The “Dune du Pilat”

The “Dune du Pilat” Europe's highest mountain of sand A special feature of the Aquitaine coast Mainly known for exceptional size, the Dune du Pilat is also illustrated by the beauty and diversity of its natural environment. Located in the “Landes de Gascogne”, at the entrance of the famous Bay of Arcachon, opposite the tip of Cap Ferret in the “Gironde” department, Dune du Pilat (or Pila) is the highest dune in Europe. Attended each year by more than a million , this mobile and maritime sand formation, classified as "national heritage site" in 1978, offers its top an exceptional view of the ocean, the inland sea formed by the Arcachon basin, Cap Ferret, the islands, the Banc of Arguin and the magnificent coastal forest. The formation of the dune is fully linked to the Banc d'Arguin. Over the centuries, ocean currents carried sand to form the Banc d'Arguin. Then the winds from seaward tear on the surface of the sand grains at the Banc d'Arguin at the time of low tide , flying, come to rest on the dune to form this gigantic mass of. In 1855, its height was 35 meters. The dune is now reaching exceptional dimensions 2.7 km from north to south, 500 meters from east to west. It contains 60 million cubic meters of sand deposited by the wind. Its altitude ranges between 100 and 117 meters above the level of the sea. It offers stronger side coast and ocean side slope (Atlantic). It moves one by one to five meters to the east, covering some buildings (houses, replica panerai watches are available in all ranges from branded to cheap one.These are also attractive and stylist.It is good for those want to change their watches according to their clothes. , engulfing several concrete fortifications built during the construction of the Atlantic Wall, during World War II and buried gradually the pine forest.