The Abatilles neighborhood in Arcachon

The Place des Abatilles is a district located in the department of La Gironde in the 33. Also called "city of painting", the city is chock-full of artists with exceptional talents among the best in the world including Anne Lewden, Philippe Pinsolle and Chara Acot-Mirande. They are the best known.

 The Abatilles area shelters around 1,500 inhabitants and is renowned for its wide-ranging attractions and its green and preserve environment. The holidaymakers who stay here will have the opportunity to practice various water sports such as sailing or kitsurfing in the middle of a wonderful naturally protected pine forest offering magnificent beaches which are perfect to recharge your batteries. There are fishing boats close to the banks which are served as locker rooms for surfers and surfers.

The reason why the Abatilles area is so much appreciated by tourists is because it is full of sporting activities, including tennis, flying shooting, the Basque pelota pediment, and so on. There are professionals who are,among others available to guide beginners in the practice of each discipline.

Close to the Abatilles beach is a gigantic hand sculpted by A. Cameleyme as an ornament of the city center. During your exploration excursions, do not hesitate to visit the thermal establishment which was used, in the old days, for research laboratory of the scientist Louis Lemariè who saw a of hot and sulphurous water spring from the depths of the sea. This latter is proved to be effective for therapeutic care tahnks to its radioactive, alkaline and mineral-free properties.

Having been constructed on April 12, 1923, the sign of cure is now classified as a cultural heritage of the district, but there is only the small refreshment are left with a touch of modernism where a very pure and clear water is emerging. The site is open only during summer periods and the entrances are fairly limited because of the building which has a reduced size.