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Pornic, France
Pornic, France. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Pornic

Pornic is a city in Pays de la Loire.

Pornic is a small seaside town. It is a popular tourist destination for the French with lots of restaurants and even a sightseeing train.

Pornic travel guide

Getting there

Pornic is connected to Nantes by regular train services. The trains are not very frequent and services are concentrated in the early morning and early evening for commuters during the week.

1 Pornic railway station (Gare de Pornic). (updated Oct 2019)

See

Pornic is a pleasant place to wander around. From the city centre you and follow a path which will take you to the swimming beach. The town is quite historic and the streets above the harbour are very pleasant to wander around.

Eat

Pornic is famous for its ice creams. There are many restaurants and the ones close to the harbour and generally more expensive than those a few streets back.

Sleep

It is possible to rent holiday apartments through the local tourist office (which is next to the train station).

Résidence Maeva Le Hameau du Golf - Pornic. The residence is made up of 2 small 3-storey apartment buildings with lifts, and twinned cottages with harmonious architecture blending in perfectly with the environment. 1 km from Noëveillard Beach.Has a private swimming pool and children's playground. Lying right beside the golf course, 900 m from the Pornic-Ouest shopping centre. Just 1 km from Noëveillard Beach and the marina and 3.5 km from the resort centre and the old harbour (all shops and services).

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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