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FRENCH COASTS DISCOVER LIFE À LA FRANÇAISE CONTENTS CHANNEL - NORTH SEA ◾ Le Touquet-Paris-Plage on the Opal Coast - Hauts-de-France 4 ◾ Cabourg - Normandy 6 ◾ Deauville - Normandy 8 ◾ Dieppe - Normandy 10 ◾ Le Cotentin - Normandy 12 ◾ Le Havre-Étretat - Normandy 14 ◾ Ouistreham Riva Bella - Normandy 16 ◾ Trouville-sur-Mer - Normandy 18 BRITTANY ◾ Bénodet - Brittany 20 ◾ Sensation Bretagne - Brittany 22 ATLANTIC COAST ◾ Destination Pornic - Atlantic Coast 24 ◾ Saint-Jean-de-Monts - Atlantic Coast 26 ◾ Anglet - Pays Basque 28 ◾ Biarritz - Pays Basque 30 ◾ Hendaye - Pays Basque 32 MEDITERRANEAN COAST ◾ Argelès-sur-Mer - Occitanie - South of France 34 ◾ Cap d’Agde Méditerranée - Occitanie - South of France 36 ◾ Collioure - Occitanie - South of France 38 ◾ Leucate - Occitanie - South of France 40 ◾ Cassis - Provence 42 ◾ Bormes les Mimosas - Côte d’Azur 44 ◾ Cannes - Côte d’Azur 46 ◾ Cavalaire sur Mer - Côte d’Azur 48 ◾ Le Lavandou - Côte d’Azur 50 ◾ Sainte-Maxime - Côte d’Azur 52 CORSICA ◾ Bastia - Corsica 54 ◾ Calvi-Balagne - Corsica 56 ◾ île-Rousse Balagne - Corsica 58 ◾ Porto-Vecchio - Corsica 60 ◾ France Station Nautique 62 Air links 64 FRENCH COATS 1 MAP NETHERLANDS N O R T H S E A UNITED-KINGDOM Calais Hauts-de- BELGIUM France Lille C H A N N E L LE TOUQUET- PARIS-PLAGE DIEPPE LE HAVRE CHERBOURG OUISTREHAM COTENTIN TROUVILLE- SUR-MER Caen DEAUVILLE CABOURG Normandy Roscoff Saint-Malo PARIS Brest SENSATION BRETAGNE 23 destinations mer Quimper Rennes Brittany BÉNODET Nantes PORNIC SAINT-JEAN- DE-MONTS La Rochelle N T I C O C A T L A E A N Bordeaux ANGLET Pays Basque Montpellier Provence BIARRITZ Toulouse Occitanie- Côte d’Azur HENDAYE South of France Marseille LE CAP D’AGDE CASSIS BORMES LEUCATE LES MIMOSAS ARGELÈS-SUR-MER LE LAVANDOU COLLIOURE CAVALAIRE- SUR-MER SAINTE-MAXIME SPAIN M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A 2 FRENCH COATS MAP RENDEZ-VOUS ON THE FRENCH GERMANY COAST! otted along the 5,500km of coastline on mainland France and Corsica, the country’s Dseaside resorts offer a change of scenery, peace and quiet and a sense of discovery, where visitors can enjoy their natural unspoilt landscapes while still being able to take advantage of the activities you would find in a town or city… with the beach and invigorating sea air as a bon us! Nowadays there’s no need to choose between the city and the seaside… and with the North Sea, the Channel coast, the Atlantic, Mediterranean and SWITZERLAND Corsica to choose from, there’s a coastline and holiday for everyone! Ranging from Deauville, with its passion for horses and the cinema, and chic and sporty Biarritz to Cannes, the haunt of stars and celebrities, and Collioure, where Fauvism was born, each resort has its own inimitable history and character. As well as their beaches, water sports and ITALY countless cultural and natural treasures, each and every resort provides an opportunity for leisurely strolls, some shopping, a chance to enjoy local products, and to take the time to live life à la française! Nice There’s never been a better time to head for the CANNES French coast! L’ÎLE- MORE INFO: WWW.FRANCE.FR ROUSSE CALVI BASTIA Balagne Corsica M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A Ajaccio PORTO- VECCHIO FRENCH COATS 3 CHANNEL - NORTH SEA Imagine France by the sea (Atout France / Agence VU’ / Maia Flore) 4 FRENCH COATS CHANNEL - NORTH SEA LE TOUQUET-PARIS-PLAGE ON THE OPAL COAST - HAUTS-DE-FRANCE The finest of French beaches! Le Touquet beach ocated in the North of France on the Opal Coast, the seaside resort of Le KEY EVENTS LTouquet-Paris-Plage offers a vast choice PIANOS FOLIES DU TOUQUET - 15/21 Aug. 2019 of activities, sports and leisure for all the A festival of piano music.. family, all year round: between forest and sea, http://lespianosfolies.com you can recharge and reset as you explore the listed villas in the forest on a climb up to the Canche lighthouse, during a shopping day in the LE TOUQUET MUSIC BEACH FESTIVAL - town centre, or just taking a walk on the 7-km 23/24 août 2019 beach of fine sand. http://touquetmusicbeach.fr Sports enthusiasts can practice horse riding, SI LE TOUQUET M’ÉTAIT CONTÉ - Christmas sand yachting, water sports, jogging, tennis, festival throughout December 2019 golf (etc.) at any time during your stay! Welcome to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. L’ENDUROPALE DU TOUQUET-PAS-DE- CALAIS - Last weekend in January or first weekend in February 2020 LE TOUQUET-PARIS-PLAGE ON THE OPAL COAST TOURIST OFFICE Estelle DUBAIL - In charge of marketing and press relations [email protected] +33 (0)3 21 06 82 13 www.letouquet.com Horse riding FRENCH COATS 5 CHANNEL - NORTH SEA Imagine France by the sea (Atout France / Agence VU’ / Maia Flore) 6 FRENCH COATS CHANNEL - NORTH SEA CABOURG - NORMANDY The queen of beaches he heart of Cabourg beats to the Cabourg beach and casino rhythm of the tides. Give in to the joys of the fine sandy beach and its 3.6km T KEY EVENTS long pedestrianised promenade, or admire the many Belle Époque villas and delight in the THE ROMANTIC FILM FESTIVAL - fragrant scents of the Casino gardens. 