Road Trip along the Brittany’s Coast: Two-Week Itinerary
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Throughout our two-7 days road journey alongside Brittany’s coast, we explored the Gulf of Morbihan and Côtes-d’Armor. The hilly peninsula of Brittany extends out towards the Atlantic Ocean and has a one of a kind rugged shoreline, this kind of as the Pink Granite Coastline, which is famed for its strange, blush-hued sand and rocks. Brittany is known for its plentiful prehistoric megalith.
Where we stayed
In the to start with 7 days our family members stayed in a holiday household in Sarzeau. Our lodging for the next week was a holiday break residence in Trélévern, north of Brittany.
Mont St. Michel was on the itinerary of our street journey along Brittany’s Coastline, and it would get two driving hrs from Trélévern. Hence, we determined to remain 6 nights in Trélévern as a substitute of the seven days planned initially and booked 1 night in the Mercure Resort near Mont St. Michel. As a consequence of this adjustment, we experienced loads of time to discover Mont St. Michel.
Before heading back again to Germany, we stayed in IBIS at Chalon en Champagne for an additional night time to lower likely worry.
Itinerary for our highway journey together Brittany’s coast
Our itinerary for street vacation along the Brittany’s coast incorporates two parts: one 7 days for Gulf of Morbihan and the other 7 days for Côtes-d’Armor.
1st 7 days itinerary (Gulf of Morbihan)
- 1st Day: Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys sector, Cliff walking at Saint-Gildas, Port Navalo’s coastal path, Arzon, Moulin De Pen Castel, and Oyster farm (Pointe de I’Ours, Sarzeau)
- 2ed Day: Carnac standing stones and Quiberon peninsular spherical journey
- 3rd Working day: Belle‑Ile, the attractive island
- 4th Day: La Belle-Iloise fish cannery, Saint-Cado Islet, Swim at Plage Des Govelins
- 5th Day: Domaine de Suscinio, Salt Museum, and Salt marshes all over Guerande
- 6th Working day: Vannes previous city
Second 7 days itinerary (Côtes-d’Armor)
1st Working day: Rhuys Peninsular
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys sector
The seafood supplied by the locals had a huge assortment, these kinds of as oysters, shrimp, mussels, clams, crabs, periwinkles, and whelks. In addition to the seafood, neighborhood persons could also purchase other day-to-day merchandise such as garments and luggage.
Cliff walking at Saint-Gildas
Saint-Gildas has quite a few perfectly-designed walking paths during the peninsular. Just after a rapid stop by to the sector, we hiked the gorgeous cliff walking path at the Pointe Du Gran Mont.
Port Navalo’s coastal path
Port Navalo’s coastal path passes about the headland in the vicinity of the cafe Côté Mer. The moderately trafficked going for walks path provides sights of the Quiberon peninsular and the rocky shoreline.
Arzon
Following lunch at Port Navalo, on the way back to our getaway house in Sarzeau, we stopped at Arzon for a brief crack.
Moulin De Pen Castel
We ongoing driving together the northeast of the peninsular and handed a compact windmill residence, Moulin De Pen Castel (a tidal ability station). Inside the making, there is an artwork gallery.
Oyster farm (Pointe de I’Ours, Sarzeau)
The landlord of our holiday property advised us about Les Fruits De Mer, an oyster farm near Pointe de l’Ours, Sarzeau. Sad to say, the manufacturing unit and its restaurant do not open up until finally 18:00. Nevertheless, the sunset sights at the Pointe de l’Ours were the most effective for the close of that working day.
2ed Working day: Carnac Stone and Quiberon peninsula
Carnac standing stones
Carnac is identified for its exceptional rows of some 3000 historic standing stones put in descending buy, and each and every alignment ends on a megalithic stone circle.
Quiberon peninsula round trip
Our Quiberon peninsula spherical excursion started with the go to of the headland of the peninsula. Then, right after a shorter stroll all over the Port Maria, we popped into a harbour entrance restaurant and experienced a 3-course menu for 25 Euros.
Not far from Port Maria is the Chateau Turpault, a personal manor with a terrific picture prospect all through the superior tides. Following Port Guibello and Plage Port Bara, at last we achieved our emphasize of the day, Arche De Port Blanc Roche Percée.
