A Virtual Trip to the Atlantic Coast

At Online via Zoom

Want to prolong the vacation season? Join French tour guide Véronique Banzet who will bring the famous Baie d’Arcachon into your living room! Does Dune du Pilat, Cap Ferret or Arcachon make you dream of jumping on a plane to smell the salty fresh air and bury your feet in the white sand while eating some of the most incredible oysters you have ever tasted? This event is meant for you!

You will also have the chance to listen to Romain Bourgeois, a French ostreiculteur who will share with you his passion for his region and its famous oysters.

Did you know that Arcachon is only an hour drive from Bordeaux? Véronique will be glad to answer all your questions.

For Members

For Non-members

$10

About Véronique Banzet

She is a French native and worldwide citizen. She has been living in different countries for 30 years. In 2010, she founded VeronicTravel as a voyage designer creating customized travel all around the world to discover the authenticity of local communities in France & world- wide. She works today either from Westchester County in NY State or from the South-West of France, in Arcachon when she is not on the road. France is her country. She was born in Deauville (Normandy), raised in Bordeaux, lived in Paris, Normandy, and Alsace. It is a pleasure for her to welcome you in France and share with you her local addresses and contacts.

Her team is made of travel professionals & local experts to provide vacations designed for you because your holidays are unique. They offer various destinations worldwide and organize the entire journey by creating a real dialogue to understand your preferences and compose a customized voyage just for you.

Whether you want to celebrate an anniversary with your family or organize a group for leisure VeronicTravel arranges each detail of your vacation with a personal touch that you will not find on the web. Let us handle the details. VeronicTravel crafts with passion and expertise your next personalized itinerary through authentic discoveries and by meeting locals so that you can enjoy a vacation forever engraved in your memories.

To contact Véronique: vero@veronictravel.com

Image: Rundvald, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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