Cape Ferret on the Atlantic
Saturday, 14 March 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Cap Ferret Lighthouse © Larrousiney/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Cap Ferret (English:
Cape Ferret ) is a headland, situated at the south end of the
commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the French
department of Gironde and
region of Aquitaine . 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 . Under Napoleon III. the
oyster farming became common in
Gascony after 1860. The Wadden was parceled out for this purpose, and the plots were sold.
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 known as a place of leisure for the high French society and remains a trendy destination for summer holidays.
La Pointe du Cap Ferret © Prométhée33/cc-by-sa-3.0
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.
At its southern entrance from the Atlantic ocean, Arcachon Bay is crowned by Europe’s largest sand dune, the
Dune du Pilat , nearly 3 kilometres long, 500 metres wide, reaching 110 metres in height, and moving inland at rate of 5 metres a year.
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