A holiday in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France 1961

This is rare 9.5m/m Colour film footage, Visiting:-

Île d'Oléron is an island off the west coast of France. It’s joined to the mainland by a bridge and is crisscrossed by cycle paths. It features pine forests, dunes and sandy beaches such as La Brée-les-Bains. Fishing ports fringe the island, such as the busy La Cotinière in the major town of Saint-Pierre d'Oléron. Le Château d'Oléron, a town known for its oysters, is home to La Citadelle, a huge waterfront fortress.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. And important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean.

The beach at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer.

La Plage de NauzanVaux-sur-Mer

Royan is a seaside resort town on France’s Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary. Its sandy beaches include the 2 km-long, south-facing La Grande Conche with its sheltered waters. The town also has belle epoque villas and modern, postwar architecture such as the concrete Notre-Dame de Royan church. The grand Cordouan Lighthouse stands on an islet in the estuary, accessible by ferry.

Stella Plage:-
During the Merovingian period, the region consisted only of marshland or land encroached by the sea. This receded over time, leaving the marshes covered by sand and dunes. The Garennes, or warrens, of Cucq and Trépied are the result of the sea’s retreat over hundreds of years. Broken up by the wind at low tide, sand from the tidal flats built up along the coast to form shoreline dunes.

Zoo de La Palmyre is one of the ... Founded by Claude Caillé, this unique site has grown into one of best-known zoos in France.