Landes

Landes is in south-western France, a department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Map of Landes

43.890278-0.5005561 Mont-de-Marsan — sunny southwestern town, perfect for accessing the forest of Landes.
43.703056-0.2627782 Aire-sur-l'Adour
44.393056-1.1638893 Biscarrosse
43.641944-1.4322224 Capbreton
43.706944-1.0513895 Dax
43.876944-1.3030566 Léon
44.200833-1.2286117 Mimizan
43.725556-1.0527788 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
43.756667-0.5741679 Saint-Sever

Other destinations edit

44.0936-1.316671 Contis lighthouse (Phare de Contis). (updated Nov 2019)
Sémaphore de Messanges. (updated Nov 2019)

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Bicycle riding: there are many kilometers of flat trails through the pine forests
Sun-bathing, swimming: many beaches from crowded to isolated await you
Camping: Landes is a favorite camping destination with more than 100 campgrounds from 1-star to 4-star available
Surfing: Landes is home of some of the best surfing spots not only in Europe but the World. In September surfing Professionals meet in Hossegor for the Quik Pro France

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Be careful when you spend a night at the gas stations along the main freeway.

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Routes through Landes

Bayonne/Biarritz ←

SW

NE

→ Bordeaux

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