Domaine de Soulac

Le Domaine de Soulac's closest beach from its Médoc peninsula setting is Amélie, a family-friendly lifeguarded setting with shallow waters for summer paddling. Naïades and Centre beaches nearby are also lifeguarded in peak season and have a variety of watersports to try; a good surf shop is at Naïades. This is excellent cycling territory too, set among the 500+ kilometres of bike paths and 435 kilometres of urban trails and lanes that cross the Gironde department. Start off at Soulac-sur-Mer for the 130-kilometre bike route running along to Cap Ferret, or check out the couple of thousand kilometres of Gironde hiking trails, much of which can be mountain biked too. Vino fans can find info at the Soulac-sur-Mer tourist office on the wine châteaux of the Medoc region to the town's south-east, as well as details of opening hours and suggestions on the best route to take. The fine wines, châteaux and shopping of Bordeaux are within about 90 kilometres from Soulac.