Welcome to Médoc actif

On our multilingual internet site you will find descriptions of excursions, visits cultural or sports events, reports about creative, social and associative, initiatives, learning and training opportunities, special skills, interesting people and places, you will take a share in others' ideas and impressions in relationship with their Médoc experience.

The Peninsula from on high

In June we had the idea of floating above our North Médoc peninsula to see it from the air. Our starting point was “ Montgolfières du Médoc” at the Port de Richard. We had to wait several days for the right weather (i.e. wind) conditions...
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French-german four-handed

Ever since I was a child and learnt how to play piano, I loved to play piano four hands with my teacher and friends. In fact, for this kind of practice it is particularly difficult to find a partner you can harmonize well with so that musically speaking “the chemistry is right”....
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Richard Beasley, peintre

Although I do not have a dedicated art studio, I have a desk together with storage facilities for art materials and finished artwork. However, I am really an alfresco artist, and my ‘studioʼ is wherever I happen to be, and with whatever materials I have with me ...
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Excursion to the sea station of Le Verdon

How often have I looked west on the beach of the Médoc and crossed the horizon with my thoughts - in a steamer to America. So it could have been to take the wishful thinking from here to the New World, then as now. And this could have been the case back then: I go to Le Verdon to the Seebahnhof...
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A Trip to Rhodes

It took us quite a while to decide on a trip to Greece. A good opportunity arose through the Soulac Accueille association: mid-September, the best time to go, a well-organised trip, pleasant travelling companions, and an interesting itinerary – Rhodes...
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2009 – 2019 : 10 years of Médoc Actif

10 years ago a small group of German, French, English and Dutch got together to found the “Médoc Actif” project. At that time, and it still remains true today, our aim was to encourage people – residents and tourists – to lead an active life in the Médoc by sharing their experiences, in whatever sphere, on our web site...
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