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The dock at Le Verdon is some way out of the village. 90 % of the passenger will opt for a cruise organized excursion to Bordeaux.
Cruise calendar for this port.
Ship's Location
in Cruise Port:
Le Verdon sur Mer is situated on the Pointe de Grave on the Gironde estuary, near to large vineyards. Le Verdon also offers extensive beaches on the Atlantic coast and on the Gironde estuary, forests and marshland, cycling paths and hiking trails. The streams also offer a complete change of scenery: sail on the estuary or go and explore the Cordouan lighthouse, without a doubt one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the world.
It's around 64 miles from Le Verdon to Bordeaux. An organised trip is almost certainly the only way to do the run in the limited time the cruise stop will allow.
Royan (by ferry), Bordeaux (100 km), Soulac (6 km), Lacanau, Cap Ferret are all great places for walking!
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Language: french
For internet check with the local tourist office at Rue des Frères Tard.
Local emergency number:
Police: 17
Fire brigade: 18
Ambulance: 15
Most shops, businesses, information services, museums and banks in France stay open all day. The exceptions are the smaller shops and enterprises, which may close for lunch sometime between 12.30pm and 2pm. Basic hours of business are from 8 or 9am to 6.30 or 7.30pm Monday to Saturday for the big shops and Tuesday to Saturday for smaller shops (some of the smaller shops may open on Monday afternoon). You can always find boulangeries and food shops that do stay open, however, on days when others close – on Sunday normally until noon.
National holiday dates:
January 1 New Year's Day
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Ascension Day (forty days after Easter)
Pentecost or Whitsun (seventh Sunday after Easter, plus the Monday)
May 1 May Day/Labour Day
May 8 Victory in Europe Day
July 14 Bastille Day
August 15 Assumption of the Virgin Mary
November 1 All Saints' Day
November 11 1918 Armistice Day
December 25 Christmas Day
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