Cayeux Sur Mer
Cayeux Sur Mer, in Picardy’s beautiful Baie de Somme, has a few surprises up its sleeve. Its shingle beach is lined with 460 colourful beach huts, and the bay is classed as one of the most beautiful in the world, providing inspiration for numerous painters and writers over the years.
Indeed, French novelist Victor Hugo said that “once you have seen Paris and Cayeux, you have seen everything”.
Whether you choose to discover Cayeux and the surrounding area by car, on foot, on horseback, or even by sea kayak, you can’t fail to be impressed by its dramatic landscapes of cliffs, sea, and endless beaches, not to mention any wildlife you’re likely to see along the way.
Not only that, but the area is home to a number of salt marshes, which give rise to a gastronomic peculiarity: make sure you sample the pré-salé – lamb that comes ready-salted from grazing on the marshes!
To discover :
•15km of beaches; the walk along Cayeux’s 2km boardwalk; Cayeux’s historical “Benoit Champy” lifeboat; the fishing village of Hourdel with its sauterelliers (fishing boats); the Bas Champs et Oiseaux du Vimeu route through the villages of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Cayeux-sur-Mer, le Hourdel, Saint Blimont, Pendé, Mons Boubert, Boismont, Pinchefalise; the Hâble d’Ault bird reserve; the Maison de l’Oiseau bird sanctuary; the Baie de Somme steam railway; a casino.
• Activities include: walking or cycling the Route Blanche through the sand dunes between La Hourdel and Cayeux; walking through the pine forest of Brighton; horse riding; cycling; sea and fresh water fishing; wind surfing; canoeing; sea kayaking; tennis; golf at la Belle Dune