a Baule welcomes you to the most beautiful bay in Europe,
for an unforgettable stay. An exceptionally mild climate
and golden fine sandy beach nearly 9 km long, at La Baule
the Atlantic holds in store for you all the well-being
of bracing sea air and great sensations.At La Baule, we
have always cultivated the art of fine living. The welcome
awaiting you is in keeping with the splendour of the bay,
far from the stress and flurry of daily life.
Sited
on the long stretch of dunes that links the former island
of Le Croisic to the mainland, it owes its existence to
a storm in 1779 that engulfed the old town of Escoublac
in silt from the Loire, and thereby created a wonderful
crescent of sandy beach
In
the Western Loire, La Baule, a summer resort with a fine,
seemingly endless beach, is a pleasant town with winding
streets and giant pines, excellent hotels, restaurants
and a casino. It has an unusually mild microclimate and
is exceptionally warm for the region.
Gambler
François André founded the casino and major
resort hotels here. Pines grow on the dunes, and villas
on the outskirts draw the wealthy chic from late June
to mid-September; if you arrive at any other time, you
might have La Baule all to yourself. While the movie stars
and flashy rich go to Deauville or Cannes, La Baule draws
a more middle-class crowd; however, the more reserved
wealthy still come here -- as the yachts in the harbor
testify.
