Discover Pornic and the surrounding area on holiday

Pornic is a seaside town located in Loire-Atlantique, not far from Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. The town lies right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Its unspoilt beauty and dynamism will charm you. Many tourists stay here in self-catering or holiday accommodation every summer, as well as outside the summer period. Its thalassotherapy centre, casino, hotel complexes, golf course and marina attract holidaymakers all year round. A central town in the Pays de Retz, Pornic has preserved traces of its medieval past, as well as its maritime and river history. Staying in a gîte in Pornic will give you the chance to discover the many castles, museums and cultural sites in the surrounding area.

By taking the coastal path on your holiday, you can link up with neighbouring towns and admire, for a start, the different landscapes offered by Moutiers-en-Retz and its marshes in different shades of green. Next, you'll pass through Préfailles and its jade-coloured coves. Then head back up to Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef and its famous biscuit factory. Finally, pass through Tharon and its fisheries.

In good weather, you may be able to catch a glimpse of the bridge of Noirmoutier. The island is full of beautiful beaches lined with pretty old houses that are characteristic of the island. More unusual is the "Planète Sauvage" wildlife park, where you can spend a day on safari. Heading further north of Pornic, the Pont de Pornic (bridge) is a must-see. Saint-Nazaire will take you to the foot of the emblematic city where the world's largest ocean liners are built. Don't forget to enjoy the view of a magnificent sunset from the town's many beaches. These include Plage de la Birochère, Plage de la Boutinardière, Plage de la Fontaine au Bretons, Plage des Grandes Vallées and Plage de la Joselière. By booking a gîte on the clevacances.com website in Pornic, you can enjoy the gentle pace of life on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean while taking advantage of a trip to Nantes, a dynamic metropolis where life is good. There are plenty of cultural, sporting and leisure activities, walks and hikes in Pornic and the surrounding area. By renting a gîte in Pornic, you're sure to have a great time and a great holiday with your family, friends or group.

Pornic: its gastronomy and cuisine.

Book one of the Clévacances gîtes and sample the gastronomic diversity that is no small part of Pornic and the surrounding area. For starters, take a diversion via https://www.clevacances.com/fr/location-liste?theme_id=&q=commune-34627&order=&search_latitude=&search_longitude=&search_rayon=&__q=Noirmoutier+en+l%27%C3%8Ele&date_start=&date_end=&capacity=1&typehouse%5B%5D=villa&typehouse%5B%5D=chalet&typehouse%5B%5D=flat&typehouse%5B%5D=other&room=1&couchage=1&proximite=&label%5B%5D=1&label%5B%5D=2&label%5B%5D=3&label%5B%5D=4&label%5B%5D=5">Noirmoutier to sample the island's famous potatoes. Famous in all the region's restaurants, their sweet taste delights the palate. They are the pride of the island. Then let yourself be tempted by a little oyster tasting. The choice is yours, from Moutiers-en-Retz to La Bernerie-en-Retz, via Pornic, they are on the menu of many restaurants, on the stalls of local markets and in fishmongers' shops. Continue with mussels, which are the star product of la Plaine-sur-Mer and your stay in Pornic. You can enjoy them during the "fêtes de la moule" (mussel festivals) held throughout the summer. Next, take a sweet break at the Fraiseraie de Pornic, a family-run business offering authentic, traditional strawberry-based products such as ice creams, jams and sweets. The smell of biscuits tickles your nose from your gîte in Pornic, heading for Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef. Golden, with the good taste of salted butter from Guérande, with chocolate chips or caramel, the choice is large and difficult among the 200 references made in the famous biscuit factory. If you like to cook on holiday, fleur de sel, coarse salt or fine salt are essential in the kitchen of your gîte in Pornic to enhance your dishes. You can stock up at Les Moutiers-en-Retz, Les Salines de Millac, south of Pornic, or further north, at the salt marshes of Guérande. The perfect souvenir to bring back from your stay in your gîte in Pornic, or to give as a gift. Finally, you can sample one of the specialities produced in Pornic for decades: Curé Nantais. This whole raw cow's milk cheese comes in several varieties… Choosing a gîte in Pornic among the Clévacances rentals will allow you to savour all these specialities during your stay.