The largest French island after Corsica — oysters, dunes and a lighthouse. A fuller Île d'Oléron guide is being written.
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Getting there
- Access
- Free bridge from Bourcefranc-le-Chapus. Nearest station Rochefort.
More Atlantic islands
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Île de Ré Whitewashed villages, green shutters, salt pans and 110 km of cycle path -
Île d'Aix Car-free, crescent-shaped, and Napoleon's last night in France -
Île d'Yeu A granite wild coast on one side, sandy coves on the other -
Noirmoutier Salt marshes, early potatoes, and a road the sea covers twice a day