A shifting sand dune

The Dune of Pilat is with is 110m the tallest sand dune in whole Europe. The dune is located in in the area of La Teste-de-Buch in the bay of Arcachon south of France and just 60 km south of the City of Bordeaux.

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Find the dune

First at all you have to go to the South of France.

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Then there is a drive through a lot of pine trees and you have to open your window to get this fresh air into your car.

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Climb the dune

Here you have two different ways. Either you just walk up all the sand, which could be a bit challenging or you use the stairs with it's 150 steps.

Don't carry to much

Many people leave their shows and other stuff in front of the dune as carrying to much while "working" the dune might not be the best idea.

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On top of the dune

This is a great place for a Picknick with the family. Many people bring their food and have a rest.

As we visited the dune in mid day, the place was full of people. Not crowded but still a lot.

A advice from Detlev

Some years ago we visited the dune early in the morning and had the space more or less for us alone.

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The best part of the dune

Running down a 110m mountain out of sand is just big fun. You see kids rolling down the hill, other are jumping or trying to surf down.

Run, Jump, Roll

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Fly down the dune

At the south top of the dune you see many people paragliding the dune. Might be as well a lot of fun, as there are is always a lot of wind.

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Facts of the dune of pilat

The dune is around 500m wide (east to west) and around 2.7 km in length (north to south). At the highest point the dune is around 110 meters above sea level. The sandy thing is a famous tourist destination where every year more than one million visitors are count.

The view from above

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The forming of the dune

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