Plage de la Conche des Baleines

Île de Ré · 🇫🇷 France

A huge pale crescent under the gaze of the Baleines lighthouse, on Île de Ré's wild side.

In season the water at Plage de la Conche des Baleines (Île de Ré, France) reaches about 20°C. Best months: Jun-Sep.

Sea temperature

~20°C in the warm season

Water

Clean, cool Atlantic blue

Sand

A vast, dune-backed crescent of pale sand

Swimming

Open Atlantic bathing, watched in summer

Surf

Gentle beach-break on the right tides

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Pine woods, whale-name legends and the Baleines lighthouse

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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