Walk along the ocean in Royan

A visit to the beautiful city of Royan in Charente-Maritime while making the most of the ocean view.

Royan is a very pretty city where several architectural styles are intermingled. The walk is very easy, it goes along the coast.

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Duration: 3 h.

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The market

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The market — If the shape of the covered market reminds you of something, it's normal because the building was used as a model for the design of the CNIT in La Défense. Very beautiful market, to see.

The church of Notre-Dame

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The church of Notre-Dame — The city of Royan was almost entirely destroyed during the bombings of the Second World War. It was necessary to rebuild everything, the church Notre-Dame is one of the emblematic places of this reconstruction.

The gardens

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The gardens

The port

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The port — You can choose to walk along the port to enjoy the many restaurants.

The ocean

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The ocean — Royan is located at the entrance of the Gironde estuary. You can take a ferry to go to Le Verdon on the other side.

The squares

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The squares — The "carrelet" is the large net suspended in front of the huts on stilts. By extension it gave its name to the fisherman's hut.

View on Royan

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View on Royan — Magnificent view on the city of Royan.

The path of the cornice

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The path of the cornice — Along the cornice you will be able to enjoy a sporty course with some weight machines.

The Corniche

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The Corniche — One can see many vestiges of the German occupation during the second war because Royan was an important passage which controlled the entry in the estuary of the Gironde. The city was only liberated in April 1945!

The beach

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The beach — All along the promenade there are beaches where you can rest.

Planet Exotica

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Planet Exotica — Planet exotica is indicated on all the maps of the city as "The gardens of the world" but once arrived we realize that this park has changed its name. Huge parking lot almost empty, very expensive entrance, nothing interesting, go quickly.

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