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Dune of Pilat (France)
Newest Review: ... about spotting this one. ================= Climbing the Dune ================= We parked in a large pay and display car park, with an attached picnic area and camp site, so there were lots of facilities nearby including toilets/showers, cafes, restaurants and gift shops - all selling objects made of sand believe it or not. We managed to acquire Petunia, a sand cow as my eldest has a ... more  ... passion for all things vache. It weighed a ton!
My advice is to save the buying for the return journey as it's a long way up 117m of sand.
Through a very pleasant shaded area a footpath leads to where the forest meets the sand, and the full height of ...more |
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Dune of Pilat (France): The biggest sand castle in Europe. (1791 words)
by - written on 18/06/09 (Very useful, 241 readings)
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This review is about sand. Lots of sand. So, if you are eremikophobic, turn away now!! The lots of sand to which I refer is the biggest pile of sand I've ever seen - the Dune du Pilat. Or could that be Pyla? The dune is located near Pyla-sur Mer, so Dune du Pyla is often used, and both are accepted in these days of dumming down, but officially the correct name is the Dune du Pilat. Bet you didn't think France had any major sand dunes. I never associated France with vast desert scenes either, but it has the biggest sand dune in Europe, measuring, for all those figures people, 3km long (North to South) and 500m wide (West to East). It varies in ... Read the complete review
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