Sights in Arcachon
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Ville d'Hiver
On the tree-covered hillside south of the Ville d'Été, the century-old Ville d'Hiver (Winter Quarter) has over 300 villas, many decorated with delicate wood tracery, ranging in style from neogothic through to colonial. It's an easy stroll to the Ville d'Hiver or a short ride up the Art Deco-style public lift in Parc Mauresque.
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Île aux Oiseaux
Les Bateliers Arcachonnais runs daily, year-round cruises around the Île aux Oiseaux, the uninhabited, so-named 'bird island' in the middle of the bay. It's a haven for tern, curlew and redshank, so take your binoculars.
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Plage d'Arcachon
In the Ville d'Été is Arcachon's sandy beach, Plage d'Arcachon. It is flanked by two piers, lively Jetée Thiers at the western end, and Jetée D'Eyrac at the eastern.
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Aquarium et Musée
In a wooden shack opposite the casino, this aquarium has a small collection of Atlantic fish in floodlit tanks.
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Town & Beaches
In the Ville d'Été (Summer Quarter), Arcachon's sandy beach, Plage d'Arcachon, is flanked by two piers. Lively Jetée Thiers is at the western end. In front of the eastern pier, Jetée D'Eyrac, stands the town's turreted Casino de la Plage, built by Adalbert Deganne in 1953 as an exact replica of Château de Boursault in the Marne. Inside, it's a less-grand blinking and bell-ringing riot of poker machines and gaming tables.
On the tree-covered hillside south of the Ville d'Été, the century-old Ville d'Hiver (Winter Quarter) has over 300 villas, many decorated with delicate wood tracery, ranging in style from neo-Gothic through to colonial. It's an easy stroll or a shor…
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