3rd Day: Belle‑Ile, the lovely island
Belle-Île-en-Mer is the most significant island in Brittany on the French Atlantic coast. All-around the island are little harbours and very beaches connected to sheltered coves and cliffs. In the off-period, we experienced to take the earliest ferry on that day, departure at 8:15 and arriving at the island in 45 minutes. As prepared, we rented an electric powered motor vehicle to explore the island.
Around lunchtime, we arrived at Port de Sauzon, a compact fishing port. In the length, and saw the cafe Creperie Les Embruns was just open. It provides an enormous assortment of Galletes (a typical Breton food stuff) in sweet and salty versions.
4th Day: La Belle-Iloise fish cannery, Saint-Calo Islet, Swim at Plage Des Govelins
La Belle-Iloise fish cannery
The fish cannery at Quiberon has hundreds of a long time of heritage. It produces generally sardine and tuna solutions. Most products and solutions are only marketed specifically from the manufacturing facility or its outlets. We joined a speedy guided tour and acquired practically 200 Euros of canned fish merchandise.
Saint-Cado (Île de Saint-Cado)
Saint-Cado islet (Île de Saint-Cado) in Morbihan lies a number of kilometres from Lorient. In the coronary heart of the Etel river, linked to the land by using a famous stone bridge, the village is a hidden treasure of Brittany. It only usually takes about 15 minutes to walk all around the Saint-Cado islet. Nonetheless, as the magical setting of the landscape experienced captivated us so a great deal, we lastly invested two hours on the little islet.
Swim at Plage Des Govelins
The weather conditions was pleasant, and it was nonetheless fairly early in the afternoon. Some regional folks have been swimming in close proximity to the seaside. The air temperature was significant in the autumn, but the drinking water was not. We stayed in the drinking water for only 5 minutes, but the water was far too cold for a swim!
5th Working day: Domaine de Suscinio, Salt Marshes Museum, and Salt marshes around Guerande
Domaine de Suscinio
The path from Suscinio Castle to the Atlantic Coast passes a guarded all-natural house, which includes the Suscinio Castle, birdwatching platform, an Atlantic coastal see, and a colourful lagoon.
Salt Marshes Museum
The Salt Marshes Museum in Batz-sur-Mer has enormous data about how salt-pans run, the heritage of Guerande salt, and shares the everyday living of a salt employee in the 19th century.
Salt marshes all over Guerande
Salt marshes all over Guerande are huge! Streets across the salt marshes, creating people discover the area conveniently. We parked our car or truck somewhere in the centre and captured the sunset scenes of the salt marshes, a magnificent encounter for us! In summer months, people can sign up for a tour to discover about salt harvesting and stop by a salt pond with a paludier (salt harvester).
6th Day: Vannes outdated town
Following a number of days of character exploration adhering to our road excursion itinerary for Brittany, we felt exhausted and longed for a leisurely outing in Vannes Outdated Town. Remaining the money of Morbihan, Vannes outdated city has a really port, medieval architecture, beautiful gardens, squares, foods scene to find.
7th Working day: Ville Close (Concarneau), Trélévern
Ville Near (Concarneau)
On the way to the up coming home in Trélévern, we built our stopover at Concarneau and visited its fortified island, the Ville Close. Ville Close stands on a prolonged island in the centre of Concarneau harbour. The walled town has only a number of slim streets and is just a shorter distance from the city and port.
Trélévern
As prepared, we arrived at the holiday residence close to 17:00.
8th Day: Ploumanac’h pink rock hiking path, Port de Trébeurden, and Île-Grande
Ploumanac’h pink rock mountaineering path
A person of my very best recollections from our street excursion together the Brittany’s coastline is the climbing encounter at the Ploumanac’h on the Pink Granite Coast. We started out from the lighthouse to the Dragon’s Head and the Côte de granite rose parking ton. Alongside the path, there are several viewpoints wherever guests can observe eccentric rocks soaring from the sea.
Port de Trébeurden
Soon after lunch at Plage de Trestraou, the beach of Perros-Guirec, we went to Port de Trébeurden, west of the compact island l’Île Milliau. When it is low tide, guests can wander to the island. But as we arrived there in the afternoon, the water experienced now flooded the walkway.
Île-Grande
It was even now quite early in the afternoon, to make up for our disappointment, we frequented Île-Grande (Enez-Veur in Breton), an island on the north coast of Brittany, France, linked to the mainland by a street.
