As summarized by Google, "Arcachon is an seaside town on the ocean. Located in the south-west of France, it is famous for the harvest of oysters. Its 4 neighborhoods take their name from the seasons of the year. The Summer City is home to shopping streets, the main sandy beach of the city and a casino, housed in the castle Deganne, a building of the nineteenth century. The Winter Town is home to extravagant 19th century villas. South of the city is the Pilat Dune, a huge natural sand dune." We had a nice outing there on a sunny late October day.
The bright white pier was built in 1903 and rebuilt a century later.
The Pilat Dune (Dune du Pyla), at about 150 meters, is the highest in Europe. This photo, which - like most - is quite inadequate in conveying its height and massiveness, shows the dune through a screen of pine trees about 100 meters from its base.
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