La Baule-Escoublac: Le Guezy: Pornichet
Among the coastal resorts of Pays de la Loire, La Baule-Escoublac stands out for its broad, nine-kilometre sweep of sand along the Bay of Biscay. La Baule Bay curves between Pornichet and Le Pouliguen, with a seafront promenade and a dense band of resort villas and hotels behind the beach. The resort took shape after the railway reached La Baule in 1879, turning a dune-fringed coast into a fashionable destination for visitors from Nantes and Paris. Escoublac, the commune’s older inland settlement, preserves the name of the place, while the coastal district is associated with sailing, beach clubs and the Atlantic shoreline. The salt marshes of nearby Guérande add another defining landscape to this corner of Loire-Atlantique.
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La Baule-Escoublac straddles the transition from Baie de La Baule to the Escoublac dunes in Pays de la Loire, a position that fostered its growth as an Atlantic seaside resort. The bay opens onto the Atlantic Ocean, and its long sandy shore continues towards the neighbouring towns of Pornichet and Le Pouliguen. Inland, the pine-covered Forêt d’Escoublac forms a contrast with the beachfront, while Belle Époque and early-20th-century villas reflect the resort’s formative years. Each spring, the Longines International Jumping La Baule brings leading riders to the town. See how La Baule-Escoublac connects with the Atlantic coast by browsing webcams nearby.
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