Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
LES BATELIERS ARCACHONNAIS
(UBA; 05 57 72 28 28;
www.bateliers-arcachon.com
, in French; )
Year-round
cruises sail around
Île aux Oiseaux
(adult/child €14/10)
, the uninhabited 'bird is-
land' in the middle of the bay. In summer there are regular all-day excursions (11am
to 5.30pm) to the
Banc d'Arguin
(adult/child €16/11)
, the sand bank off the Dune
du Pilat.
Boat Tours
Sleeping
HÔTEL LE DAUPHIN €€
( 05 56 83 02 89;
www.dauphin-arcachon.com
;
7 av Gounod; s/d from €198/108;
)
Don't miss this late 19th-century gingerbread place with patterned red-
and-cream brickwork. An icon of its era, it's graced by twin semicircular staircases,
magnolias and palms. Plain but spacious rooms are well set up for families. Parking
is free.
Historic Hotel
Eating
The bay's oysters (served raw and accompanied by the local small, flat sausages,
crepinettes
) appear on
menus
everywhere.
Aux Mille Saveurs €€
( 05 56 83 40 28; 25 bd du Général Leclerc; menus €19-48; closed dinner Sun
&Tue)
In a light-filled space of flowing white tablecloths, this genteel restaurant is
renowned for its traditional French fare artistically presented on fine china.
Traditional French
Information
Tourist office
(
05 57 52 97 97;
www.arcachon.com
;
Esplanade Georges Pompidou;
9am-7pm)
Getting There & Away
There are frequent trains between Bordeaux and Arcachon (€10, 50 minutes).
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