Landes
Landes is in south-western France, a department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cities
- 🌍 Mont-de-Marsan — sunny southwestern town, perfect for accessing the forest of Landes.
- 🌍 Aire-sur-l'Adour
- 🌍 Biscarrosse
- 🌍 Capbreton
- 🌍 Dax
- 🌍 Léon
- 🌍 Mimizan
- 🌍 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
- 🌍 Saint-Sever
Other destinations
- 🌍 Contis lighthouse (Phare de Contis).
- Sémaphore de Messanges.
Do
- 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
Stay safe
Be careful when you spend a night at the gas stations along the main freeway.
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