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Cap Ferret

Cap Ferret is a headland situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department in the French southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Arcachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon.

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Cap Ferret
Cape
Coordinates: 44°38′46.28″N 1°14′56.11″W / 44.6461889°N 1.2489194°W / 44.6461889; -1.2489194
LocationNouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Water bodiesAtlantic Ocean,
Arcachon Bay

Cap Ferret (French pronunciation: [kap fɛʁɛ]; English: Cape Ferret) is a headland situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department in the French southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Arcachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon.

Cap Ferret is famous for its lighthouse and as an up-market resort that has retained its natural feel at the heart of the Landes of Gascony and the Pays de Buch. It is also famous for its ostréicole (oyster-farming) activity and numerous tasting sites.

Cap Ferret is accessible by road from the north, and by passenger ferry from Arcachon. The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, a diesel operated narrow-gauge railway, links the ferry landing at Bélisaire on the shores of Arcachon Bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.123

  • Cap Ferret looking north
    Cap Ferret looking north
  • The lighthouse at Cap Ferret
    The lighthouse at Cap Ferret
  • The Tramway du Cap-Ferret
    The Tramway du Cap-Ferret
  • Ruins of Nazi bunkers in the sea, at Cap Ferret
    Ruins of Nazi bunkers in the sea, at Cap Ferret
References

References

  1. "Accès / transport" (in French). Office de tourisme de Lège-Cap Ferret. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  2. "Navettes - Arcachon - Cap Ferret" (in French). Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  3. "A pied, à vélo, en petit train ..." (in French). Mairie Lege Cap Ferret. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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