At Messanges, for instance, are grown grapes to make the local bTursan/b wine, first introduced to the region by Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the Bas-Armagnac region of Les Landes, other wines are distilled to make the more delicate cousin of cognac brandy, ... Mimizan, Contis, Lit-et-Mixe, bVeille/b-St. Girons, Léon, Moliets, Messanges, Vieux Boucau, Soustons Plage, le Penon, Hossegor and Capbreton are amongst the seaside resorts that offer sand and sea to go with the summer sun. ...
