Another
Detailed Report on La Tremblade
- due to this EXCELLENT
website being offline at the time
of writing I have transcribed it
from Google's cache: La
Tremblade is getting close to what
I consider to be the perfect naturist
beach. It is large, clean and very
unspoiled. The beach forms part
of the 'Cote Sauvage' between La
Palmyre and Mathes in the Foret
de la Coubre.. It has been officially
recognised since 1977. The official
section is about a half kilometre
but in practice, tends to spread
much further. Parking is provided
in the forest behind the beach at
La Bouverie (map), This can get
extremely busy at times, especially
in August , and can mean parking
along the road and having to walk
some way . The beach itself is about
a quarter of a mile walk through
the forest from the most coastal
part of the car park. You cannot
miss the entrance as there is a
steady stream of people going to
and from the beach throughout the
day in high season. Before starting
the trip through the forest, there
is large mobile snack bar serving
all the treats and drinks you could
want. Stock up to avoid a long hot
walk back! Once through the forest
there is a bike park just before
the beach. Once over the dunes,
past the lifeguard and first aid
point (marked on the map) turn right
and the naturist section becomes
immediately obvious. For those who
don't fancy walking any further
there is plenty of room, especially
at low tide, to spread out without
much more effort. This is where
most of the families and couples
will be found But if you fancy more
seclusion, walk further down the
beach until the crowds thin out.
This is the end of the beach where
more single men will be found. The
beach is backed by a fairly steep
sand escarpment which naturists
occupy from ground level to the
top. Behind the dunes is the forest
itself which it is possible to roam
around naked with care - bear in
mind you are now away from the official
naturist area. Those who wish to
go for a naturist stroll can do
so as the beach extends a good kilometre
and a half. Given the room, there
is plenty of space for ball games,
kite flying and all the space intensive
activities that are not so possible
at smaller beaches. For the hungry,
clam collecting is also very much
in evidence. Although the area gets
very busy, especially in August,
the sheer size of the coastline
her ensures that the beach itself
in no way feels crowded. This, and
the beach at Ile D'Oleron, are the
best in the area for those who wish
to escape the crowds and organised
beach activity and simply while
away the day taking the sun and
simply gazing as nature intended.
