Cap Ferret

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Cap Ferret (English: Cape Ferret) is a headland, situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the French department of Gironde. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Archachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon. It is known as a place of leisure for the high French society and remains a trendy destination for summer holidays.

Cap Ferret is famous for its lighthouse and as an up-market resort that has retained its natural feel at the heart of the Landes of Gascony and the Pays de Buch.

Cap Ferret is accessible by road from the north, and by passenger ferry from Arcachon. The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, a diesel operated narrow-gauge railway, links the ferry landing on the shores of Arcachon Bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.[1][2][3]

Cap Ferret looking north
The lighthouse at Cap Ferret

References

  1. ↑ "Accès / transport" (in French). Office de tourisme de Lège-Cap Ferret. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
  2. ↑ "Navettes - Arcachon - Cap Ferret" (in French). Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
  3. ↑ "A pied, à vélo, en petit train ..." (in French). Mairie Lege Cap Ferret. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 

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Coordinates: 44°38′46″N 1°14′56″W / 44.64619°N 1.24892°W / 44.64619; -1.24892


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