a peninsula that splits the Arcachon Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest of France, felt instantly familiar. French friends had described it to me as a low-key summer destination for chic ...

Arcachon Bay, also known as Arcachon Basin, is situated in Pays de Buch between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine in France. I visited Arcachon for the day ...

GUJAN-MESTRAS, France — On a recent wintry evening, Thierry Deuet, known as Titi, and two fellow gendarmes put Ernea II, a 10-meter boat, into the dark waters of Arcachon Bay. Their mission was ...

Sprawling for 1,000 hectares between Arcachon and the headland of Cap Ferret, this is the largest bay in southwest France, closer to a tropical lagoon than an open sea. Celebrated for its laid ...