Moliets-et-Maa · Les Landes
Where the pine forest meets the ocean
Moliets-et-Maa is a village on the Landes coast built for holidays on foot and by bike: beach, golf, forest trails and dinner are all within a few minutes of the apartment — the car can stay parked all week.
Everything, measured from the front door
| Place | On foot | By car |
|---|---|---|
| Moliets golf course (clubhouse) | 9 min | — |
| Moliets beach (main beach) | 10–12 min | — |
| Courant d’Huchet nature reserve | 16 min | — |
| Village centre, shops & restaurants | 6–8 min | — |
| Étang de Moliets (freshwater lake) | — | 4 min |
| Adrénaline Parc (treetop adventure) | — | 5 min |
| Dax TGV station (direct to Paris) | — | 35 min |
| Biarritz airport (BIQ) | — | 61 min |
The beach: wide, wild, watched
Ten relaxed minutes through the pines and over the dune, and the Atlantic opens up in front of you. Moliets beach is enormous — even in August there is room for everyone — with lifeguarded swimming zones in season and surf schools for every age. Sunsets here end the day like a ceremony.
Golf with the ocean in the air
The Golf de Moliets — 27 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones, regularly ranked among continental Europe’s finest — begins literally behind the terrace. Off-season, this is a golfer’s hideaway: quiet fairways, mild Atlantic light, and a nine-minute walk to the first tee.
Families are the local speciality
The Courant d’Huchet reserve — a jungle-like river you can explore by traditional flat boat — is 16 minutes on foot. Add the Adrénaline Parc treetop courses (5 min), the freshwater Étang de Moliets for calm-water swimming (4 min), the Pop Corn Labyrinthe maize maze, and the flat, safe cycle paths of the Landes that start at the residence gate.
Where we actually eat
- Le Transat — 6 min on foot; dinner without touching the car
- Les Cigales bar & restaurant — 8 min on foot
- La Hitillère — 7 min by car, worth the drive
- Pizzeria Le Grillon — 7 min by car
- Lucas, boulanger-pâtissier — 12 min by car; the breakfast croissant run
Getting here
By car: the A63 motorway, then 30 minutes of pine forest. By train: TGV from Paris to Dax (about 4 h), then 35 minutes by car. By plane: Biarritz (61 min) or Bordeaux (about 1 h 45). A reserved parking space waits in front of the door.