Christmas on the balcony! Five breakaways at the water’s edge

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For the end-of-year celebrations or to prepare for them, here are five trips to the seaside to recharge your batteries, to be pampered, to let go, in short to feel your best… with your eyes in the blue!

Taste the pleasures of Sète

It is “the” small town that is going up. And not only because this year we are celebrating the centenary of Georges Brassens and the 150^e anniversary of the birth of Paul Valéry, two local children. Sète (Hérault) the industrialist has a lot of charm out of season, even in the frost of December. A festive atmosphere in Les Halles in the morning, where we will taste a tielle from Giulia or a platter of oysters from Bouzigues just caught. Those with the cold will take refuge at the brilliant Musée des arts modestes or at the very beautiful Musée Paul Valéry, which exhibits until December 31st the colorful canvases of Robert Combas, tributes to the famous songs of Georges Brassens.

For a breath of sea air, we choose to stay a few meters from the Lido beach, in this district of small houses born ten years ago. Magali’s villa, offered by Abritel, with its rooftop and huge bay windows, is ideal for celebrating New Years Eve with family or friends. From there, by bike, we go on the 12 km of cycle paths that run alongside the untouched beaches (in winter, no straw huts, just sand) from Sète to Marseillan, a charming little port on the Thau lagoon.

Let go (really) in Seignosse

What if we ditch (a few days) spouse, children, uncles and cousins ​​for a retirement, a real one? The story of welcoming 2022 with a sun salutation and forgetting the worries of 2021. At the end of December, Namastrip offers an escape to Seignosse, between the pine forests, the lake and the ocean, in the heart of the Landes.

On the program, hatha yoga, Himalayan Kundalini, breathing techniques, but also sound drum bathing, intuitive dance or meditative walk under the pines. Yes, you will have to come without prejudice and accept to let go … But the scenery should help. The 4-star hotel, located near the immense beaches of Seignosse, looks like a small green paradise, with its rooms open to nature. Breathe in, breathe out, it’s the new year.

Take seaweed baths in Brignogan

“Brown or red algae, under the wave the seaweeds move. “ To an air of Gainsbourg, we go to Brignogan (Finistère), on the coast of Legends, for a bath of trace elements and minerals. Because here, at the Hôtel de la Mer, seaweed is king!

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