New Aquitaine - all beaches

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About New Aquitaine

The gentle sea with the purest water and the magnificent sandy beaches of New Aquitaine attract more and more tourists yearly. The crystal turquoise color of the seawater sets the level of your vacation somewhere between stunning and perfect. So if you are looking for the perfect sea, this is your place!

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Landes

Landes

38 beaches
Natural shadow • Good for Kayaking • Kite or windsurfing
Gironde

Gironde

27 beaches
Natural shadow • Wild beach • Good for Kayaking
Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Pyrenees-Atlantiques

16 beaches
Cliffs • Wild beach • Kite or windsurfing
Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime

52 beaches
Natural shadow • Wild beach • Kite or windsurfing
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New Aquitaine Best beaches

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Cavalier Beach
Cavalier Beach
Cavalier Beach
Good for Relax
Plage Cavalier

Cavalier Beach

Gauseirans 1.5 km
Very good
8.4
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season
6.1 Amenities index
Lacanau Nord
Lacanau Nord
Lacanau Nord
Senior friendly

Lacanau Nord

L'Aubarede 1.3 km
Very good
8.2
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Crowded in season • Large low tide
5.1 Amenities index
Camping Mayotte
Camping Mayotte
Camping Mayotte
Senior friendly

Camping Mayotte

Navarrosse 0.9 km
Very good
8.1
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season
5.5 Amenities index
Lacanau Sud
Lacanau Sud
Lacanau Sud
Good for Relax

Lacanau Sud

Pipeyrous 1.6 km
Very good
8.1
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Crowded in season • Large low tide
5 Amenities index
Port du pavillon Plage
Port du pavillon Plage
Port du pavillon Plage
Senior friendly

Port du pavillon Plage

Sanguinet 0.8 km
Very good
8
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season
6 Amenities index
Plage d'Erromardie
Plage d'Erromardie
Plage d'Erromardie
Senior friendly

Plage d'Erromardie

Iratzea 0.5 km
Good
7.9
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Crowded in season • Large low tide
6.7 Amenities index
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Popular types of New Aquitaine beaches

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Fine pebble
Fine pebble
Pebble
Pebble
Remote
Remote
Kids friendly
Kids friendly
Naturist beach
Naturist beach
Hotel beach
Hotel beach
Long beaches
Long beaches
Good for Relax
Good for Relax
Kite or windsurfing
Kite or windsurfing
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Calm, measured rest and the sound of waves are perhaps the most common associations that arise with the word "beach". This is not surprising, as relaxation is exactly what many beach travelers are looking for. If you associate your vacation primarily with such activity, choose one of the 133 beaches in the region.

To make your choice easier, we have prepared a list of the best beaches for relaxation in New Aquitaine.

Quitest and lonely beaches in New Aquitaine

Sanguinet plage

Sanguinet plage
7.9
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water, Sand bottom
France, Lapireou 0.5 km
Plage Royan

Plage Royan
7.8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Le Parc 0.4 km
Plage des Nonnes

Plage des Nonnes
7.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand, Turquoise water
France, Meschers-sur-Gironde 0.9 km
Plage Des Saumonards

Plage Des Saumonards
7.7
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water, Sand bottom
France, Foulerot 4.3 km
Jenny beach

Jenny beach
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Les Portes du Canal 7.4 km
Plage de Marennes

Plage de Marennes
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Marennes-Plage 0.2 km
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Sandy beaches in New Aquitaine

Milady Beach
Plage de Milady

Milady Beach
8.6
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand
France, Ilbarritz 0.7 km
Plage du Moulleau

Plage du Moulleau
8.1
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Ancien Sanatorium Vincent de Paul 0.9 km
Contis Beach
Plage de Contis

Contis Beach
8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Contis-Plage 0.3 km
Plage Du Truc Vert

Plage Du Truc Vert
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access
France, Les Jacquets 4.4 km
Cap De L'homy

Cap De L'homy
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Cap de L'Homy 0.2 km
Plage de Biscarrosse

Plage de Biscarrosse
7.8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Biscarrosse-Plage 0.5 km
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Beaches with shade in New Aquitaine

Begles beach
Begles plage

Begles beach
8.5
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Begles 1.1 km
Plage de Maguide Biscarrosse

Plage de Maguide Biscarrosse
8.4
Hotel guests only, Hotel beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Brouhailles 0.6 km
Plage de Biscarrosse

Plage de Biscarrosse
8.4
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Maguide 0.2 km
Plage Centrale Lac Biscarrosse

Plage Centrale Lac Biscarrosse
8.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, La Broustasse 0.4 km
Plage de Cazaux-Lac

Plage de Cazaux-Lac
8.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Cazaux 2.5 km
Plage de Caton

Plage de Caton
8.2
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Lapireou 0.5 km
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Best dog friendly beaches in New Aquitaine

Ondres Beach
Plage d'Ondres

Ondres Beach
8.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Leus Cases dou Lac 2.8 km
Plage le Porge

Plage le Porge
8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access
France, Le Baganais 11.3 km
Petit Bec beach

Petit Bec beach
7.8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Les Portes-en-Re 1.8 km
Plage de la Salie Nord

Plage de la Salie Nord
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Hautes-Rives 7.5 km
Plage des Huttes

Plage des Huttes
7.6
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Les Sables Barataud 0.6 km
Plage de la Cible

