Saint-Nazaire’s industrial heritage offers the visitor a fascinating mix of sights. I have to admit that they weren't on my bucket list but after a visit to t...
This guide to Saint-Nazaire will, I hope, inspire you to visit. I went there not knowing what to expect and very rapidly fell in love with this great Atlantic ...
Saint-Nazaire’s Escal’Atlantic tells the story of the great passenger liners of the past. It does a great job recreating the history and life of those transatl...
The Golden Globe Race starts on Sep 4, 2022 from Les Sables d’Olonne on France’s Atlantic coast. It’s a remarkable race, recalling the Golden Age of solo racin...
The Loire Valley drive from Saumur to Saint-Nazaire is the final part of our journey from (nearly) source to sea of the great river. In the section from Saumur...
Ile d’Aix is one of my favorite places in France. The peaceful island on the glorious French Atlantic coast is ideal for families: there are no cars, the islan...
The Vendée is glorious. The air from the Atlantic sweeps in along a coastal landscape where long sandy beaches are backed by sand dunes. Estuaries provide sanc...
The French Atlantic coast is magnificent, sweeping down the west side of France from Brittany to the Basque country and the Pyrenees on the Spanish border. It ...
Ile de Ré by guest writer Fiona Quinn
Why I love Ile de Ré
The small island of Ile de Ré on the French Atlantic coast, was on my wish list since I was a...
