Husband and I will be in France next month after several days in Paris we are planning to super train to the south of France for a few days. We would like to find a hidden gem of a beach, preferably worth white sand. One that the locals prefer and is not too touristy.
Thank you
Posted by
Bay Area
3551 posts
Most beaches are rocky or cobbled along fr riveria.
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10222 posts
The south of France is a big area. Are you talking the Riviera, Provence, going towards Spain? I spent a week in Canet en Roussillon, located on the coast north of Spain. It's near Perpignan. The beach there is sandy. I think it's mostly French people that go there. In my opinion the beach was nice but the town was past its prime. We also went to a beach about 9 kil. south of there called Saint- Cyprien. It had a nice sandy beach, but was more remote. You would need a car to reach it. Collioure is further south and is a really cute town reachable by train. The only drawback is the beach is rocky, not sandy.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
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This thread is a twin - there is another identical one running around and the only way to tell which is which is that this one does not have a small freckle on her right wrist.
There are answers in both threads.
Posted by
Somerville, MA
605 posts
http://joinusinfrance.com/episode-32-vacation-in-france/
Start listening at about minute 20 for a nice discussion about differences in coastal vacationing in France. It won't answer your question, but provides some nice prospective.
-Matt