Bars & Restaurants

Restaurants:

This speciality restaurant, open certain evenings, combines delicious, creative cuisine with impeccable table art. Our chefs pull out all the stops to ensure you have a fabulous and entertaining meal.

LAtlantic

Whether indoors, in a nautical ambience or outside in the shade of the terrace, enjoy great international cuisine served from the buffet. Our staff also prepare a daily selection of low-calory dishes. Parents can prepare meals for their little ones in the Baby Zone. Smoking is allowed on the terrace. List of equipment :

• Air-conditioning
• Baby chair-raiser
• High chairs for babies
• Table(s) seat 2
• Table(s) seat 4
• Table(s) seat 6
• Table(s) seat 8


La Fleur de Sel

The terrace of this speciality restaurant, situated on the first floor near the sea wall, has a magnificent ocean view. In the evening, enjoy our seafood specialities with waiter service. Evening meals must be booked in advance at Reception. List of equipment :

• Baby chair-raiser
• High chairs for babies
• Table(s) seat 2
• Table(s) seat 4
• Table(s) seat 6
• Table(s) seat 8

BABY CORNER special service

This Baby Zone, located in the Resorts general buffet restaurant, has sweet and savoury baby foods and the equipment necessary to prepare your babies meals.

Bars:

Available all day and evening (during bar opening hours) in all the bars in the Resort (including the nightclub). Drinks included(served by the glass and in the bars only) : Water, fruit juices, sodas, hot drinks, cocktails with and without alcohol, local and/or international spirits, wines. Sweet and savoury snacks

Drinks not included Champagne, VSOP and XO spirits, bottled and canned drinks (available in certain Resorts from vending machines and/or the Club Med boutique®), certain super-premium brands and bottled wines proposed à la carte in some of our restaurants and bars.

Le Phare

Indoors or out, this stunningly decorated bar is a great place to enjoy a refreshing break with friends or family. Located in the heart of the Resort near the pine forest, opposite the swimming pool, it offers a variety of ambiences depending on the time of day. Snacks served during the day. Wine cellar (at extra cost).

Sports & Activities

This Club Med Village will fulfil everyones holiday desires. Children and adults alike can pick and mix activities to create the perfect combination between sports, relaxation, partying, fitness and discovery.

Sailing Included in your package

The Club Med sailing school La Palmyre Atlantique is a member of the French Federation of Sailing. La Palmyre Atlantique is a sailing area renowned for its stretch of water in the Bonne Anse bay. Catamaran sailing. Sailing Masters from 21 to 28 September 2008: For the fifth consecutive year, the site becomes the meeting place for experienced sailors who come to find out about the latest developments in their speciality, to hone their skills, to compare themselves and to meet others.

Tennis Included in your package

Lift, pass, slice... Discover all the subtle techniques of tennis with instructors of a high level and upscale equipment.

And also ...

LEISURE / RELAXATION

Included in your package: Club Med Evenings®, Main swimming pool, Petanque, Petit Club Med® swimming pool, Table tennis

Optional Extra*: Wellness Centre

SPORTS Included in your package:

• Group lessons for all levels : Sailing
• Free practice : Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Weights room
• Cours collectifs dinitiation : Aquafitness, Archery, Climbing, Club Med Fitness, Roller-blading, Tennis, Windsurfing
• Initiation : Accompanied mountain bike rides

SPORTS Optional Extra*:

• All levels : Bodyboarding, Surfing
• Initiation : Sand yachting
• Group lessons for all levels : Sailing

* at extra cost

Wellness Centre

Our superbly decorated Spa will provide you with incomparable, exquisite treatments. It comprises of numerous comfortable and spacious treatment rooms, some of them double rooms, with soft natural light, herbal tea & relaxation room. You will be offered a very wide range of services, including face and body skincare, relaxation baths, massages, Turkish bath, steam room treatment, slimming treatment, and special backcare treatments, all of which will satisfy your desire for serenity and your need to relax and rejuvenate your mind, body and soul. All your senses will be stimulated to leave you feeling renewed.

