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The Landes coast… a place that we immediately associate with the pleasures of vacations, summer, surfing… but it is also and above all a landscape that is part of the identity of New Aquitaine. With 230 kilometers from the tip of the Médoc to the south of the Landes, it is the longest sandy beach on the entire European continent. An area that we all think we know well and yet… The Landes department has an Atlantic coastline that is out of the ordinary in terms of its size. With such a coastline by the sea, we might expect to find many port towns there, but that is not the case. It is in Capbreton, the only fishing port on the Landes coast, that Éric has a meeting with Hugo Verlomme. This writer has been passionate for several years about a mysterious underwater geological phenomenon: the Gouf de Capbreton. Eric and Hugo embark with the Aquanautes, a group of divers who collaborate with the CNRS and Ifremer to better understand what this Gouf is. This beautiful and surprising Atlantic coast is not always peaceful, it is even known for its danger. So, during the summer, the beaches are supervised by Lifeguards. Their training, intense and physical, has ended up giving birth to a new discipline, coastal sports rescue. At the Hossegor club, like every Wednesday, Adrien Lambolez trains the little ones! Coastal sports rescue was born in Australia in 1902. Long reserved for Pacific countries, it is now booming in France. More than 300 clubs, 65,000 members and national and international competitions for which we prepare like top athletes. The sea, the dune, the forest. You might think that this long, straight coastline on the Atlantic has existed in this shape since the dawn of time. But that is not the case. Maël Soleau, a technician from the National Forestry Office, guides us to understand this landscape that is so characteristic of the Landes. A landscape that was in fact entirely constructed by man to combat the sand that was invading the land. The Landes coast is much richer and more complex than you might think at first glance. And if you dare to venture off the beaten track, you can discover unsuspected treasures, known only to those in the know. It is on a paddleboard, in the company of Alain Strozyk, from "Max Respect", that Éric discovers the exotic Contis current. All the news in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ► http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.f... Join our Facebook community ► / france3aquitaine ► / france3limousin ► / france3poitoucharentes Follow us on Twitter ► / f3aquitaine ► / f3limousin ► / f3poitouchtes Download the France 3 Régions application ► http://bit.ly/1FPo7Ga Subscribe to our newsletter ► http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.f...