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Ile de Ré

Ile de Ré is a small tranquille French island on the Atlantic coast. It's a beautiful corner of this world with dunes and pine forest, nice villages and paths. It's easy to get on the island as it's connected to the mainland by road.

Once on the island, the best way to explore it is by bike. There's a 100 km network of excellent cycle paths and the land is quite flat.

For the first day, well, what was left of it after we arrived, after we got accommodated and went to rent bikes, we made our way to Plage de la Conche des Baleines. The beach a long strip of sandy beach backed by dunes and pine forests

We stayed in Ars-en-Ré so we made our way here in the evening.

In the morning we explored the village of Ars-en-Ré. It's officially one of the most beautiful villages in France. The village is known for the black and white bell tower of its church which used to ben as a point of reference for ships. There are pretty streets in the viollage filled with fantastic little bars and restaurants.

In the afternoon we headed to Plage de Gros Joncs Beach. It'a a wide fantastic beach.

We returned to our beautiful village in the evening.

Saint-Martin-de-Ré is the main town on the island. We explored the beautiful town with its UNESCO heritage fortifications, beautiful waterfront and great views from the church tower.