Location: Royan
Top Things to do in Royan
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Royan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Restaurants in Royan
1. Le Comptoir Iberique
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
2. Office of Tourism Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
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4.5 based on 218 reviews
To get the most out of your visit, the Tourist Information Centre offers guided tours, events for adults and children and a ticket office. With staff speaking four languages, you’ll be sure to find all the information you need for a pleasant stay. Our Tourist Information Centre also offers a shop and a WIFI hotspot.
3. Office de Tourisme de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
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4.5 based on 81 reviews
4. Marche Central de Royan
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4.5 based on 399 reviews
Reviewed By Derek05M - Bolton, United Kingdom
Royan market is a must visit. The outdoor and indoor markets are both on, on Sundays, but the indoor food market is on daily. Fabulous stalls selling the best choice of sea food we have ever seen, and we have visited many. Pleased make the effort, you will not be disappointed
5. Le Pont du Diable
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4.5 based on 506 reviews
Reviewed By Halina1234
Lovely walk along the coast in the sunshine and stumbled across these!!! Amazing to think they are still used for fishing well worth s look stunning views over the sea
6. La Grande Cote
7. Pointe De Suzac
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
I've an interest in military history and when these fortifications were mentioned to me I decided it would be a good opportunity to visit them whilst my wife sunbathed on the nearby beach of Saint-George! You can easily see the damaged headland where American bombers dropped their loads during late 1944/early 1945. From the end of the beach it's an easy walk or you can park your car (except mid Jun-mid Aug) at the end of the cliff path along Chemin du Fort Suzac. The headland had historical fortifications before those built by the German army during WW2 but it's those buildings which now stand in silent defiance. The large bunkers and emplacements are testament to their strength and design, even after receiving direct bomb hits the damage is superficial. I suspect the occupants were probably killed by concussion rather than bomb damage and there are many near miss bomb craters all around. Information panels around the site detail the layout and history as well as the total destruction of nearby Royan (which I believe stemmed from a communication problem between French and US commanders). Looking inside the bunkers and emplacements you can understand their strategic importance in guarding the Gironde Estuary, as well as getting a feel of their solidity. If you look at the U Boat pens at La Rochelle, you'll understand the sheer amount of effort it would take to dismantle/destroy these type of structures, which is why they'll probably be standing forever as testament to what happened over 70yrs ago.
8. Parc Municipal
9. Le Puits de l' Auture
10. Cabanes a Carrelets - Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
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