Île De Ré GUIDE

31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 32 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd Île de Ré GUIDE Useful information page 4 Sports on Ré page 6 Favourite restaurants page 8 Ideas for a rainy day page 12 © Yann Werdefroy 31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 31 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd Le magasin regroupe une trentaine de et yaourts, des fleurs, de l'épicerie sèche producteurs fermiers de l'ile de Ré et des (pâtes, bières, farines, gâteaux, fruits à coques... ), environs. des conserves. Les producteurs vous proposent des produits fermiers de saison, locaux Il ne faut pas oublier les incontournables de l'ile issus directement de leurs exploitations. de Ré, vins et pineau, sel, huîtres, pommes de La gamme de produits fermiers s'élargit en terre.... permanence. Vous y trouverez des légumes et des fruits Chaque jour un producteur est parmi nous pour frais et de saison, des viandes gouteuses (boeuf, vous conseiller et transmettre sa passion. veau, porc, volailles et foie gras... ), des fromages 31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 30 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd 3 Welcome to Île de Ré! our holidays have just started and you Ywill soon come accross numerous This guide is thus rather subjective, a little guides, magazines, maps, local papers, biased and certainly non-exhaustive; but etc. still very honest and, I hope, useful ; a sort To be honest, most of these are quite of « unauthorized » guide to Ile de Ré ! good, look nice and provide you with all the I must confess, however, that we information you need and often beautiful don’t know every restaurant, shop, pictures. museum, beach or craftsman. Your own I had a different guide in mind. HOLIDAY recommendations would be very helpful SERVICES is not a publishing company for us ! and I wanted to give my clients a more This is our own network, no better than personal tool, a guide with « insider » anyone else’s but it is ours and I wanted to information. share it with you. As we live on the island all year round, Enjoy your holiday ! we have our own network and each and Christopher VADOT every company that advertises in this little http://www.holiday-services.netManager, Holiday Services booklet is part of it. We know every single shop, restaurant, name and company HOLIDAY SERVICES which you will find here; and most wanted Concierge service for holiday homes 201 rue des Breuils - 17940 Rivedoux to be part of it. Tel. 05 46 09 36 29 - [email protected] Sarl au cap. 8000 euros - Siret 449 983 402 00016 N° TVA intercommunautaire FR54449983402 Agrément préfectoral : SAP/449983402 Join us Design and layout : 1, 2, 3 ! Simone Design and layout 31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 29 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd 4 Useful information There are 10 villages on the island. You will find all you need in each of them. HEATH & SAFETY FOOD The local phone book Le Fil de Ré, which you There are 3 supermarkets on the island : 2 should find in the house or in most shops in Intermarché (La Flotte and St Martin) and one your village is useful all year round. The pages E.Leclerc (St Martin). They are open from 9.00 at the back of the book are dedicated to « Heath am to 7.30 pm, (often even later in July and & Emergencies » and all G.Ps, dentists, etc. are August), Monday morning to Saturday + Sunday listed. morning during holiday periods. The local The local weekly newspaper Le Phare de Ré weekly Le Phare de Ré, in its first 2 pages, will (published every Wednesday) also lists the tell you more each week. doctors, dentists or chemists on duty that week. Each village also has a smaller minimarket An emergency service is also open (in July (whether Carrefour Contact, U Express, Spar, and August only) at the hospital in St Martin etc.) in each village, with, basically, the same (Tel. 05 46 09 20 01) - You can also dial 15 opening and closing hours as they aspire to be (emergencies - 24/7) or 18 (fire brigade). convenient. The gendarmerie (in rural areas - the police Last but not least, you will not miss the in big towns and cities) is located 2, avenue de traditional markets. Each village has its own, Phillipsburg, St Martin (Tel.: 05 46 09 21 17 or 17). whether very big (Ars and le Bois-plage), or small (Rivedoux, St Clément) ; some are more PUBLIC SERVICES charming than others (Les Portes right in the heart of the village, La Flotte and its medieval Each village (but not the hamlets such as la square and surroundings) but they all are lively Noue, which is in fact a part of Ste Marie or Le places with a vibrant atmosphere and plenty to Gillieux, a