The most beautiful natural sites to discover France

The Plage des Trois Digues is undoubtedly the most sportive beach on the coast: kite-surfing, SUP surfing, bodyboarding, there are something for all tastes and age groups.

In the village of Saint-Samson and Hotot-en-Auge, this 104 hectare reserve welcomes birds in full migration, offering them food and tranquility. For them, it is an important wintering and stopover site at the Lower Normandy scale. In winter, 70-80% of the site's surface is water. The rest of the year, the reserve is dried, allowing for maintenance and grazing. All the faunistic wealth of the site reveals itself from the top of the observatory where long views are available. A second observatory, located on the water side, allows you to approach birds. Good idea: naturalized species in windows will allow you to recognize the different peoples present and identified. The guided visits are provided by the Federation of Hunters of Calvados, owner of the site, assisted by various cynegetic associations of the department. A fascinating walk, for big and small.

The fact is that in the Faît des Marnes, the second highest point in the region, after the Humbligny Motte, this hill culminating at 360 meters high is full of marne stone. Sedimentary rock (and the region is populated) composed of calcite and clay, it bears witness to the long process of erosion phenomena. Its proper geological name is better understood now. On February 6, 1945, this promontory of choice allowed a forced landing to an American plane returning from an attack on Berlin, to the surprise of the villagers who received the crew with festooning. Today, a small path of access allows you to discover a breathtaking view of the region where an orientation table gives the various directions, while the isolated tree of fine invoice, he remembers…

The chalk cliffs of Orival overlook the Seine valley between Orival and Rouen. In particular, they house the remains of the Château de Roche Fouet (12th century) and troglodyte dwellings. Access to these sites is only possible on foot, partly via the GR2.

This canal, called "canal without tail or head", deserves to be taken from all its long by bicycle or on the water since it inherited this nickname because it is the only canal in France that is not connected to another waterway! This poses, if you ever feel frustrated, consoling with the beauty of the landscape he offers you. It's unique too. Beautiful oak trees are bordering, centenary platanes framed, a viaduct of all beauty carries it, and all along this beautiful red consonance enchants by the lockout houses, the bridges, the bread ovens all designed with this brick that gives to the Etruscan world as their red was also remarkable. Until Blancafort in the Fort Fort, it's 57 km that you're waiting for… on foot or sea! Another great curiosity from Brinon!

It can be seen from the rapid route Rennes-Brest less than ten kilometres after the Embranchement branch. From the top of its three-hundred-five meters and thanks to its configuration, this bosse belonging to the Monts Mountains allows you to embrace a vast landscape. This mythical place has at all times created a peaceful and meditative atmosphere for legends, such as the one concerning the strange end of one of the last Druids, named Gwenc'hlan. It is also reported that, in the th century, thirty bishops met to utter anathema against Abdullah the Cursed, whose crimes inspired the tale of Blue Beard. Do not hesitate to admire a sunset: unforgettable!

Near the. beach. Naturism is tolerated on part of the coast, delimited by signs. Swimming unsupervised.

A walk on the most pleasant shore; on the way, to each new turn a new awakening: Château d'Arcy castle, castle of Crénille, Château de Forest and its farm in "Anglo-Asian style", castle of Maurevert and Château castle… The tower of Augustus was built for the decoration needs of a room entitled Les mysteries de la tour de '. A walk that offers magnificent views over the valleys of the Yerres and Bréjon. The walk from the edge of the Yerres to Trash-en-Brie is most exquisite. Under the viaduct of the Yerres, the time seems to have stopped…

What better than an old rig to discover the hidden charm of the islands of the Loire? Embark on a Nooit Volmaak, a tjalk of 1912 (Dutch sailing boat). This boat is allowed to accommodate twelve people and take you to a fabulous introductory journey. You can observe the fauna and flora on the last wild river in Europe thanks to the wise advice of the captain who knows this river as his pocket. Nice discoveries in the program.

