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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Surf town · France
Surf, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 23 places
23 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 23 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 8 surf spots
Surf · this week
La Sauzaie · about 10 min by car · stays in Bretignolles Sur Mer · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLes Dunes · about 20 min by car · stays in Brem-sur-Mer · Not for beginners
–, no scoreParée Préneau · about 15 min by car · stays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez · Not for beginners
–, no scorePlage des Granges · about 25 min by car · stays in Brem-sur-Mer · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSaint gilles croix de vie · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSauveterre · about 35 min by car · stays in Les Sables-d'Olonne · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSion · about 10 min by car · stays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSt jean de monts · about 25 min by car · stays in Saint-Jean-de-Monts · Not for beginners
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
Places to eat
6 near Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Places to eat near Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
- Le Kiosque à Pizzas - A Emporter - St Gilles Croix de ViePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- L'EntracteFrench · 0.5 km from the centre
- La Bonne PâtePizza · 0.5 km from the centre
- La CorvetteFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
- La RivieraPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- Le CharlotinFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
where it is, what is near
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a town in Vendée, France.
From Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie you can reach 8 surf spots.
The nearest is Saint gilles croix de vie, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 56 km away.
In Vendée · Pays de la Loire · France
- 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 56 km, La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH), 80 km, Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), 154 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).