Charente Maritime is a paradise for family sea bathing and beach games. During summer, more than 90 beaches, mostly with fine sand invite you to relax. Most of the beaches have lifeguard on duty for safe swimming. Many beaches also offer Children’s clubs and have amazing facilities for disabled access.
Prepare your beach towels, buckets and spades, the Charente Maritime beaches are waiting for you !

Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
It starts from the Whale Lighthouse, which is very interesting to discover, and stretches all the way to offer you a ...
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
Pretty beach between Conche des Baleines and Plage du Petit Bec, it is wild with an imposing dune which makes it ...
Ars-en-Ré
To the south of the village, it is a pleasant beach which is only swimmable at high tide, because low tide reveals a ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
Another small beach in the area, it is pleasant at sunset! There are a few rocks and you can swim in them at high ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
It is in fact two beaches, that of Grand Marchais and Petit Marchais. It is accessed by the small beach and then you ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
Not to be confused with the beach of the same name at Bois Plage en Ré, Gros Jonc beach in Portes en Ré is a ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
A small sandy beach, pleasant at high tide. You can walk and go to the chapel of La Redoute, which honors Notre Dame ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
A beach where, in summer, a nautical center allows you to do activities for entertainment. At the end of the Ile de ...
Les Portes-en-Ré
At the end of the Ile de Ré, it is made famous by Charles Aznavour, it is a wild beach that has a lot of character. ...
La Couarde-sur-Mer
Climb the dune and behind is the Plage des Prises. It can be reached by bicycle, along the cycle path, there is also ...
La Couarde-sur-Mer
It is the large supervised beach of Couarde-sur-Mer, the one where it is good to come with your family during the ...
La Couarde-sur-Mer
A beach for swimming, where naturism is possible for lovers of this practice. It is a calm and natural place, with a ...
Loix
A beautiful view of Saint-Martin-de-Ré from this wild and uncrowded beach. It is located at the end of the ...
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
A beautiful wild beach, not far from the Pointe de Chassiron. It is a good place to practice board sports, such as ...
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