France boasts a picturesque coast with many sandy beaches. The most fashionable part of France is its southern coastline - the Cote d'Azur . It is dominated by rocky beaches, although there are also sandy ones. You will find them, among others in Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Hyeres and on the neighboring Island of Porquerolles. To the north, where the waters of the English Channel burst into the Atlantic Ocean, you will sunbathe in exclusive Deauville and walled Saint-Malo. However, the refreshing air from the Atlantic Ocean is the best place to breathe on the west coast of the country, on the beaches of Ile de Re and Biarritz .