We knew very little about Pornic or the Alliance Pornic Hotel before booking a trip from the US. We flew to Nantes from London after attending a friend's wedding...we were picked up in the hotel minibus, and 25 minutes later we were in the incredible charming town, and staying at this beautiful resort Alliance Pornic.
The resort is right on the beach, built on the site of a spa from the early 1900's. The room we had was quiet and comfortable...the staff was very kind and made us Americans feel very welcome. We used the indoor Thallasotherapy center for swimming, salt water pools, water jets, jaccuzzis; we took a hydro exercise class which was a lot of fun. Breakfast in the morning overlooking the beach was a beautiful buffet: cheeses fruits, breads, crepes; it was excellent.
There is a coastal path above the beaches, beautiful coastline, beach swimming was great, and the town of Pornic is not too flashy, very family oriented, historical, comfortable, and full of wonderful places to eat.
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