Cap Ferret
{{Short description|Headland in Gironde, France}}
{{Distinguish|Cap Ferrat}}
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Arcachon Bay
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Cap Ferret ({{IPA|fr|kap fɛʁɛ}}; English: Cape Ferret) is a headland situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the Gironde department in the French southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. At the same time, the entrance to Arcachon Bay separates Cap Ferret from the resort town of Arcachon.
Cap Ferret is famous for its lighthouse and as an up-market resort that has retained its natural feel at the heart of the Landes of Gascony and the Pays de Buch. It is also famous for its ostréicole (oyster-farming) activity and numerous tasting sites.
Cap Ferret is accessible by road from the north, and by passenger ferry from Arcachon. The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, a diesel operated narrow-gauge railway, links the ferry landing at Bélisaire on the shores of Arcachon Bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.{{cite web |url=http://www.lege-capferret.com/Acces-transport.html |title=Accès / transport |language=French |publisher=Office de tourisme de Lège-Cap Ferret |accessdate=2010-10-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927002227/http://www.lege-capferret.com/Acces-transport.html |archivedate=2010-09-27 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.bateliers-arcachon.com/TRANSBASSIN-17-Navette-Arcachon-Cap-Ferret.php | title = Navettes - Arcachon - Cap Ferret | language = French | publisher = Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais | accessdate = 2010-10-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100628050453/http://www.bateliers-arcachon.com/TRANSBASSIN-17-Navette-Arcachon-Cap-Ferret.php | archive-date = 2010-06-28 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ville-lege-capferret.fr/decouverte/pageLibre00013097.html |title=A pied, à vélo, en petit train ... |language=French |publisher=Mairie Lege Cap Ferret |access-date=2010-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224154650/http://www.ville-lege-capferret.fr/decouverte/pageLibre00013097.html |archive-date=2009-02-24 }}
Gallery
File:CapFerret.JPG|Cap Ferret looking north
File:Cap-ferret fme 135a.jpg|The lighthouse at Cap Ferret
File:Tramway Cap-Ferret.JPG|The Tramway du Cap-Ferret
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Cap Ferret}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.capferret.fr Panoramas of Cap Ferret]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lege-capferret.com Official web site of Cap Ferret]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ventdarguin.com/catamaran/grand-tour-bateau-bassin-arcachon Discover Cap Ferret in catamaran ]
- {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612095524/http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp1206/html/ChristianBraut.html The lighthouse on the site World Wide Panorama]
Category:Surfing locations in France
Category:Tourist attractions in Gironde
Category:Sports venues in Gironde
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