12/16 June 2019 A renowned seaside resort, Cabourg gives For more than 30 years, the Romantic Film you the chance to try out a range of sports Festival has been honouring love and romance activities with your family. The place known as by offering a rich and eclectic range of films the “plage des romantiques” is also somewhere every year. On this occasion, Cabourg will host to enjoy a stroll along Marcel Proust some of the biggest names in French, European promenade. An ode to relaxation... and international cinema, presenting their films to the public or receiving a prize. The town’s soul is expressed through strong www.festival-cabourg.com traditions such as the Romantic Film Festival, the Dîner sur la Digue (Dinner on the Sea CABOURG MON AMOUR - 28/30 June 2019 Front), the Toiles de mer (Sea paintings)... and of course, the Summer festivals at the A festival by the beach with the latest in dance racecourse. All these events are part of the tunes. That’s Cabourg mon Amour. In just reputation and identity of the resort. 5 years, this electro-pop music festival has established itself as one of the hottest tickets in France. Its success? Its bold and resolutely diverse programme, in a unique location, is the secret of its success: a truly fantastic summer break! http://cabourgmonamour.fr DINNER ON THE SEA FRONT - 24 August 2019 Square Nylic With more than 5,200 guests in 2018, the Dinner on the Sea Wall is undoubtedly the largest dinner in France with a sea view! CABOURG TOURIST OFFICE Imagine a table that stretches over 4 kilometres, Patrice BOULAIS - Managing Director surrounded on each side by families, friends, [email protected] neighbours... sharing a meal on Marcel Proust +33 (0)2 31 06 20 01 promenade to the sound of concerts and www.cabourg-tourisme.fr passers-by. www.cabourg.fr/diner-sur-la-digue FRENCH COATS 7 CHANNEL - NORTH SEA Imagine France by the sea (Atout France / Agence VU’ / Maia Flore) 8 FRENCH COATS CHANNEL - NORTH SEA DEAUVILLE - NORMANDY An area with 11 villages between land and sea xploring Deauville means strolling on the boardwalk enjoying the sea front, Ediscovering its architecture combining the follies of the Second Empire with the golden age of the Anglo-Norman style, a well- known, protected and valued architecture, in a resort where everything is accessible on foot or by bike. It means playing on golf courses in the heart of Normandy, exploring the Estuary that inspired Dufy, or attending the unforgettable spectacle of a horse race, a polo match or an equestrian competition. It means applauding a show or a concert in the casino’s Italian theatre, discovering the new talents of American cinema, attending the award ceremony of a young photographer or writer, hearing a young soloist in their first public performance, Town centre or meeting artists inspired by the light and atmosphere of Deauville. It means discovering the flavours of the market, visiting the cellar of NEWS AND a Calvados producer, tasting the products of an KEY EVENTS excellent terroir, enjoying a moment of well- FESTIVAL PLANCHES CONTACT - being or simply doing nothing, taking a moment October/November 2019 to daydream on the fine sandy beach. Created in 2010, this event presents the work of guest photographers in residence in Deauville, to link their world of photography with the town. Year after year, the festival stimulates and connects the interacting viewpoints of established photographers, emerging photographers and fresh new talent. All these viewpoints, as different and varied as the photographic techniques they use, reproduce landscapes or portraits, in black and white or in colour, as documentary, narrative or fiction. Each year, they offer renewed Deauville beach and impressionism insight into what makes up a town, with all the diversity of its moods, its emblematic or unknown places, its regular events and yearly INDEAUVILLE rhythms, its inhabitants and visitors. Stéphane LANGEVIN Head of the Marketing & Distribution Department HORIZON MER: A NEW DISTRICT [email protected] CREATED IN DEAUVILLE +33 (0)2 31 14 40 02 A new district is coming to life with the Emma THIERRY redevelopment of the peninsula opposite the Marketing & Distribution Manager station, highlighting Deauville’s maritime facade [email protected] around the Morny Basin. A venue for socialising, +33 (0)2 31 14 40 05 cultural exploration and artistic events will www.indeauville.fr soon be flourishing within buildings that once belonged to Franciscan nuns.