GREAT DESTINATIONS ❘ BRITTANY’S COAST
THINGS TO SEE AND DO ALONG BRITTANY’S COAST Our pick of the many delights and distractions you’ll encounter in Brittany
ISLAND EXCURSIONS Île-de-Bréhat
Situated a mile off the north coast, at the northwestern tip of the Baie de Saint-Brieuc, the Île-de-Bréhat is traffic-free, making walking and cycling a pleasure. Its two populated islands are connected by a bridge. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, there’s a Mediterranean climate, creating a profusion of colourful flowers. It’s accessed by a ten-minute trip by navette from Pointe de l’Arcouest or you could hire a kayak for a round-island excursion.
www.guingamp-paimpol.com/en
Île d’Ouessant and Île-Molène The final stop before America! Part of a chain of islands off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu, there’s a chain of lighthouses here to alert sailors to the renowned rocks. But be warned: to reach Ouessant, you must cross the Passage du Fromveur, fromveur meaning ‘large torrent’ in Breton! Ferries sail from Brest and Le Conquet.
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Make the one-hour crossing from Audierne to the enchanting Île de Sein
and more remote than the east. It is accessed from Lorient by a 45-minute ferry crossing.
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Île d’Ouessant in the wild west of Brittany… next stop, America!
Île de Sein A little over 8km off the most westerly point of mainland France, the Île de Sein’s ‘moorland’ stands at six metres above sea level, and the island is easily spotted from the Pointe du Raz in fair weather. Crossings take around an hour from Audierne.
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Île-de-Groix
A combination of beaches and coves welcomes visitors to the Île-de-Groix, four miles off the south coast from Lorient. Les Grands Sables is said to be the only convex beach in Europe. The west of the island, culminating in the Pointe de Pen-Men, is wilder
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ATTRACTIONS Cidrerie Kerné Visit the oldest cider-makers in Finistère, at Pouldreuzic. There are annual guided tours of the cidery during the apple harvest while the museum and discovery centre, detailing how cider is made, and shop are open all year.
www.cidre-kerne.bzh/en
developed. There’s also a large collection of traditional Breton costumes and other artefacts.
www.museefraisepatrimoine.bzh
Cactuseraie de Creisméas An unexpected and impressive spectacle in the far west of Brittany, this extraordinary indoor garden celebrating cacti and agaves is housed in an enormous greenhouse the size of a football pitch. More than 2,000 species are on display.
www.cactuseraie.fr
Cap Fréhel Lighthouse Lighthouses are synonymous with the coast of Brittany, where there’s a veritable architectural
The light from Cap Fréhel Lighthouse travels 53km out to sea
collection. One of the finest is the 100m-high lighthouse at Cap Fréhel. One of the five most powerful in France, its light travels 53km out to sea. Those without acrophobia can climb the 145 steps to the viewing deck.
www.dinan-capfrehel.com
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Cidrerie Kerné is the the oldest cider-maker in Finistère
Musée de la Fraise et du Patrimoine This small museum tells the story of the area around Plougastel-Daoulas on the west coast of Finistère. It explains the importance of flax and linen to the area, how strawberries came to grow wild on the coast there and how the strawberry industry
Enjoy some exotic splendour at Cactuseraie de Creisméas
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