part of St Clément) has its own Mairie, see and goods to buy. its own Post Office and its own Tourist Office. The Tax Office is located in tS Martin. VENTE • INSTALLATION • DÉPANNAGE HOME CINÉMA TÉLÉVISION ALARME VIDÉOSURVEILLANCE RÉSEAU Johan HEUSSNER [email protected] 06 42 66 22 67 www.jh-concept.fr JHCONCEPT.indd 1 06/06/2017 16:36 31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 28 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd 5 BEACHES AND PLACES OF INTEREST BINS On the east coast of the island, the beaches are Ile de Ré has always adopted a « green » small and pretty rare in fact : la Cible in St Martin attitude. There are no tall buildings, no traffic or L’Arnérault in La Flotte, opposite the hotel Le lights, no large advertising boards and many Richelieu, and Sablanceaux, in Rivedoux, where types of bins. Thank you for sharing this way of kiters meet. life with us. On the south side, opposite the commercial port Each village has its own organization as far as of La Rochelle, is Rivedoux with its long, wild, collecting bins is concerned : every other day sandy beach, a haven for families but also a or every day (as in the centre St Martin during paradise for kite surfers, and sailors in general the summer). Details can be found at the Mairie, when it gets windy. A drink at the Ré Glisse (the in the house book, in the Phare de Ré or the JetSki spot) at sunset (with the sun in your back) phone book Le Fil de Ré and on the website in the summer, after a day at sea, is something cdciledere.fr. not to be missed. Just remember that : bins with a yellow top are Right up north, you will, no doubt enjoy the for recycling (can, tins, plastic bottles…), bins Conche des Baleines, between St Clément and with a green lid are for perishables (to be placed Les Portes. A few years back, it was listed, by in plastic bags) ; in different places in each a British Sunday paper, among the 200 best village, you will also find bins for glass and for beaches… in the world ! The sand, the view, the magazines. waves; even my sister-in-law, who is Australian, was speechless ! A great place for families and surfers. But it is on the west coast that you will find the famous long (and wide, at low tide) strips of sand from les Grenettes (great surfing) outside Ste Marie, right up to St Clément. Those beaches are called Le Petit Sergent, les Petites Folies (naturism tolerated), Gros Jonc, etc. Ile de Ré is also well known for its 100 kms of cycle tracks (see SPORTS pages). Here are a few places of interest which can provide a goal for a daytime trip on a bike : the Phare des Baleines in St Clément (60 m high and 257 steps to the top where the view is fabulous under a blue sky), the fortifications in St Martin (one of Unesco‘s world heritage sites), the salt marshes outside Loix (visit the Ecomusée des marais salants, in the right bend before the village), the musée Ernest Cognacq, off the port in St Martin or the Musée du Platin, in la Flotte, two VENTE • INSTALLATION • DÉPANNAGE small museums to learn more about Ré, its past, illustrious characters and traditions. HOME CINÉMA TÉLÉVISION ALARME VIDÉOSURVEILLANCE RÉSEAU Johan HEUSSNER [email protected] 06 42 66 22 67 www.jh-concept.fr JHCONCEPT.indd 1 06/06/2017 16:36 31/08/2017 09:26 31/08/2017 27 HolidayServices_28pages_2017.indd 6 The sporty island Coming to Ile de Ré and doing… nothing must be possible, but who really wants to miss out on the numerous sports and activities available ? Above all, the island is well known among On the water, everything is available and cycling and sailing fanatics. If you have your own possible. The in-sport of the moment is Stand bicycle, then you can hit the tracks immediately Up paddle (drawn from an ancestral Polynesian and cruise from north to south, through forrests, use of a large board, on which one stands villages and salt marshes ; you can also hire holding a paddle using the size bikes in each village, where there are usually of the board to float and more than 3 bike shops. An adult bike for a week beat the waves) which is will cost around 35 euros for instance. Several available in Rivedoux, La companies such as Cycland, Cyclosurf, Tout à Couarde (www.supevasion. vélo, etc. have shops in more than one village, com), Ste Marie, Le Bois, La which can be useful if you run into difficulty. Flotte (www.papaipaddle. The island is more or less flat but the wind com) ; there is also kite makes it steep at times ! A few distances : surfing (you stand on a St Martin-La Couarde via Le Bois = 10 kms; surfboard and are pulled Rivedoux-Les Portes = 32 kms, Le Bois- by a strong and colourful plage-St Clément = 16 kms.

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