Since our main topic is to give you clothing advice, it is ultimately quite logical to give you ideas of really cool places to wear them. Just so that the pleasure is complete. That is the purpose of this new meeting.
And because a change of scenery is not a question of distance but of curiosity, we have teamed up with lifestyle journalist Laurence Gounel to offer a 100% “holidays in France” audio clip throughout the summer .
Like a last coffee at the counter before the big departures, with each week a guest from fashion, travel and the media, to share holiday memories and good addresses from all four corners of France .
A podcast with an evocative title - “Les Congés Payés” -, like a nod to the year when everything changed: 1936, and the possibility of finally going “to see the country”... A podcast that aims to be more of a French postcard than a travel guide, a pretext to share one of the most beautiful images of the collective memory: the Summer Holidays! Enjoy listening. Christophe.
Here are the previous episodes:
- Brittany by Benjamin Kuentz
- The Basque Country and the Landes by David Batty
- La Clusaz, the Var and Antoine Ricardou's passion for cycling
Named Best Pastry Chef in the World in 2019 by Les Grandes Tables du Monde , François Perret has made French tea and pastries a benchmark at all the tables of the Ritz Paris.
After the release of his book Instants sucrés au Ritz Paris and a Netflix series The Chef in a truck broadcast since June 11, his popularity rating is like mercury, at its highest. All the more reason to ask him to refresh our ideas with the best addresses on the Atlantic coast. Heading for his favorite destination: Cap Ferret.
1. A point of view
The Pointe du Cap Ferret. As its name suggests, it is the last stop before the ocean. A corner of totally preserved nature, a corner of the world with the Arcachon basin, the Banc d'Arguin and the Dune du Pilat opposite.
More information on my-capferret.com.
2. A must-have
Bird Island and the huts on stilts. More traditional than on a motorboat, we embark with the picnic on board a typical pinasse of the basin
and fully privatized (10-11 people)… We take the opportunity to venture onto the Banc d'Arguin and its natural swimming pool, and sail among the oyster parks from Cap Ferret to Piquey.
€280 for a 2-hour ride or €480 for 4 hours.
Pinasse Freebay , 33970 Lège-Cap-Ferret. Such. : 06 79 78 86 05
3. A concept store
Jane de Boy . This is THE local Colette. An institution, a reference for locals and all of Bordeaux, for all fashion and lifestyle lovers in general, including men of course.
13 and 34 boulevard de la Plage 33 970 Cap Ferret. Tel.: 05 56 03 32 15
4. An oyster hut
The Mimbeau cabin. At the southern end of the Conche, a little further than the popular oyster huts, this one faces the Grande Dune and offers the intimacy of these places that you would like to keep just for yourself.
A corner of the world on wooden tables grayed by sea spray, oysters, whelks and all the treasures - and only the treasures - of local fishing.
28 Avenue de la Conche, 33970 Lège-Cap-Ferret. Tel.: 05 56 60 61 67
5. An institution
At Hortense's . It's impossible to stay at the "Ferret" without having dinner on its terrace, in its original state since 1938, facing the Pyla dune. In 40 years, Bernadette has seen generations of regulars grow up and served all the Parisian hype, from Karl Lagerfeld to the whole gang of P'tits mouchoirs. "I know more than one person who would eat mussels in their shells for a table in the front row." That says it all.
26 avenue du Sémaphore 33 970 Lège-Cap Ferret. Tel.: 05 56 60 62 56
6. Three HQs, three atmospheres
Le Bar des 44. THE meeting place in the 44 hectares district, the Bordelais district, just behind Hortense's. Very relaxed, like a wooden cabin and bare feet on the boards. Sitting at the high tables, we order the first round of tapas and cocktails and finally, we stay there the evening without seeing it go by.
44 avenue du Semaphore 33 970 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Pierrette au canon . Some come for the famous mojito, others to enjoy the family-friendly bar atmosphere, without artifice... In short, Pierrette is the locals' bar. With sharing plates, a mix of low sofa tables on pallets and high tables in the style of a small village guinguette. A great classic.
6 Cupressus alley 33 950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
The Sailfish . Unlike the other two, the Sailfish and its immaculate setting - slicked in a chic pool style - is the before party for the gilded youth on edge. Aesthetes and those for whom partying is a serious subject, the same ones who have lunch at the equally pretty café during the day. It's beautiful and it's the obligatory stop before continuing to the Sun, the house's private club.
Rue des Bernaches 33970 Lège-Cap-Ferret. Tel.: 05 56 60 44 84
7. Three places to stay
A cabin for four . All in wood, a 60 m2 cabin inspired by fishermen's huts, two bedrooms, an ideal location 300 m from the ocean... this hideaway hidden in the vegetation is a Robinson dream. One of the rare addresses that is both "charming" and affordable in the golden triangle. Good deal.
Count 150 € per night for 4 people.
La Maison du Bassin . On the edge of the lighthouse and the Fishermen's district, this old forester's house made entirely of wood and with typical architecture is one of the prettiest addresses in the basin. In total, 11 rooms with exotic and patinated charm. Second-hand furniture, local cuisine and arranged rums at the bar, the change of scenery is complete.
From €155 per double room.
5 rue des Pionniers 33 950 Lège Cap-Ferret. Tel.: 05 56 60 60 03
The Pine Cone Cabin . All in wood, like Tom Sawyer's hideout, set on the peninsula, in the confidential Mimbeau district, it is the best-kept secret of regulars. Right between the famous 44-hectare district and the fishing village, it is the ideal spot to shine without being seen or known. A single room and the luxury of being pampered by Nadia, in an atmosphere of returning from an expedition. Super exclusive.
From €220 for a double room with breakfast.
3 rue de la Brise, 33 970 Lège-Cap-Ferret. Tel.: 06 77 35 44 50
