Coastlines of France
France is bordered by three bodies of water — the English Channel (north), the Atlantic Ocean (west), and the Mediterranean Sea (south) — giving it 5,500 km of mainland coastline and an extraordinary variety of coastal landscapes. Add Corsica and the overseas territories, and France's total coastline exceeds 18,000 km.
- Camargue: The Rhône delta marshlands — flamingos, wild horses, salt pans, vast horizontality
- Provence: Rocky
between Marseille and Cassis — limestone cliffs plunging into turquoise water - Côte d'Azur: From Saint-Tropez to Menton, the French Riviera is the world's most glamorous coastline — azure water, palm-lined promenades, medieval perched villages
Coastal Protection
The
Brittany Coastal Drive — Drive 600 km of Brittany's extraordinary coast — pink granite to prehistoric megaliths — on La Porte.