Gironde - Arcachon Basin : Photo Gallery 1

Bordeaux by day Gironde - Arcachon Basin 1 Bordeaux by night Links to other Aquitaine sites The shape of this boat and the name La Pinasse (Pine-tree) is the symbol of the basin of Arcachon La PINASSE  These huts, known as Tchanquées because of their stilt-like supports are at the centre of the Arcachon basin "cabanes tchanquées"  Photo taken from the CAPE FERRET lighthouse, below right, the PYLA sand-dune CAPE FERRET Next

In the heart of the Winter Town, the Parc Mauresque .  This casino, of which  only this model remains, was destroyed by fire

	Photos © Bernard TOCHEPORT