Best relaxing beach resort in Southern France?

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$Sun King$

I've been all along the coast from Cannes to Monaco and I have to tell you that the beaches that I saw were covered in stones, not sand; unless you go to a high class hotel that ships in their own sand.

But I suggest you get yourself a map of the Cote' d'Azur and start poking around tripadvisor.com

Here is a list of the top 6 beaches in France

Villfranche Sur Mer is adorable - everything you could
want in a picture postcard french seaside town. In fact
I have a framed painting print of it above my right shoulder.
http://gofrance.about.com/od/destinations/tp/beaches.htm

You also might want to check out Rick Steeves website,
Europe Through The Back Door
http://www.ricksteves.com/

Perpignan area may be quieter and less costly.
This is near the border of Spain, on the Mediterranean.
http://www.frenchentree.com/france-perpignan/

Check out Rouguebrune.

sunshine

Aww.. don;t go to southern France..
St. Malo or Cancale in Eastern France is beautiful as well. Not too many tourists, and there are lovely views as well. If not relaxing at the beach, you can even go see le Mont St. Michel or go see ruined walls of Normandie!

david464014

The best advice I can give is to go west of Marseille to Languedoc Roussillon, towards the Spanish border, rather than east to the Cote d'Azur.

The towns, villages and beaches are far less crowded and prices are generally much lower. I have by no means been to many of the resorts, but I was happy with Valras-Plage, Canet-Plage and Cap d'Agde.

xx.hay_ler

Go to Nice in France!

MPPRH

Languedoc-Roussillon is quieter & cheaper than Provence Cote d'Azur. There are kms of sand dunes and quiet beaches, as well as many areas of historic interest.

Some photos :
http://the-languedoc-page.com/photos/languedoc-photo-index.htm

Peter

AWA

The basque country !!! Very beautiful ! Beach , nice villages ( like " Ascain " ) and near spain ! A lot of spa ( therapy with ocean water ) there.
http://www.guethary-france.com/anglais/presentationuk.asp
http://www.touradour.com/towns/thermes.htm
Paris / biarritz airport
http://www.biarritz.aeroport.fr/indexen.html

ctea

I'm only answering this so I can come back and refer to it later. I actually checked out the Rick Steves link and its seems pretty helpful. Good question, thanks for asking it.

And thanks Dame Edna for the good info.

Rev. Dr. Al Poe

When ou find out, tell me. I'd ike to escape the Hillary-Obama BS for part of the summer.

Fred G

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burton90210

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dandidonna63

you want to go where the FROGS LIVE? HA! the french are evcil people who hate americans!! why go there, when the beaches of hawaii are so much better!

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