OUR PACKAGES

• Back Care package
• Cellulite Attack package
• Club'Forme
• Eastern gentleness package
• For Him package
• Marine Beauty package
• Prettiest Mum package
• Well Being package

Back Care package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 6 days
• Morning - 6 days

Every day, the combination of a massage bath to the back area followed by a mud application to prepare the muscles for massage will considerably relieve your painful spasms related to our sedentary lifestyle. On the programme: 18 treatments

• 6 Multisensory Musical Baths (15’)
• 6 Localised Application of Relaxing Sea Mud (20’)
• 6 Relaxing Back Massages (15’)

For your information: all our massages are provided without medical care and are not paramedicalised. They are aesthetic, non-therapeutic treatments for well-being. The term ”massage” may also be used to describe body sculpting based on different techniques and from varied origins by practitioners trained in approved centres or by beauticians.

Duration 6 days

Cellulite Attack package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 6 days
• Morning - 6 days

The anti-cellulite body sea wrap is even more effective (it hydrates, tones and slims the so-called 'Bermuda' area) if skin is prepared in a bath enriched with essential oils and accompanied by daily sessions of massaging and rolling which break down and drain the puffy areas. On the programme: 18 treatments:

• 6 multisensory sound baths with slimming essential oils (15 mins)
• 6 anti-cellulite body sea wraps (50 mins)
• 6 endermology sessions (35 mins)

Duration 6 days

Club'forme

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• 6 days

Moments of relaxation, with no appointments, in a peaceful and friendly location. On the programme: 6 passes

• Access to the Hammam and Sauna
• Access to the Zen area (relaxation room and/or Herbal tea room)
• Loan of a bath sheet and bathrobe
• Non-slip sandals included > Scrub kit provided

Duration 6 days

Eastern gentleness package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 4 days
• Morning - 4 days

These recipes, inspired by traditional Maghreb skills, will give you unique first-hand experience of Eastern beauty secrets: essential oils, black soap, rassoul and shea are the wonderful ingredients in this package. On the programme: 6 treatments

• 1 Eastern scrub ritual (session in the hammam to prepare skin followed by scrub with black soap then rassoul body wrap with hydration) (80 min)
• 2 multisensory sound baths (15 min)
• 1 rassoul body wrap (20 min)
• 1 Eastern massage (60 min)
• 1 hand or foot care with shea butter (60 min)
• And 1 kassa glove offered

For your information: all our massages are provided without medical care and are not paramedicalised. They are non-therapeutic aesthetic treatments for well-being. The term ”massage” may also be used to describe body sculpting based on different techniques and from varied origins by practitioners trained in approved centres or by beauticians.

Duration 4 days

For him package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 4 days
• Morning - 4 days

Discover this delicious cocktail with its wide array of techniques and treatments, a host of new experiences for face and body. The package contains 8 treatments

• 1 Moisturising Crystal Scrub with Oils and Flower Petals(30')
• 2 Polysensorial Musical Baths with Essential Oils (15')
• 1 Remineralising Seaweed Body Wrap (20')
• 1 Specific Relaxing Marine Mud Application (20')
• 1 Facial for Him (60')
• 2 Harmonising Massages with Essential Oils (35')

Duration 4 days

Marine Beauty package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 5 days
• Morning - 5 days

A combination of beauty treatments to clean, hydrate, tone, and relax your face and body, and to make you feel beautiful, thanks to the use of treatments enriched with marine active ingredients. On the programme: 10 treatments

• 3 multi-sensory Musical baths (15')
• 1 Gentle Marine Body treatment (50')
• 1 Body Wrap in Detoxifying Algae (20')
• 1 Body Satinising Treatment (30')
• 1 Leg Freshener Treatment (30')
• 1 Specific Face Treatment (80')
• 1 Hand Beauty Treatment (70')
• 1 Three-spice Foot Hydration Treatment (40')

For your information: all our massages are provided without medical care and are not paramedicalised. They are aesthetic, non-therapeutic treatments for well-being. The term ”massage” may also be used to describe body sculpting based on different techniques and from varied origins by practitioners trained in approved centres or by beauticians.

