Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It was the last day of our holiday and we’d cycled from Cap Ferret’s wide Atlantic beach to Chez Hortense ...

As well as being very beautiful, Cap Ferret is the oyster capital of France. Oyster shacks line its main beach and shape rhythmn and character of the place. Shutterstock It’s charm also lies in ...