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The Aquaclub de Belle Dune, in the Somme, lies in the heart of a large pine forest between Fort-Mahon and Quend-Plage.
Indoors, in water at 29 °C, there are a wave pool, a slide, a waterfall, a whirlpool and a solarium. Outdoors, among the dunes, are swimming pools, slides, a multi-lane slide and a play area for young children.
It was created in 1973, in a 220-hectare area of dunes, forests and marshes reclaimed from the sea.
A small fishing port at the far south of the Somme estuary, the Pointe du Hourdel remains one of the last bastions of fishing on the Picardy coast.
The Bay of Somme lies 2 hours north of Paris. The great beaches of Le Crotoy attracted the early days of aviation.
A seaside resort facing Saint-Valery, the only town on the Bay of the Somme that faces south.
Ranked among the most beautiful bays in the world, the Bay of Somme is an exceptional natural site.
A medieval town overlooking the Somme estuary, listed among the most beautiful villages in France.