This mountain of sand in their descriptions resembles a living creature – it is constantly growing and moving. The dune of Pyla is one of the most interesting natural attractions of the Aquitaine. It is located on the Bassin d'arcachon, a few kilometres from Arcachon and just 60 km from Bordeaux.

The age of the dunes, by definition scientists, is about eight thousand years. Wind, ocean tides are doing their work here tirelessly – with the mid-nineteenth century the height of the dunes grew almost a hundred yards. If in 1855, the figure was 35 meters, today – all 130. The width of the dunes – about 500 meters, and now it stretches for three miles along the Gulf coast. Each year, the dune is moving deeper into the shore in about five feet, gradually pushing the pine forest, to which it turned its steep, steeper side. Gentle slope of the dune down to the ocean, at its very foot, you can swim and sunbathe on the sandy beach covered with white sand. On top of the dunes and near it often the wind howled, and this warning of the walkers and Bicycle tourists. I climbed to the crest of the dunes, guests of this Kingdom of sand and wind, you see the cap ferret, Arcachon Bay and the vast Atlantic ocean.

Natural attraction is the dune of Pyla is turned into the zone due to own reasons, surrounded by appropriate infrastructure. Next, among the pines, arranged Parking, for the convenience of tourists to the top of sand mountain, stairs, steps which often fills with sand. However, there is no prohibition against climbing straight up, without any stairs. Near the dune you can buy Souvenirs, stay in a hotel or dine in a cafe or restaurant famous Arcachon oysters or mussels, numerous farms which are located in the Bay.