You can ask any Londoner about their trip to France, and they will likely tell you their favorite spots in France. Nice If you want to know what the weather was like in your hometown (which they return to every year), then read on. St. Tropez You can ask a Corsican to tell you about the corsican waters at this time of year or send you pictures. But ask a Parisian where they’re planning to holiday in their home country, and they’ll likely give you a singular response: île de Ré.
This 19-by-3 mile island is located just off the French Atlantic Coast. It has a rich tapestry, with white-washed village, quiet beaches, less tourists, mouth-watering fish, and an authentic flavor that’s untouched by mass-tourism. This tiny island manages to mimic the chic feel that its larger siblings have in the South of France The atmosphere is more personal and intimate.
île de Ré is known for its salt marshes and pine-backed beaches, and holidays here are peppered with meals taken at rustic oyster shacks, leisurely vineyard bike rides, and days spent meandering around the 10 traditional villages, the jewel in the crown of which, the main town of St-Martin-de-Ré, has the 17th-century Fortifications of Vauban and a string of marina-side cafés and boutiques.
The best places to stay are listed below if you’re planning to travel to the island of the same name, where it seems the sun doesn’t stop shining.
