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Natural wonders · Pyrénées-Atlantiques
La Corniche Basque
The Basque Corniche is a unique natural site. It is 6 km long on the part belonging to Urrugne.
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The customs officers' path (GR34) and its regional equivalents let you follow the French coastline very closely, between wind-battered moors and breathtaking views over the ocean or the Mediterranean.
This selection brings together the most beautiful coastal stretches in the country, from the Basque Corniche to the granite chaos of the Pink Granite Coast, via the great capes of the Channel and the Marseille calanques.
Routes to be walked in good shoes, with a sometimes strong wind being the norm rather than the exception on these paths.
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Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor
Cap Fréhel
Cap Fréhel is the largest area (nearly 400 hectares) of coastal heath on the French coasts.
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Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor
Cap d'Erquy
Pink sandstone cliffs 470 million years old, heaths and old quarries, at the eastern end of the bay of Saint-Brieuc.
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Natural wonders · Pas-de-Calais
Le Cap Gris-Nez
At Gris-Nez, you will grasp the full meaning of the word passage. Whether in the endless coming and going of boats, the flight of birds or the meeting of water, wind and this greying cliff.
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Natural wonders · Pas-de-Calais
Le Cap Blanc-Nez
Mineralogy enthusiasts all know the famous Cap Blanc-Nez site (Boulogne-sur-Mer area, northern France): the chalk cliffs yield a great abundance of marcasite, crystallised in cockscomb form.
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Natural wonders · Finistère
La Pointe du Raz
Located at the prow of Brittany in the Cap Sizun country, the Pointe du Raz is one of the most striking sites of the Atlantic coast.
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Natural wonders · Bouches-du-Rhône
Les calanques de Cassis
The Calanques massif, at the gates of Marseille, offers a postcard landscape.
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Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor
Sillon de Talbert
Phew! A haven of total peace, a place unique in the world for its specificity. An isthmus protected for bird breeding, notably the second classified site for the breeding of little terns.
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Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor
Chaos de l'Ile Renote
The Renote peninsula is a protected natural area that shelters many chaos of pink granite, with fauna and flora characteristic of the seaside.
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Natural wonders · Corse-du-Sud
Falaises de Bonifacio
From the top of its cliffs, Bonifacio, the southernmost of Corsican towns, has a thousand years of history.
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