Last Sunday we were faced with the choice of innumerable brocantes to visit but because it promised to be a beautiful day we thought we'd head in the direction of the coast. There was quite a large flea market advertised in the pretty town of Saujon and being on the way to a beach that had been recommended to us recently we decided to try there.
We had never visited this particular market before but were thrilled to find it running along the banks of the Seudre, a pretty tree lined estuary river.
We arrived there bright and early and found the stall holders to be incredibly friendly as they basked in the warm glow of the soft morning sun. We not only had a lovely time meandering around we also found quite a few interesting trucs that will soon feature in my online shop.
Having finished shopping at around 10.30am we then headed off to a beach called Nauzan (the Plage de Nauzan is situated a few kilometres north of Royan). We have found a few beaches we like in the area (including Royan) but had yet to find one that combined the natural setting of pine groves and nature with a few amenities like cafés and restaurants.
We were hoping to find somewhere charming and were not at all disappointed. The golden sandy beach was nestled between two peninsulas that were dotted with a mixture of stone and marine pines.
I would be lying if I said the water was warm but it certainly woke us up after a morning shopping in the ever rising heat of the sun. The picture below features my future holiday home (when I win the Euromillions).
We had such a lovely time we can't wait to visit again especially as the sea will be warmer in a month or so's time and the beach will be a little less crowed (although it wasn't at all bad considering it is the summer holidays).
All in all a pretty perfect day... if only every shopping trip ended with an afternoon baking in the sun on a sandy beach (sigh!)