"The settlers" is the title of a permanent work of art created by the American Sarah Sze as part of the 2012 Estuary Biennale of Contemporary Art. It is to be discovered in Port Lavigne, a hamlet nestled on the banks of the Loire, in Bouguenais. This work is revealed by walking (from the car park, allow 15 to 35 minutes of walk). We then immerse ourselves in a vast natural domain of wet meadows (some wooden footbridges can be soaked according to the tides). On the way, we observe three trees "colonized" by giant sculptures: a bear cub climbs with the help of its mother, a jaguar lazes on the branch of the second and a third shelters monkeys.

We have to take the route of the two valleys, those of La and Voueize, at the exit of Pywjack-la-Nonière. After flowing through the Creusoise countryside and crossing the Voueize on a narrow bridge, you go to the Tardes and cascades of Bonlieu, so named because they adjacent the Cistercian Abbey which bears this name and depended on it once. It is a green hole, a place where the time seems suspended and where one is happy to dwell, to meditate a little.

In 1973, Vesoul saw the establishment of Peugeot establishments in the industrial area of Vesoul-Noidans. In order to carry out this extension project, an increase in land is necessary and involves the removal of a large volume of backfill. This cavity over 86 hectares and 2 metres deep will become a lake, and therefore a recreation area for the joy of both large and small. Hiking around the lake, observation of wildlife and flora, water park, tennis and water sports base will gradually be the day.

By chance, by looking for a new coal deposit, the source Hydroxydase © Marie-Christine was discovered in 1908. The inhabitants of Breuil-sur-Couze discovered the virtues of this water, especially to accelerate healing. Exploitation began in 1912 and continues today. The water is captured between 90 and 110 meters deep, having spent 7,000 years underground. Rather confidential, this water is recognized for its digestive virtues thanks to its unique composition as it combines sodium and calco-magnesian bicarbonatée. It owes its name to its oxydo-reducing properties. From the original source, there is a tiny park accessible to all free of charge. If you want to taste the Hydroxydase ©, you will need to go to the pharmacy.

Société des Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand is a water company located in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.

Société d'Exploitation des Eaux de Zilia (SODEZ) is a wholesaler located in Zilia, Corsica. The company offers low mineral content, easily digestible mineral water, ideal for infants and pregnant women. The water is drawn from a depth of 100 meters and undergoes no treatment whatsoever. Visits to the company are possible by appointment, both for groups and individuals. Please note, however, that opening times are subject to change.

The Butte butte is a white quartz grout, remnant of the hydrothermal activity of the Oradour-sur-Glane fault at the end of the primary age. The ridge path offers beautiful views of the Charente limousine and the Lower Marche. A natural area of ecological interest, the place houses a great variety of floristic and faunistique with lande at heather. It is naturally maintained by limousines sheep and managed by the conservatory of the natural spaces of Limousin. In the heather, threatened birds nest in the image of Saint Saint or the nighthawk. At the beginning and at the end of the summer, when the hidden heather flowers and the vulgaire, the landscape becomes pink, a pleasure for your eyes.

The Slab jump is a waterfall at the confluence of the Gartempe. It consists of three successive falls in stairs with a height of three metres. The river circulates in a narrow passage formed by large rocks. Downstream, the enlarged valley and the rock blocks of all sizes cause remous and small falls. The site offers the opportunity of a charming hour walk, in a verdant forest setting around the river, between granite chaos and bocage plateaus.

If you wish to visit green spaces, this old gravel pit, refurbished in 2003, is ideal. It offers a splendid stroll where you can come in contact with colvert ducks, swans and a wide variety of birds; fauna and flora keep increasing thanks to the renovation made on site. Fishermen also come here to fish. The 25,000 m² lake was re-stocked with various species of fishes: carps, pikes, eels, pike perches, koï carps, etc. "Les pêqueux d'Saint-Roch", "les Mascottes de Saint-Roch" and "les guides nature de Saint-Roch du Calaisis" are associations that animate the site.