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Les Landes
Some of the most beautiful and enjoyable towns, beaches and golf courses are within a 40 minute drive. The area enjoys glorious weather from May through until November, with many beautiful sunny winter days thrown in as well. The region is blessed with important holiday features and recreational activities. Wherever you go in Les Landes you will never be very far from the beautiful sunshine and glorious white sandy beaches. There is also the ocean, with it's waves as far as the eye can see. It is worth making the journey just to see the sun set! There are 106kms of uninterrrupted fine sandy beaches stretching from Bordeaux to Spain, 15 seaside resorts, 10 coastal lakes plus, 11,000 hectares of lakes ideal for fishing. Beach lovers and keen sports people rub shoulders as Les Landes offers the best surfing spots, the GR8 (hiking trail) runs for 220kms from North to South plus 200kms of cycling paths.
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Les Landes is also worth visiting for its highly reputed gastronomy which draws on the land and sea and gives off scents of hospitality and the good life; foie gras, duck, Chalosse beef, free range chickens, quails, oysters, lobster, trout, asparagus, kiwi, and wine from Tursan and Chalosse.
Here in Les Landes festivals and celebrations are an integral part of peoples lives, 331 villages, 331 festivals including 8 ferias, 80 arenas, 20 folklore groups. Come mid August for 6 days and nights of celebrations at the Dax Feria or early September for the Salsa and Toros Extravaganza. You will 'live' the festivals to the sounds of many lively bands that the hestayres (easily recognisable, thanks to their red scarves) will be only too pleased to invite you to. Les Landes is a land of tradition that is people love to share....naturally.
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