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St Georges-de-Didonne Perfect
for a bucket and spade trip to the sea side.
Location:
On the D25, just south east of Royan.
General
Info: The
official tourist office website is well worth a visit
to see the flash animation, although it wasn't working reliably last
time we looked!
Description: Pleasantly situated on the Gironde
estuary, St Georges-de-Didonne will appeal to the younger family looking
for a bucket and spade beach. The water itself is not very clear
because it is on an estuary but the wide expanse of clean sand is
perfect for digging sand castles. Usually you will find the beach
relatively quiet compared to others in the vicinity.
 Our
recommendations: We had a great time on an 8 seater bicycle
rented from
Cyclo Jet (you can find them at the point where the Avenue Mocqueris
reaches the main sea front road). They have many variations available,
but as we had 8 in our party we were delighted to find that we could all
pedal around the St Georges-de-Didonne roads for an hour for the
princely sum of 25 Euros in total. 6 people pedal...the lucky two
at the rear (in our case this was nanny and grandad) just enjoy the
view! See the picture to get an idea of what this is like.
There is a
small version of one of the increasingly ubiquitous tree top assault
courses at the south end of the St Georges-de-Didonne esplanade
This is great fun for teenagers.
If you're
staying in the area, you will enjoy a a trip to the nearby
La
Palmyre Zoo which is located to the north of Royan.
For the
children: Ideal for younger children if they are happy pottering
around on the sand.
Beaches south of St Georges-de –Didonne
Just south of
St Georges-de-Didonne on D25 are a series of named beaches which are
small and wonderfully sheltered, with a backdrop of pine trees. Moving
from north to south these are Plage de Suzac, Plage de l’Arnèche, Plage
des Vergnes and Plage des Nonnes (nearest to Meschers –sur-Gironde). Of
these, our personal favourite is La Plage de Suzac. There is parking
next to a café/restaurant on the seaward side of the road, but we
imagine this fills up quickly in the summer months. Alternatively there
is parking along the road. Shelter is available at the right time of day
under the rocky headland which creates a huge natural umbrella! |
