THE HUTS AND THE OYSTER PORT

It's hard to cross La Tremblade without a look at the ocean. Located on the left bank of the Seudre estuary, the municipality derives its reputation from its listed seaside resort, Ronce-les-Bains, with its tens of kilometres of beaches, but above all from the oyster farming activity already practised by the Gallo-Romans. Oyster shells, collectors, piles planted in the mud, wooden pontoons and especially huts rehabilitated by the town hall, rented on pleasure boats or used by oyster farmers. It is impossible to cross the city without having a look at the channel, a real axis of life that offers a unique landscape that changes with the day and the tide. Suddenly, two worlds meet. Flat boats, flat-bottomed boats, bring the treasure of the oceans alongside sailboats and other pleasure craft. Modern facilities face old wooden huts that have been in use for centuries. But the spectacle is even more magnificent at nightfall. How nice it is to take a walk along the channel, see boats like coming out of the shade, taste oysters and burn your fingers when you splash.