A beach-a-week: Esclamandes, St Aygulf
Explore · Stay FitContributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas:
Today’s beach in my series a-beach-a-week is one of the longest sandy beaches on the Côte d’Azur, situated just east of Fréjus at the edge of St Aygulf in the Var. Esclamandes beach consists of 4 sections – family (regular), nudist, kitesurf and dogs – we go to the family section!
Continue reading here to find out why you should visit this beach…
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