Section 01 · filed 2–9
The Coast
Atlantic, Channel, Mediterranean — what each stretch of coastline actually gives you, and when to go.
6 guides, emptiest last
Busiest first · emptiest last
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Nice Without Waiting for the Light to Change
Beautiful at first light, hard work by eleven — and quieter within walking distance.
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Pilat: The Dune at Its Actual Size
Bigger than the photographs, and thinner of people twenty minutes along the ridge.
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The Channel Ports You Keep Driving Past
Two of the four repay an overnight stop. The dash south is a habit, not a plan.
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The Atlantic Coast: What Changes as You Go South
Loire estuary to the Basque coast, watching the shore change character as you go.
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Crozon: Where the Road Stops Pretending
Four arms of cliff at the end of the road, and genuinely hard to reach without a car.
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Baie de Somme, Out of Season
Sand to the horizon, seals on the banks, and a wind that means it.
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