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A sandy dune slope with sparse grasses, scattered white stones, and two wooden slat fences (one near the top, one lower down) under a clear blue sky.

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Coastal & Maritime

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Coastal & Maritime in France

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A fishing boat in the courtyard of the Musée de la Pêche, Concarneau

Concarneau, Brittany

Museum of the Sea (Musée de la Mer)

Historic fishing museum with a preserved side-trawler
Yachts in Bonifacio harbour below the citadel

Bonifacio, Corsica

Old Port (Vieux Port)

Fjord-like harbor carved into white limestone cliffs
Walkers crossing the sands of the bay towards Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy

Guided Bay Crossing to Mont-Saint-Michel

Walk across the sands to Mont-Saint-Michel with a licensed guide
A long wooden boardwalk (plank walkway) runs alongside a sandy beach, featuring a row of distinctive red and blue striped beach chairs and umbrellas in the distance, with people strolling along the path.

Deauville, Normandy

Plage de Deauville (The Beach)

Famous red and blue parasols on Normandy's shore

Free

Toulon marina filled with sailboats, a yellow ferry, and the city skyline under a blue sky.

Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Port de Toulon

Major French naval base and historic harbor
A stone well with a carved stone cover and a stone shed with a wooden door, surrounded by green vegetation and a dirt path.

Perros-guirec, Brittany

Sentier des Douaniers (GR34)

Historic 18th-century customs trail along Brittany's cliffs
A high-angle panoramic view of a long, curved sandy beach bordered by dense green Mediterranean vegetation in the foreground and hills in the background, with numerous boats anchored in turquoise waters under a blue sky.

Saint-tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Plage de Pampelonne

4.5km golden sand beach in Ramatuelle, France

Free

Wide sandy beach with a blue kite surf sail and coastal buildings under a blue sky.

La Baule, Pays de la Loire

La Baule Beach (Plage de la Baule)

Eight-kilometer crescent of white sand

Free

Interior of a large industrial warehouse converted into a museum, featuring wooden rowing shells, a model boat mast, and exhibition panels with French text such as "LES REGATES" and "LES CROISIERS".

Rouen, Normandy

Musée Maritime, Fluvial et Portuaire

Historic port museum with 2,000+ ship models
The Porte d'Amont sea arch on the Étretat cliffs

Etretat, Normandy

Plage de l'Amont

Grey pebble beach on the Alabaster Coast

Free

The harbour of Collioure beneath the royal castle

Collioure, Languedoc-Roussillon

Port de Pêche

Historic fishing port in Collioure
The Port du Crouesty marina and its lighthouse

Vannes, Brittany

Port du Crouesty

Marina in Arzon, gateway to the Gulf of Morbihan

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