Duration 5 days

Prettiest mum package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 5 days
• Afternoon - 6 days
• Morning - 5 days
• Morning - 6 days

In addition to the pleasure of being pampered, practitioners concentrate on firming stretched areas of skin, on hydrating skin deep-down and on cleansing, treating and smoothing out the skin's features. On the programme: 12 treatments

• 1 Marine Body Scrub (30')
• 3 Local Body Wraps with Firming Algae (stomach, bust, arms or thighs) (20')
• 1 Freshness Treatment for the Legs (30')
• 2 Satin Body Treatments (30')
• 1 Prestige Facial (90')
• 1 Revitalizing Facial (50')
• 1 Hand Moisturizing Treatment with 3 Spices (40')
• 1 Foot Moisturizing Treatment with 3 Spices (40')
• 1 Trancoso Massage (60')

For your information: All our massages are provided without medical care and are not paramedicalised. They are aesthetic, non-therapeutic treatments for well-being. The term ”massage” may also be used to describe body sculpting based on different techniques and from varied origins by practitioners trained in approved centres or by beauticians. Toddlers at least 4 months old may be admitted to the Baby Club Med® baby minder centre (with surcharge) during your treatment time, subject to availability

Duration 6 days

Well-being package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 4 days
• Afternoon - 6 days
• Morning - 4 days
• Morning - 6 days

Just lie back and let yourself be pampered! The treatments in this package will soak you in a warm and gentle environment that will leave your skin deeply grateful for weeks to come: baths to prepare your skin, wraps to allow soothing essential oils to penetrate and moisturise your skin deep down. 12 treatments

• 1 Gentle Marine Body Treatment (50')
• 4 Polysensorial Musical Baths (15')
• 3 Aromatic Body Wraps (seaweed and essential oils(20')
• 1 Relaxing Foot Massage (15')
• 1 Moisturising Body Sculpting (30')
• 1 Trancoso Massage (60')
• 1 Relaxing Face Sculpting (30')

Duration 6 days

Following the Resorts, you can book some of our SPA packages at the time of reservation.

* at extra cost

Children & Teens

Mini Club Med: creativity and energy for 4 to 10 years - Juniors' Club Med: independence and party spirit for 11 to 17 years. From 4 to 10 years, the children have a thirst for everything, Mini Club Med has planned everything to meet these needs. Juniors' Club Med is a way for young people from 11 to 17 years to meet friends, take part in their favourite activities and join in the Club Med Village life.

Club Med Baby Welcome® (from 0 to 23 months) Included in your package

The little darlings feel right at home thanks to this service, included in your Package. Everything has been thought of as concerns the babies' comfort and the parents' well-being.

Petit Club Med® (2 to less than 4 years) OPTIONAL EXTRA*

At this age, we are no longer a baby, but we still need to be closely monitored. It’s the time for those first discoveries: the leisure of waking, walking and outdoor play, a full and balanced breakfast (especially designed for the needs of the young), a nap or quiet time, creative activities and of course, snack time, a true feast for those with a sweet tooth! The activities follow the progress of children, distributed into age groups. From 7.30 pm, after dinner with parents, children return to the Petit Club Med®. While the parents have a peaceful dinner, the young ones finish their day with a calm evening. For your information: Nappies and baby milk are not provided at the Petit Club Med®.

Mini Club Med® (from 4 to less than 11 years) Included in your package

Create and let off steam. At this age, children have a thirst for everything... The Mini Club Med® has planned everything to respond to this need of discovery in all directions. Sport, fun and creative activities. Children are distributed into sub-groups according to their age. One hour shower stop before dinner.

Juniors' Club Med® (from 11 to less than 18 years) Included in your package

It is a great classic of the Club Med for teenagers, in which they are distributed into 2 age groups. Teenagers, independence and parties. Club Med offers everything but imposes nothing. A true state of mind, both free and exclusive, which thrills the young. The Juniors' Club Med® enables teenagers to meet among themselves and participate in activities of their choice while taking part in the life of the Village. Offered only during school holidays, six days a week. Service is included in package price.

