If you are wondering where to enjoy a beautiful view of Fort Boyard during your vacation in camping on Oléron Island, here is a small selection of 3 must-see places to see the most famous fort in France from near, far and high!
From Saumonards Beach in Boyardville: a breathtaking view!
Northeast of the island of Oléron, Boyardville beach Saint-Georges-d'Oléron offers the most beautiful view of the famous Fort Boyard. It must be said that the legendary Charente stone ship is only a stone's throw from the beach, barely 2,000 meters. It's impossible to miss it!
And if the village of Boyardville is called Boyardville, it's no coincidence. This is where the workers who worked on the construction site of the Fort lived in the early 19th century. The materials for the construction of the Fort were brought directly to Boyardville from the stone quarries on the Île d'Aix, Fouras, and Port-des-Barques.
– Distance from the campsite: 15 km
From the Chassiron lighthouse: a breathtaking view
Take to the skies and admire Fort Boyard from the top of the Chassiron lighthouse in Saint Denis d'Oléron at the northern tip of the island. Built twenty years before Fort Boyard (1836), the Chassiron lighthouse offers a 360-degree panorama of the Oléron coast with the legendary Fort Boyard in the distance. On a clear day, the view even extends as far as the Île de Ré and La Rochelle!
– Distance from the campsite: 25 km
The Oléron bridge: tiny on the horizon!
When driving, it's obviously more difficult to see the landscape. However, we can already imagine the joy of the children who, before arriving at the campsite, will see the silhouette of Fort Boyard on the horizon! It's certainly tiny, but it's definitely there! Connecting Bourcefranc and the island of Oléron since 1966, the Oléron Island viaduct is the third longest bridge in France (2,862 m) after the Saint-Nazaire and the island of Ré. And it's free!
– Distance from the campsite: 5 km