Natural features
Dune du Pilat
La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde
Europe's tallest sand dune, about 100 m high and nearly 3 km long, between the Atlantic Ocean and a pine forest at the entrance to the Arcachon Bay.
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Europe's tallest sand dune, about 100 m high and nearly 3 km long, between the Atlantic Ocean and a pine forest at the entrance to the Arcachon Bay.
The 'Green Venice': a maze of canals shaded by poplars and ash trees in the marshes west of Niort, best explored by flat-bottomed boat or canoe.