Le Verdon Port (Port Code:FRLVE), which is more commonly known as Le Verdon-sur-Mer, is an Atlantic cruise port and seaside resort town in southwestern France (Gironde department, Nouvelle Aquitaine region) with population around 1,500. The Cruise ship dock at le Verdon is about two miles/3.4 km from the village and is not served by either bus or train. 90 % of the passengers will opt for a cruise organized excursion to Bordeaux. This port is difficult to do on one’s own. There are no taxis, the only way off the ship on one’s own is by ferry to Royan(Charente-Maritime), which is at least a 75 minute walk away. Regular daily scheduled ferries (run by TransGironde) connect Le Verdon with Royan. The ferry service provide passenger-car-truck-bicycle shipping across the estuary to the Medoc wine region.
This port town is ideal for touring the Medoc wine region's vineyards. Best-known tourist destinations include Pointe de Grave (where Atlantic Ocea meets Gironde River), Cordouan Lighthouse, Fort Verdon (bunkers, partially camouflaged by plants and surrounded by a moat), beautiful Atlantic beaches, Gironde Estuary (swamps and forests).