Atlantic Coast

With quiet country roads winding through vine-striped hills and wild stretches of coastal sand interspersed with misty islands, the Atlantic coast is where France gets back to nature. Much more laid-back than the Med (but with almost as much sunshine), this is the place to slow the pace right down.

Kite surfing on the deserted Atlantic beach on the island of Ile de Re with dunes covered with grass in the foreground, France 863661226

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