Things to see and do Verdon-Sur-Mer

To access the Cordouan lighthouse, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the launches La Bohême II and La Bohême III are the only ones to provide connections from the port of Le Verdon. In July and August, La Galantaise de croisières offers a departure from Port Médoc for up to nine people. The Cordouan lighthouse stands in the middle of the ocean 7 kilometres from the land. It is 67.50 metres high and has 311 steps. It is the only lighthouse at sea in the world that is still manned and open to visitors.

The beautiful beaches of Verdon-sur-Mer extend from the lighthouse (Pointe de Grave) to Soulac (north beach). Surveillance point near Saint-Nicolas Lighthouse, and after the Rock Saint-Nicolas the beach changes name according to sectors: Maison de Grave and then Cantines. The ocean beach is monitored. Dogs kept on a leash.

Sébastien Rideau, Soulacais and visual artist passionate about nature and the ocean, has installed his studio in an old oyster shack: Le Ras d'Eau (a play on words between the raft of the Medusa and "at the water's edge"). Anxious to preserve the soul of the place, he has preserved the ropes, nets and buoys typical of the port. Here, we enter the wonderful world of jellyfish, sea urchins, octopuses, etc. made of resin, Plexiglas or polyester. Coiled in glass cases, these luminous and colored sculptures seem to float in mystical abyssal depths.

Municipal authorization of January 27, 1984. Swimming monitored by MND from July to August.

The beach is well marked by signposts from the exit of Royan's tray… it bodes well! - Just follow them up to the parking lot. Bathing is monitored. It is a moderately busy beach. Beautiful view on the lighthouse of Cordoba. The left side of the beach is exclusively naturist, the right side is textile, in the center there is no one. Bathing is monitored on both sides.