9th Working day: Trélévern
It was a wet working day. We stayed in the getaway home, performed board game titles, read through publications, and liked the wonderful sea perspective in entrance of the living space.
10th Working day: Plougrescant peninsula, Treguier, La Roche‑Derrien, and Plage de Trestel
Le gouffre de Plougrescant
Plougrescant peninsula is at Brittany’s most northerly point on the mainland. The space is also section of the Pink Granite Coastline. An appealing website is a modest home, Petite Maison du Gouffre (also called Castel Meur), a well-acknowledged photo item in Brittany. The little house, made in 1861, is concerning two jagged rocks that feel to crush the stone house. The front of the household faces the saltwater pond.
Treguier
The minimal city is the birthplace of St Yves, the patron saint of attorneys. Aside from, it has a splendid cathedral, a quite harbour, and half-timbered properties dating from the 15th century. We had a simple lunch in a community restaurant. Our mate requested the Chef’s Recommendation, and it turned out to be the Andouille, a traditional sausage whose substances are pig chitterlings, tripe, onions, wine, and seasoning. It experienced these a distinctive odor that none of us could bear it!
La Roche‑Derrien
The centre of La Roche-Derren is desirable with several exciting medieval half-timbered houses. La Roche‑Derrien’s best place is the Chapel of the Calvary.
Plage de Trestel
The seashore of Plage de Trestel is flat with white sands. Some individuals had been participating in with kites. Some others were jogging. Without the need of a second believed, we rushed to the beach front but ended up shocked by numerous strange “sandworms” on the seashore. Owning had a closed look, we recognized people ended up the sands pushed out by the worms below the sands.
11th Working day: Lannion and Château de la Roche-Jagu
Lannion
Squares, cobbled alleyways, fifty percent-timbered residences, or slate properties with sculpted decorations in Lannion present the ambiance of the former medieval town. Afterwards, I discovered that about one hundred high-tech companies and exploration centres are in Lannion.
Château de la Roche–Jagu (Domaine de la roche jagu)
The Château de la Roche-Jagu is a 15th-century fortified residence surrounded by lots of parks and gardens. Devoted walkways go web pages these as a forest region, an oak grove, vegetable yard, medicinal plant back garden, a fishpond, etc.
12th Working day: Paimpol, Abbaye de Beauport
Paimpol
The really pieces of Paimpol are about the harbour and the streets of the historic centre. Restaurants at the harbour front present tasty seafood. Our lunch was a seafood plate, which include crab, oyster, langoustines, clams, and many others. It expense only 38 Euros.
Abbaye de Beauport
Abbaye de Beauport bears witness to 600 years of religious heritage. It addresses about 100 hectares of shoreline, composed of several normal habitats: reed beds, rocky shores, salt marshes, and marshland. Even further inland, the estate is a patchwork of woods, streams, and lakes.
13th Working day: Dinan, Mont St. Michel
Dinan
On the way to Mont St. Michel, we took the likelihood to go to Dinan, a picturesque trading town regarded for its medieval ramparts, cobblestone streets, and 50 %-timbered residences. The ramparts are the oldest and most remarkable in Brittany. Unfortunately, component of the ramparts was going through mend get the job done and for that reason closed to the public.
Mont St. Michel
In the late afternoon of that working day, we arrived at the Mercure Resort in close proximity to Mont St. Michel. The temperature was not so pleasurable. Nonetheless, we however expended the relaxation of the working day on that magic island.
14th Day: Mont St. Michel
In the early early morning, we hurried to capture the morning scenes of the Mont St. Michel. After breakfast, we went to the island and frequented the abbey. There are many photographic spots around and on the island. We stayed on the island for a longer time than predicted and checked-in IBIS at Chalon en Champagne pretty late.
Brittany Travel ideas
How to get all-around
To have a highway excursion alongside the Brittany’s coast, one demands a motor vehicle considering the fact that quite a few destinations are quick reachable by motor vehicle. Parking is not a problem all through the autumn seasons, and in most websites, parking is absolutely free. Make confident to obey speed limits as otherwise, the vacation could be highly-priced.
Wherever to keep
There are a good deal of charming vacation properties in the coastal spot. But if you choose to use buses and trains as the necessarily mean of transportation, then it is improved to remain in the significant towns, this sort of as Vannes, Dinan, Concarneau, and Saint-Malo.
