The Miraculous World of the Gironde Estuary

The Gironde is the largest and most powerful tidal river in Europe. When she flows into the Atlantic, she is 15 kilometers wide, and in the rhythm of the tides she brings the waters from the... Read allThe Gironde is the largest and most powerful tidal river in Europe. When she flows into the Atlantic, she is 15 kilometers wide, and in the rhythm of the tides she brings the waters from the Pyrenees and the Massif Central into the ocean. The water surface of the stream is so lar... Read allThe Gironde is the largest and most powerful tidal river in Europe. When she flows into the Atlantic, she is 15 kilometers wide, and in the rhythm of the tides she brings the waters from the Pyrenees and the Massif Central into the ocean. The water surface of the stream is so large that evaporation has created its own microclimate which, together with the brackish wat... Read all