An Insider Guide to Cap Ferret

This article has been updated in March 2026.

‘I was introduced to Cap Ferret almost 10 years ago by my best friend, whose family has a house there. It was love at first sight and I’ve gone back every year since, each year becoming more enamored with this laidback oyster village.

It sits on a long lick of sand to the west of Bordeaux, hugging the Bassin d’Arcachon on one side and jutting out into