This mountain of sand in their descriptions reminiscent of a living being - it is constantly growing and moving. Dune of Pyla - one of the most interesting natural attractions of Aquitaine. It is located on the shore of the Bay of Arcachon, a few kilometers from the town of Arcachon and just 60 kilometers from Bordeaux.

Age dunes, by definition, scientists, approximately eight thousand years .  Wind, ocean tides here do their work tirelessly - the middle of XIX century, the height of the dune has almost a hundred meters .  If in 1855 the figure was 35 meters, today - all 130 .  The width of the dunes - about 500 meters, and it stretches for three kilometers along the Gulf Coast .  Each year, the dune is moving deeper into the coast about five meters, gradually displacing the pine forest, to which it addresses its steep, steep side of a .  The gentle slope of the dune down to the ocean, at the very foot of it, you can swim and sunbathe on the sandy beach covered with white sand .  At the top of the dunes and near it often wind howled, and this warning hikers and tourists, cyclists .  Having climbed to the crest of the dune, the guests of the kingdom of sand and wind see the outlines of the Cap Ferret, Arcachon bay and the vast Atlantic Ocean .

Natural Attractions - Dune of Pyla - turned into turobekt surrounded by appropriate infrastructure. Nearby, among the pines, arranged parking for the convenience of tourists to the top of the sand mountain staircase, steps that often enters the sand. However, no one is forbidden to climb up straight, without any stairs. Next to the dune you can buy souvenirs, spend the night in a hotel or enjoyed in the cafe or restaurant famous Arcachon oysters or mussels, many farms growing are located in the bay.