Baby-sitting OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Enjoy the pleasures on offer in the evening and take advantage of baby-sitting service available on request at the reception desk.

Baby-corner Included in your package

This baby corner, located in the main restaurant of the Village, proposes suitable meals for children (sweet and savoury baby food with the utensils necessary for preparing meals).

Playground Included in your package

The playgrounds independent of the supervised structures for children are accessible to children accompanied by their parents.

* at extra cost

Discovery

A stay at Club Med is always the perfect opportunity to leave everyday realities behind and experience something completely new. The excursion programme is given as an indication. The Club Med has drawn up a Responsible Tourismcharter for all the destinations it serves, to guarantee responsible practice towards the environment, both natural and cultural, and ethical participation towards local economic development. We kindly invite you to download the "Responsible Tourism in France" charter.

Please click here: Charte "Responsible tourism in France"

Gironde estuary (1/2 day)

Visit Europe's largest estuary. Cruise departing from Royan, the boat will approach the Cordouan lighthouse (weather permitting), the cliffs of Meschers, the Carrelets (fishermen's huts) and the magnificent peninsula of Talmont with the famous church of Sainte Radegonde. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus and boat
• Travel time: 20 minutes by bus and 2 hours 30 minutes sailing time

Oyster parks (1/2 day)

Board a traditional boat at La Tremblade and visit the oyster parks or oyster port. Discover the secrets of Marennes-Oléron oysters: all the stages of oyster farming, including the famous "matured in claires" variety; oyster tasting, with a local Charentais wine. For your information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus and boat
• Travel time: 20 mins (bus) and 1 hour (boat)

The isle of Aix (1 day)

Mini-cruise from La Tremblade during which you'll pass by the famous Fort Boyard before landing on the Ile d'Aix. After a fish lunch, a free afternoon to explore this enchanting site. An envigorating day to enjoy the sea air and coastal scenery at your own pace. For information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus and boat
• Travel time: 20 mins by bus and a 1 hour and 45 minute-cruise

The Cordouan lighthouse (1/2 day)

Recommanded by the Excursions desk. "The king of lighthouses, the lighthouse of kings" or "the Versailles of the seas" are all perfectly appropriate names for France's oldest lighthouse, which has guarded the Gironde estuary since 1611. You'll sail from Royan and disembark in shallow water. For information:

• Cultural and sport excursion
• Transport by bus and boat
• Travel time 20 mins (bus) plus one hour (boat)

Excursions should be booked on the premises at the Discovery desk

Practical Information

CLUB MED LA PALMYRE ATLANTIQUE ALLEE DU GRAND LARGE 17570 LA PALMYRE Telephone: (33) 5 46 39 77 30 Fax: (33) 5 46 02 61 66

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

Transport package

If you choose a Transport + stay package, the price is inclusive of the return train fare and transfers to and from the Resort.

Getting to the Resort

For clients who have not bought the transport package. Railway stations / Resort, transfer by taxi *Price : Summer 2008, given as an indication, one way : La Rochelle station: 115 Euros Royan station : 26 Euros

Bordeaux Mérignac Airport

Bordeaux airport 156 kms (97 miles) from the Resort.

Club Med car park(s)

Outdoor car park with 410 spaces.

La Rochelle station

Railway station at La Rochelle, 80 kms (50 miles) from the Resort.

La Rochelle Airport

La Rochelle airport 96 kms (60 miles) from the Resort.

Royan station

Railway station at Royan, 17 kms (10 miles)from the Resort.

Local transport

Optional Extra*

• Car rental, Europcar have offices just outside the Resort
• Bicycle and mountain bike rental at the Resort

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice

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Payment options at the Resort

Currency: Euro. Payment card Club Med Pass® The Club Med Pass® is an internal payment card that you can use for all purchases made within the Resort throughout your stay. The card is issued against a 250 Euro deposit (pre-authorisation by Visa, Clud Med Amex, Amex and Mastercard).