Plage de la Cible
7.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Le Preau 0.7 km
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The best beaches in small bays in New Aquitaine

Plage du Port Vieux

Plage du Port Vieux
8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Biarritz 0.7 km
Plage Sud

Plage Sud
7.5
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Blue water
France, Fouras 0.5 km
Plage de Nauzan

Plage de Nauzan
7.2
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Brown sand
France, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer 0.9 km
Plage du Bureau

Plage du Bureau
7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Brown sand
France, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer 0.2 km
Plage de Pontaillac

Plage de Pontaillac
6.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Brown sand
France, Royan 1.8 km
Plages des Minimes

Plages des Minimes
6.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Blue water
France, Besselue 2 km
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Wild and hidden beaches in New Aquitaine

Camping Campeole Navarrosse

Camping Campeole Navarrosse
8.2
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, La Broustasse 0.9 km
Gollandieres beach

Gollandieres beach
7.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, White sand
France, Le Bois-Plage-en-Re 1 km
Trousse-Chemise beach
Plage De Trousse-Chemise

Trousse-Chemise beach
7.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access
France, Les Portes-en-Re 2.7 km
Plage Des Eaux Qui Rient

Plage Des Eaux Qui Rient
7.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Sanguinet 0.5 km
Plage des Bardets

Plage des Bardets
7.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
France, Pit 1.2 km
Plage de la Torchere

Plage de la Torchere
7.7
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, White sand
France, Ancien Sanatorium Vincent de Paul 6.1 km
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Attraction and Infrastructure

As for the main features of the beaches of New Aquitaine, they are as follows:

  • The region's beaches are mainly wide, long and have a high level of cleanliness. The most common surface is sand of bright color.
  • Usually, entry into the water is gentle, which is very good for kids. There are 94 such beaches.
  • An important clarification, 74 beaches in the region have a long intertidal zone, which means that during low tide hours you may have to travel a considerable distance. This is also something to consider if you don't want to suddenly be in the water at high tide.
  • The average distance from the road to beach in New Aquitaine is less than 500 meters. 132 beaches are relatively easy to access, 1 beach are difficult to access, which in most cases means that you have to walk a quite long distance.

The vast majority of New Aquitaine beaches have the necessary amenities, such as sun loungers, umbrellas, beach cafes, showers and toilets.

Latest reviews on New Aquitaine's beaches

Plage de Gatseau
10 Emilie Durand

This beach is a peaceful spot with attentive and supportive lifeguards. It's an ideal location for swimming because of the gentle or non-existent current and minimal waves. The sand is immaculate and perfect for creating sandcastles and digging.

Lacanau Nord
10 Kaiya Okafor

The beach is stunning, but it's advisable to bring an umbrella.

Lacanau Sud
10 Ethan Donovan

The beach was clean and pleasant. However, during our visit, the waves were quite strong and close to the shore, which made it difficult for children to play safely. We made sure to stay within the designated blue flag areas to avoid any potential danger from the current.

Plage des Arbousiers
10 Ethan K.

This beach is absolutely stunning!

Plage de l'Especier
10 Sylvie M.

Top😀

Plage d'Ilbarritz
10 Safir Malik

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Please note that lifeguards supervise 59 beaches in the region, but you should rely on more than just them, remember the elementary rules, as lifeguards are not on duty around the clock, even on equipped beaches!

Finding hotels in relative proximity to the beaches is usually fine. Many beaches have enough nearby accommodation, which gives good opportunities to choose the right place to stay.

The hottest month of the region is August - air temperature during this time warms up to 25.4°C and water up to 22.1°C. The coldest month is January - air temperature drops to 9.3°C and water to 9.9°C.

Do you know how many beaches there are in New Aquitaine? In total there are 133 beaches and the most popular is Milady Beach.

Most viewed beaches of New Aquitaine

Plage Du Roux

Plage Du Roux
6
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, White pebble, Blue water, Pebbles bottom
France, Besselue 0.3 km
Plage Chef de Baie

Plage Chef de Baie
7.4
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Brown sand
France, La Rochelle 4.6 km
Arcachon Beach
Plage d'Arcachon

Arcachon Beach
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Arcachon 0.5 km
Plage de Labenne

Plage de Labenne
7.6
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, Village de Chalets du Boudigau 1.3 km
Lacanau Nord

Lacanau Nord
8.2
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand
France, L'Aubarede 1.3 km
Plage du Petit Nice

Plage du Petit Nice
7.8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White fine sand
France, Pyla-sur-Mer 7.2 km
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the main features of best beaches in New Aquitaine?

When it comes to finding the best beaches in New Aquitaine, the following aspects should be taken into account.

There are 133 beaches in total, of which about 16 can be called high-rated.

The best beaches in the majority:

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What are all easy accessible beaches in New Aquitaine?

Most of the beaches located in New Aquitaine are easily accessible, but there are also hard to reach beaches among them. Use the filter to sort the beaches by access details (parking, distance etc.).

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How to view all sandy beaches or beaches with other natural features in New Aquitaine?

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How to find uncrowded beaches in New Aquitaine?

The presence of crowds of tourists on the beach these days is becoming a mass character, and sometimes you want silence and solitude. Use the filter in search results to view the beaches in New Aquitaine by occupancy.

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Use the "Activity" section of the filter in search results to view the selections of beaches by one or multiple activities. Below are a few popular selections that you can change as you like using our filter.

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