Walk through history
258 steps, 57 meters high, the Cap Ferret Lighthouse offers a 360° view of the Bay and the ocean. In the village of l'Herbe, unexpected and unusual, the Chapel of the Algerian Villa stands before you with its bright colors and Moorish style. In Arcachon, theSainte-Cécile Observatory built in 1863 by Paul Régnauld assisted by a certain Gustave Eiffel offers a vertiginous ascent, rich in sensations with a spiral staircase that moves under your feet.
The pearl of the month
From July 1940 to August 1944, the German army settled on the Arcachon Bay. During this occupation, they fortified the beaches of the coast with "the Atlantic Wall" . To discover its history,GRAMASA Association organizes visits and restores these constructions which constitute a unique heritage and a testimony to the “culture of remembrance”.
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La Teste de Buch : bunkers of the German battery of Eden (in Pyla-sur-Mer) and bunker remains near the Dune du Pilat.
Lege-Cap Ferret : housing bunker, type 622, at the foot of the Lighthouse, and other bunkers at the tip of the peninsula have withstood the assaults of the sea.
Arcachon: bunker 502: bunker 502 specialized in telecommunications, located just below the tourist office.
Gujan-Mestras : Type 506d bunker, for anti-tank gun (Chêneraie Park – La Hume)
