We went to Berck-sur-Mer, France this year for the kite festival. The weather was a little cloudy and only windy near the sea (English Channel). It seemed it wasn’t windy enough for the largest kites, nevertheless it was a pretty incredible sight. When we first arrived (Friday night; the festival started on Saturday) the beach was devoid of kites.

But the next day, there were tons of kites, in spite of the seemingly kite unfriendly weather. We only stayed through the weekend (and one day would have been enough to enjoy the kites) but it was a relaxing weekend. There is a nice path along the beach that paths by a seal colony as well. What really astonished me was how the beach went on forever. It’s always a joy to visit France, though the train ride out here from Basel was something like 7 hours. We stayed in a nice airbnb a few blocks from the sea. I highly recommend seeing the festival if you get the chance!