Comments on: Region guide for Aquitaine http://blog.siblu.com/discover-france/region-guide-for-aquitaine/ Fabulous family holidays in France Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:41:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mike bramhall http://blog.siblu.com/discover-france/region-guide-for-aquitaine/comment-page-1/#comment-11442 mike bramhall Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:16:13 +0000 http://blog.siblu.com?p=106#comment-11442 La Reserve is a brilliant site, and not just because of the friendly staff. Its great outdoor pools complex is ideal for those who simply want to soak up the sun without leaving the parc. Its bar areas and good value on-site restaurant are ideal for families to relax in after a hard day's play. But the best part of the parc, for us, was the wonderful lake area, with its fantastic views, great watersports and wonderful, clean and safe beach area where children and adults can enjoy the cooling water or simply top up their tans. La Reserve is also a great place to explore the Aquitaine region. Within easy reach of the fantastic surfing beaches at Biscarosse and Mimizan, it is a brilliant base for those who like their holidays filled with action and excitement. For the sight-seers, it is just over an hour's drive from buzzing Bordeaux; filled with historic buildings, wide squares, a modern and swift tram system, and street after street of swish shops. If you like your history, head for the ancient Roman spa town of Dax, just 80 minutes away by car. Deep in the heart of Basque country, this welcoming destination is a great mix of ancient and modern. Great shops plus vibrant bars and restaurants sit alongside the historic Roman ramparts and the bubbling spa waters. Dip your hands in the steaming water which constantly pours from the underground spa - but watch out! It's piping hot. It's supposed to be a cure for a whole host of ailments... just don't drink it. But for us, the pick of Aquitaine's delights is sexy, stylish Biarritz; the costal town which was a magnet for the Swinging Sixties jet set and which retains its aura of elegance and elan. Casinos, exclusive hotels, top-notch restaurants and a busy shopping area packed upmarket stores crammed with designer labels all point to its deserved reputation as the place to see and be seen. Add in the mile after mile of uncrowded, silver sand beaches washed by the lively Atlantic, pine forests which seemingly go on for ever and a quiet, laid-back and unhurried atmosphere which permeates the whole region and Aquitaine is a place you'll want to visit - then keep returning to. We loved it. La Reserve is a brilliant site, and not just because of the friendly staff.

Its great outdoor pools complex is ideal for those who simply want to soak up the sun without leaving the parc.

Its bar areas and good value on-site restaurant are ideal for families to relax in after a hard day’s play.

But the best part of the parc, for us, was the wonderful lake area, with its fantastic views, great watersports and wonderful, clean and safe beach area where children and adults can enjoy the cooling water or simply top up their tans.

La Reserve is also a great place to explore the Aquitaine region. Within easy reach of the fantastic surfing beaches at Biscarosse and Mimizan, it is a brilliant base for those who like their holidays filled with action and excitement.
For the sight-seers, it is just over an hour’s drive from buzzing Bordeaux; filled with historic buildings, wide squares, a modern and swift tram system, and street after street of swish shops.

If you like your history, head for the ancient Roman spa town of Dax, just 80 minutes away by car. Deep in the heart of Basque country, this welcoming destination is a great mix of ancient and modern.
Great shops plus vibrant bars and restaurants sit alongside the historic Roman ramparts and the bubbling spa waters. Dip your hands in the steaming water which constantly pours from the underground spa – but watch out! It’s piping hot. It’s supposed to be a cure for a whole host of ailments… just don’t drink it.

But for us, the pick of Aquitaine’s delights is sexy, stylish Biarritz; the costal town which was a magnet for the Swinging Sixties jet set and which retains its aura of elegance and elan.
Casinos, exclusive hotels, top-notch restaurants and a busy shopping area packed upmarket stores crammed with designer labels all point to its deserved reputation as the place to see and be seen.

Add in the mile after mile of uncrowded, silver sand beaches washed by the lively Atlantic, pine forests which seemingly go on for ever and a quiet, laid-back and unhurried atmosphere which permeates the whole region and Aquitaine is a place you’ll want to visit – then keep returning to.

We loved it.

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