Grande-Conche beach

Plage de la Grande-Conche

A 2.6 km long magnificent beach of fine sand, this is the largest and most central of Royan's beaches. It ranges from the marina to the tip of Vallières, and is shaped like a shell, hence its French name translates to the Great Shell Beach. In season beach chairs and tents in yellow, blue and white (the colours of the city) are set up along the beach, and lifeguards patrol the beach from mid-June to early September from 11:00 to 19:00. Also events take place on the beach, most notably the "Un violon sur le sable" festival and the fireworks show on August 15.

• free
• outdoors

Address

Boulevard Frédéric Garnier.

Price

free access, there's a fee to use the beach chairs

Website

royan-tourisme.com (opens in a new tab)