The tourism and sporting facilities will keep the whole family happy: Tourist Office open all year round, beach facilities, children’s clubs, 18 hole golf course, tennis, riding, climbing, mini-golf, hiking, kitesurfing, sailing, and many other water sports are available in this resort which has received the ‘France Station Nautique’ accreditation.
The lively atmosphere of the resort is enhanced by Houlgate’s shopping streets and by the market, which takes place on Thursdays in the 19th century covered market building. You can shop and know all the while that the beach is just a stone’s throw away.
A varied programme of festivals and culture including cinema, library open to all with organised cultural events, free international light music or classical music concerts, literary and theatre festivals, photo rally for children and adults, treasure hunt, nature workshops, Regional Day, Festival of European Cinema, conferences, Heritage days and ‘Houlgate Plein Vent’ (a festival dedicated to wind-based sports activities).