Cap Ferret Lighthouse and Point Cap Ferret - Office de Tourisme Coeur de Bassin

A grandiose spectacle

Cap Ferret lighthouse is THE place to visit on the peninsula. You’ll spot it from far off, this white tower with its red top, which soars above the green of the pines. An emblem of the region, the lighthouse also signals the entrance to the Bay of Arcachon.

One of the most beautiful views of the Bay

On the way to climb the 258 steps of the lighthouse! After a challenging ascent, you’ll be rewarded with a magnificent panorama of land and water: the entrance to the Bay of Arcachon, the sandbanks, Dune-du-Pilat, Bird Island, the oyster villages, pine forest, ocean beaches and Atlantic coast as far as the eye can see.

The view is even more beautiful at the end of the day, when you can enjoy the light of the sun glinting over the entire Bay.

Gregory Cassiau, Agence les Conteurs
Gregory Cassiau, Agence les Conteurs

Cap Ferret Point

If you’d like to feel you’re at the end of the world, you’ve come to the right place. Here, at the tip of the Cap-Ferret peninsula, the horizon opens onto the immensity of the ocean. You’re also in the front row to admire the Dune-du-Pilat. You can see the opening of the Bay, with its channels with their strong currents known as “passes”.

The view is breathtaking!

While swimming is dangerous here on a stormy winter’s day, the beach becomes a peaceful, relaxing place on sunny summer’s days. From the point, you can reach the Horizon beaches 5km away, as well as the other beaches of Cap Ferret.

Often a victim of its own success in summer, it’s best to visit the beach here by bike, to avoid the traffic, parking problems, but above all to promote soft mobility! Accompanied by the song of the cicadas and the balmy pine forest, the cycle path runs along the coast with stops at all the ocean beaches.

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