Credit cards accepted (for payments only):

• American Express
• Eurocard/Mastercard
• Visa

Also accepted:

• Cash (local currency)
• Bureau de change at Reception

Cash point:

• No cash withdrawal possible at the Resort
• The nearest cash piont is in the town centre.

Hotel facilities and services

To make life easy during your stay, we propose a whole range of services:

• Beach towels - Deposit required (for Club Rooms only).
• Club Med Boutique®*
• Conference room(s)*
• Courtesy area
• Hair salon*
• Internet* : 1 Internet access point
• Wi-Fi access in the Resort, including rooms, but connection is not always reliable. You may also ask at Reception to open a phone line, and use the socket in your room for a dialup connection.
• Nappy-changing table
• Photographer*
• Tumble-dryer*
• Washing machine*

All public indoor areas are designated non-smoking areas in accordance with current legislation.

Health formalities

No special precautions. Hospital (Royan) : Located 20km from the Village

Country information

• Official country name: French Republic
• Capital: Paris
• Land area: 551 500 km²
• Population: 62.2 million inhabitants
• Peoples and ethnic groups: 92% nationals, 1% Portuguese, 1% Algerian, 1% Moroccan, 0,5% Italian, 0,5% Spanish
• Languages: French. Some regional languages are still used (Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Creole).
• Religions: 90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Moslem ; 1% Jewish
• Political institutions: republic, parliamentary democracy
• Président: Nicolas Sarkozy
• Prime minister: François Fillon
• GDP: 1 724.6 billion $US
• GDP per capita: 27 913 $US
• Annual growth rate: 4,2%
• Inflation: 3,1%
• Principal activities : petrochemicals, iron and steel, cement, aluminium, agriculture, food processing, luxury goods, car industry, energy.
• Principal partners: European Union, United States
• Member of the European Union: yes

Around the Resort

Towns nearby:

La Rochelle is 80 kms (50 miles) from the Resort (we recommend a visit to the Aquarium). Travel time (by car): 1 hour 20 minutes

La Palmyre Zoo is 500 yards from the Resort

Royan is 17 kms (10 miles) from the Resort (we recommend a visit to the Jardins du Monde gardens). Travel time (by car): 25 minutes

Climate

The Charente-Maritime climate is mainly an oceanic climate: the pluviometry is high in fall and winter, winters are mild, the sunshine is the best of the whole atlantic coast. The sea breeze frequently appears in the summer : triggered by the ground's rapid warming up in the course of the day, whereas the sea temperature remains constant, it is translated into a wind which is sometimes strong and which blows from the sea to the land in the afternoon: the breeze is also translated into pleasant maximum temperatures.

Time difference

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

WEATHER

Météonews provides live weather news for this Resort and forecasts for the next 5 days. Latest weather forecast

Village Information

"Have a taste of everything" Resort

Have a taste of everything Resort. Imagine a unique 26 hectare site in France’s Charente-Maritime region, a paradise for nature and water sports enthusiasts. La Palmyre Atlantique lies on the Arvert peninsula, just opposite the famous Cordouan lighthouse. Its bungalows inspired by oyster farmer’s houses, in the middle of a pine forest, use a clever mix of natural materials and bright colours, fitting in beautifully with the natural environment. This beautifully preserved and envigorating setting is the ideal place for getting away from it all and recharging your batteries.

Beach

The Plage de la Grande Côte is a public beach with no facilities, 4 kms (2.5 miles) long, next to the Resort.

Parks and Gardens

The Resort is located in the heart of a pine forest.

Highlights of the La Palmyre Atlantique

AUTUMN - WINTER For holidays from 30/10/2009 to 30/04/2010
SPRING - SUMMER For holidays from 01/05/2009 to 29/10/2009

• A 26 hectare Resort in the heart of 8,000 hectares of pine forest, with 30 kms (18 miles) of beach and 65 kms (40 miles) of cycle tracks
• Resort dedicated to the well-being of children with children's club activities from age 2*
• NEW, a 9-hole golf course* at the foot of the Resort, sport for the whole family
• Turkish bath*, sauna*, massage and beauty treatments at Club Med Spa*