Distance: 3,2 km
Strolling along
Duration: 1h
Difficulty : Easy-to-use
THE VERDON-SUR-MER
Around water (canal, stream, lake, marsh, ...)
THE VERDON-SUR-MER
Welcome to Verdon-sur-Mer, in the heart of the Port-Médoc marina and near the Gironde Estuary. Discover its heritage and its landscapes, following this route through the resort. Pick up your booklet at the Tourist Office and once all the questions have been answered, bring it back to check your answers.
Your itinerary
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The Tourist Office
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Let's go ! The route begins at the Tourist Office. Question 1: In what year was Port-Médoc inaugurated?
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In the heart of the harbor
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Question 2: According to you, in which place of the port can you find officers responsible for its proper functioning?
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Operation Frankton
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Go now to your answer! Take a good look at the building you have just reached. On the left, near the entrance, you should see a commemorative plaque referring to Operation Frankton. Thanks to this plaque, answer the following question! Question 3: During what major historical period did this operation take place?
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The footbridge and the Gironde Estuary
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Return to the car parks at the entrance to the port, behind the Tourist Office. You are now going to head for the Chambrette beach. Getting there couldn't be easier! Take the alley BEHIND the car parks as indicated by the pink arrow on the map (be careful, do not take the promenade that runs alongside the boats). At the end of the alley you see a wooden footbridge that you have to take to go to the beach! Stop for a moment on the bridge to observe the landscape. . . The body of water you see is not the ocean. Indeed, you are here on the side of the Estuary and not on the coast! Question 4: Which river(s) does this water come from?
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The beach of La Chambrette
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Advance to the start of the beach. Question 5: What sport can you practice here using the wind to advance?
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Return to port
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Take the footbridge again, in the opposite direction, to return to the port. From Port-Médoc, you can go to sea to discover one of the most emblematic monuments of the region: the Cordouan Lighthouse! Only one tour company can take you there and guarantee you entry, but which one? . .Question 6: Look in the port then write the name of this excursion agency
