Luc-sur-Mer
The campsite's own village: two kilometres of sand, a pier, and a park sheltering the skeleton of a whale stranded here in 1885. A bathing resort since the 19th century, it has kept its balconied villas and its air of holidays past.
Luc-sur-Mer · Calvados
DiscoverCampsite on the Côte de NacreLa Capricieuse, a 5-star campsite 50 m from the beach at Luc-sur-Mer
An upmarket campsite: a 1,500 m² covered and heated water park, cottages for 4 to 8 people, an award-winning restaurant open for lunch and dinner. Rated 4.7/5 by more than 1,800 guests on Google.
Looking for a campsite on the Côte de Nacre? La Capricieuse is in Luc-sur-Mer, in the middle of the coast, fifty metres from the beach. The promenade starts right there: Langrune is a ten-minute walk, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and Lion-sur-Mer are four kilometres away, always above the sand. It is an upmarket campsite: the Premium cottages come with beds made up, a dishwasher and a covered terrace, and the restaurant has won the Yelloh Restaurant Award four years running. On days when the Channel is too cool, the water park takes over, with three covered pools between 30 and 32 °C and an outdoor swimming pool at 29 °C. It is called the Côte de Nacre, the mother-of-pearl coast, for the colour of the wet sand when the sea withdraws, and it withdraws a long way.
The campsite at a glance
The campsite
La Capricieuse, 5 stars- 50 mfrom Luc beach
- 1,500 m²heated water park
- 4 to 8people per cottage
Covered fun pool at 30 °C with slide, paddling pool at 32 °C, jacuzzi at 31 °C and a 22-metre outdoor swimming pool at 29 °C. Kids’ club for ages 5 to 12, restaurant and bar open for lunch and dinner.
Reviews
What our guests say- 4.7 / 5on Google, over 1,800 reviews
- 9.3 / 10Yelloh Village guest satisfaction
- Top 10of the 105 Yelloh Villages in Europe
In recent reviews, our guests mention first the welcome from the team, the cleanliness of the cottages and the kids’ club.
Along the coast
From the campsite- 4 kmSaint-Aubin, along the promenade
- 10 minCourseulles-sur-Mer
- 15 minOuistreham and its ferry
The whole coast can be followed along the coast road, or by bike on the greenway that runs beside the sea from Ouistreham to Courseulles.
Along the coast
Six villages to reach from the campsite
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The liveliest of the neighbours, with a promenade lined with terraces and Belle Époque villas. Its rocks, uncovered at low tide, are known for shore fishing; the Canadians landed here on the morning of 6 June.
Bernières-sur-Mer
Its half-timbered villa, known as Canada House, is one of the first houses in France to be liberated: the men of the Queen's Own Rifles reached it at 8 a.m. on 6 June 1944. It can still be visited, kept by the same family for generations.
Langrune-sur-Mer
Ten minutes on foot from Luc along the promenade. Its 13th-century church of Saint-Martin carries a Romanesque tower you can pick out from anywhere on the coast. The village has kept its narrow lanes and its Sunday morning market.
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Ten minutes away: the only working harbour on the coast, with its fishing boats, its fish market and its oyster beds. It is also Juno Beach, the Canadian landing beach, with its interpretation centre set on the dunes.
Ouistreham and Sword Beach
A quarter of an hour to the east: a large ferry port, a lighthouse you can climb, an immense beach — and the Atlantic Wall museum housed in a seventeen-metre bunker. This is where Captain Kieffer's French commandos came ashore.
Photo credits: Pascal Radigue, Luistxo, Dudva, Nitot, Héric Samson, BienheureuxAnonyme, FortReveur, Florian Pépellin — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA / CC0).
The detour worth making
Arromanches-les-Bains
Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.035 minutes from the campsite
Where the Côte de Nacre meets history
At the western end of the coast, the bay of Arromanches still holds the caissons of the artificial harbour the Allies assembled in a matter of days in June 1944. The newly rebuilt D-Day museum tells the story of that feat; the view from the cliff east of the town is one of the most striking in Normandy. Allow half a day.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the Côte de Nacre
Which campsite should you choose on the Côte de Nacre?+
La Capricieuse, a five-star Yelloh Village, is in Luc-sur-Mer, in the middle of the coast. The beach is fifty metres away, the water park is covered and heated, the cottages sleep 4 to 8 people and the restaurant, winner of the Yelloh Restaurant Award four years running, is on site. More than 1,800 guests rate it 4.7/5 on Google.
Is the campsite by the beach?+
Yes, the sandy beach of Luc-sur-Mer is fifty metres from the campsite. The promenade runs from there to Lion-sur-Mer on one side, Langrune and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on the other.
Is there an indoor pool?+
Yes, three of the four pools are covered: the fun pool at 30 °C with its slide, the paddling pool at 32 °C and the jacuzzi at 31 °C. The 22-metre outdoor swimming pool is heated to 29 °C. See the water park
When is the campsite open?+
From 2 April to 7 November 2027, Easter and the autumn holidays included. The kids’ club, for ages 5 to 12, opens from the April school holidays.
What exactly is the Côte de Nacre?+
The twenty kilometres of sandy beaches running from Ouistreham to Courseulles-sur-Mer, north of Caen: Lion, Luc, Langrune, Saint-Aubin, Bernières. It is also the sector of the British and Canadian landing beaches.
What is there to do on the Côte de Nacre?+
The promenade links Lion, Luc, Langrune and Saint-Aubin without ever leaving the shore: that is the late-afternoon walk. At low tide the foreshore uncovers hundreds of metres of sand and rock for shore fishing and kite flying.
Can you cycle along the Côte de Nacre?+
Yes, on the greenway that follows the sea from Ouistreham to Courseulles, away from the road and flat from end to end. It is the pleasantest way to go from one resort to the next.
Also worth seeing
Our other day trips
The D-Day beaches
Sword Beach 50 m · Juno 10 min · Omaha 50 min
Mont-Saint-Michel
145 km · 2 hrs · A full day, tides included
Étretat
115 km · 1 hr 40 · The cliffs, the Needle and the gardens
Honfleur
65 km · 1 hr · The old harbour and the half-timbered houses
Deauville
55 km · 50 min · Les Planches, the casino and the villas
Bayeux
35 km · 35 min · The Tapestry, the cathedral and the medieval lanes
Caen
18 km · 25 min · The castle, the abbeys and the Memorial
Luc-sur-Mer
On the doorstep · The beach, the park and the whale
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
4 km · 5 min · The seawall, its villas and Juno Beach
Lion-sur-Mer
4 km · 8 min · The château, the seawall and Sword Beach
Courseulles-sur-Mer
10 km · 10 min · The harbour, the oysters and Juno Beach
Ouistreham
10 km · 15 min · The lighthouse, the harbour and Sword Beach
Cabourg
40 km · 40 min · The Marcel Proust promenade and the Grand Hôtel
Calvados
All around the campsite · Half-timbered villages and the Pays d'Auge
All of Normandy
Thirteen trips from the campsite
Your base camp in Normandy
Five-star cottages, a heated water park and the beach fifty metres away, in Luc-sur-Mer.
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