French seaside town once the ‘Pearl of the Atlantic’ that now looks more like Brazil

ONCE known as the ‘Pearl of the Atlantic’, a town in France has been compared to Brazil since being rebuilt.

Unfortunately, during World War Two, Royan was almost completely destroyed.

AlamyDuring World War Two, much of Royan was destroyed including villas from the 1930s – like the above[/caption] AlamyAfter the war ended, architects redeveloped the town with a Brazilian-style[/caption] AlamyThe villas that were then built in the 1950s appeared less Gothic and predominantly...