Mimizan

Mimizan is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. There are two separate districts of the town: Mimizan-Bourg and Mimizan-Plage .This resort was divided in two by the current: Mimizan North Beach where the majority of summer activities take place, the seasonal markets, the pedestrian street and Mimizan South Beach with cycling paths and walking trails make it an exceptional holiday location.The stretches of fine sand of the Mimizan Beach acquired the nickname the "Pearl of the Silver Coast" when the poet Maurice Martin made a stop with his caravan in 1905. Mimizan Beach has also witnessed major events such as the emergency landing of the Canary Bird, also commonly referred to as the Yellow Bird, out of fuel on the Plage-des-Ailes on 16 June 1929. Coming from Old Orchard , on the occasion of France's first Atlantic crossing by plane , the young flamboyant crew included Jean Assolant, René LeFevre, Armand Lotti, and a stowaway named Arthur Schreiber, whose extra weight was the reason for the fuel shortage.

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