Kitesurfing at Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a large Vendée resort with an immense flat beach stretching for kilometres, backed by dunes and pine forest. Westerly to south-westerly sea breezes give cross-onshore wind over shallow water with chop and small waves, and the sheer size of the beach means there is always space. Reliable summer thermals make it a dependable spot for freeriders.

Best wind directions: W, SW, NW