meats and fish from the basin.... After lunch service, you can come here for a coffee, a crêpe or an ice cream.

The bakery "Chez Pascal" in the village of Grand-Piquey is famous for its sweet speciality: the white dunes. Chouquettes topped with a delicious lightly vanilla cream which Pascal keeps a secret. We come to get some for the picnic on the boat, at the ocean or simply for the homemade dessert. The "white dune" has its variation, called "dune de Piquey": it is the same base as the white dunes, but covered with nougatine.

This is a well-known address on the Presqu'île. People come to Sébastien Bouillon, also known locally as Chez Patachou, to buy pastries, sweets and homemade chocolate bars.... In the morning, we stop in for a good breakfast, and when we're back from the beach or a boat trip, we sit down in the tea room to enjoy macaroons, homemade pastries and ice creams with a cup of tea or a nice cup of homemade hot chocolate.

La Casa is a friendly place to meet with friends or family for a drink and a pizza. You will always be welcomed. Share a good time in a good place, discover a home-made cuisine and an excellent wine cellar. La Casa, you come by desire or by chance, but you always return by pleasure.

At Cap Ferret, on the edge of the Bélisaire pier and the basin, the restaurant l'Escale is one of the oldest establishments on the Presqu'île. Relaxed and friendly brasserie atmosphere for this house which offers fish from the basin and grilled meat a la plancha, mussels, seafood, salads and tapas. The establishment is open all year round, every day, with a service in the dining room and on the terrace by the water as soon as the weather is fine. And if the freshness is felt on the terrace, the house lends you a plaid. Here the children are pampered. They can play on the beach at the foot of the terrace, draw and colour in the notebooks offered to them by the house, before setting the table with a children's menu.

In a beautiful and old villa in Cap Ferret located on the waterfront, three young chefs perpetuate the know-how of the house. With products from the market, from the land and the sea, by a little touch between tradition and innovation, the table is beautiful. The market formula changes every week with a multiple choice of dishes, including the iconic mussel papillote with pine needles or fried squid. A la carte, seafood, grilled fish, grilled meat....

On the way to the ocean beaches, at the entrance of Cap Ferret, the brasserie Côté Ferret offers a fast lunch service with an all-you-can-eat buffet, salads....

This guinguette is an ephemeral place of life where we propose a cooking of character mixing traditional dishes with a strong inspiration of the Reunion Island, the whole by supporting the short circuit. A simple and greedy place, a space where to find the friends

Ground floor studio apartment of 27 m² located in Canon, 2 km from the ocean beaches of Truc Vert, 10 m from the Bay, and 50 m from the town center. Accommodates 2 people with 1 bed in the living room. Kitchenette, television, safe. Parking, garden, garden furniture, deck chairs, grill. Highlights: Bay view, WiFi, bed linen provided, electric charging station. Available for weekly or fortnightly rental.

36 m² ground-floor T3 apartment in Le Canon, 1.5 km from the Truc Vert ocean beaches, 200 m from Le Bassin and 100 m from the town center. Sleeps 4 with 2 bedrooms. Living room, kitchenette, dishwasher, washing machine, television. Parking, terrace, garden furniture, plancha. Benefits: wifi, cot and highchair available, pets welcome. Weekend, weekly, fortnightly rentals.

The hotel "La Villa du Cap" is located in the village of Le Canon. It has 10 rooms, some on the ground floor, others on the first floor. The beaches of the village, the oyster district, and its wooden cabins are nearby; you only need to cross the road. The ocean beaches of Truc Vert are a few kilometers away. A garden/terrace at the back of the hotel allows you to enjoy a drink after a day at the ocean, by boat, or on the bike paths.

In the heart of the village of Le Canon, close to the Arcachon Basin, Villa Aïtama offers 9 apartments. The colorful decoration of the villa blends vintage and modern styles. Villa Aïtama also offers a flowery and shaded garden where one can gather and share a pleasant moment.

Within a family villa, in the village of Piraillan, Colette welcomes you to a large room surrounded by a vast garden. The ocean, the bay? You have the choice; the beaches are located within a 300-meter radius accessible via a cycle path. People come here for peace, relaxation, swimming, and surfing. From the house, the cycle path is nearby, leading to the oyster farming villages and the Reservoirs of Piraillan.

In the village of L'Herbe, the Hotel de la Plage - Chez Magne is located in a former forest ranger mess hall, also used as their dormitory. The rooms, with balconies, offer views of the bay. A relaxed and warm atmosphere for this hotel bordered by the beach and the oyster huts of the village. On the ground floor, the restaurant has the atmosphere of a brasserie where tourists, locals from Bordeaux, and inhabitants of the bay come to enjoy grilled fish and meats, seafood, South-Western charcuterie, and homemade desserts.

Located 400 meters from the Bassin beaches, less than a 5-minute walk from the iconic village of L'Herbe and 1 km from the ocean, the guest apartment is located in a villa. It is on the ground floor and has a private enclosed garden with a wooden terrace with garden furniture, sun loungers, facing south. 2 bedrooms with 160 beds, a equipped kitchenette, and a flat-screen TV. The tranquility of the neighborhood provides absolute rest and relaxation. The bike path is only 200 meters away. The owner of the house knows all the good addresses of the basin, which she gladly shares.

T2 cabin apartment of 40 m² on the upper floor, located in the village of L'Herbe, 1.5 km from the ocean beach of Truc Vert, 20 m from the Bassin and 2 km from the city center. Accommodates 4 people with 1 bedroom. Living room, American kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, television. Parking, terrace, garden furniture. Plus: Bassin view, wifi, high chair loan, linens provided. Weekend, weekly, fortnightly rental.

In a wooded area of over 10 hectares and less than 300 meters from the supervised ocean beach of Truc Vert and its surf spot, there are 480 pitches available. In this **** campsite, tents and caravans have not been replaced by mobile homes, much to the delight of camping and caravanning enthusiasts. An on-site grocery store, restaurant, bar, French and international newspapers and magazines, evening entertainment, and Wi-Fi provide everything you need! If you wish to explore, the villages of the peninsula, including Cap Ferret, are easily accessible by bike via the cycle path located in front of the campsite or by car. You'll embark on other adventures: boat trips on the bay, visits to oyster farming villages with oyster tastings at the cabin, shopping in boutiques, or at the markets.

On the Dunes of Piquey and near the Bay, Villa Mogador offers 2 guest suites combining modernity, comfort, and design. Here, intimacy and discretion are paramount. Lounge on a deck chair, stroll among the pines, daydream in the gazebo—it's up to you to choose... For breakfast, freshly squeezed orange juice, a fine selection of teas, Nespresso coffee, breads and pastries from Pascal's, fresh fruits, and a wide variety of jams are offered. You only have to decide whether to have it by the heated pool or on the large exotic wooden terrace! The villa also offers bikes with a decidedly vintage look. It's time to spend a real vacation at Villa Mogador!