Saint-Georges-De-Didonne: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne’s Grande Plage stretches for more than two kilometres and consists of fine sand. It extends from a more developed section near the town centre to a more natural section towards Pointe de Suzac.

For a stay in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, travellers may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

Parc de l’Estuaire is a protected natural area on a cliff in the Suzac coastal forest, overlooking the Gironde estuary. Its observation tower offers a 360-degree view of the estuary and the forest from 55 metres above sea level.

Domaine de Suzac is a protected natural area between the estuary and the ocean. Pointe de Suzac is home to dry, calcareous grassland of great ecological interest, where sea iris, crown vetch and Pyrenean viper’s bugloss thrive.

Étang de la Briqueterie is freely accessible in the Suzac district and offers a shady place to rest beneath oak trees.

The walking trail in Parc de l’Estuaire includes an art exhibition and the game “Les veilleurs de lune, sur la piste des nocturnes”. Café Transat in Parc de l’Estuaire serves local organic products on a terrace overlooking the Gironde estuary.

Activities

Lac d’Enlias is freely accessible and offers regulated fishing, model boating supervised by a club, picnic tables and play equipment for children. The Saint-Georges-de-Didonne circular trail is 4.5 kilometres long.

Saint-Georges Voiles offers supervised water sports activities for children and adults all year round. The Saint-Georges Voiles nautical centre rents out various boats for at least one hour for independent trips in the bay.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne offers walks and cycling tours through the streets and lanes of the town centre and along the coastal path, with panoramas including views of the beach, the Gironde estuary and Pointe de Suzac.

Culture

Phare de Vallières is classified as a historic monument. It has a spiral staircase with 144 steps leading to the viewing platform.

Other destinations: Fontcouverte, Préguillac, Thézac, Saint-Césaire, Arces-Sur-Gironde, Saint-Maurice-De-Tavernole, Loix, Bouhet

To the higher-level travel overview: Charente-Maritime.