2024

SERVICE DES BACS LE VERDON-ROYAN

Boat and ferry
4/5
4 reviews

With departures all year round and rotations every 40 minutes in July and August from the point of Grave, ferries are the opportunity to make a beautiful crossing of the estuary to explore the Royan. You can push exploration to the lighthouse of the Coubre - 365 steps! -located north of the estuary in Charente-Maritime. The lighthouse is automated and houses an authorized guardian to receive visitors. For families, the Palmyra Zoo is one of the most important areas of the surrounding area. The crossing takes about 20 minutes. You can also take the ferry with his car…

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2024

PORT-MEDOC

Port
2/5
4 reviews

Located at the gateway to the Atlantic, but protected by the Pointe de Grave, this attractive marina offers an exceptional position between the Atlantic and the Gironde Estuary. With its 800 berths (eventually 1,200) equipped with water and electricity, on a 15-hectare inner basin, with minimum draughts of 2 and 3 meters, discover a comfortable access and stay. On a single site, you'll find the harbourmaster's office, around twenty food shops, nautical services, a sailing school and 800 free parking spaces, all of which make for a remarkable setting, far from the hustle and bustle of urban life, embellished by almost 6 hectares of green spaces and plantations.

Festive events and regattas punctuate the year: the Tour de Cordouan regatta in mid-April and the Trophée Port Médoc at the end of April; the Sunday market from May to September; the Jet-Ski Estuary at the end of June, the Saturday aperitifs in July and August; the Quai des Vins yachting and wine show every year on the first weekend in May.

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