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The most beautiful beaches in Ille-et-Vilaine
The Sillon and Bon-Secours in Saint-Malo, L’Écluse in Dinard, Longchamp, Saint-Briac and Cancale: the most beautiful beaches in Ille-et-Vilaine, on the Emerald Coast.
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All the beaches of Ille-et-Vilaine are on the Emerald Coast, between Cancale and Saint-Briac. The tides here are among the strongest in Europe: at low tide, the landscape changes completely.
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BeachSillon BeachSaint-Malo · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Malo, the Sillon stretches nearly 3 km of sand between Intra-Muros and Paramé, with a historic sea wall, breakwaters, lifeguarded swimming, restaurants, a shower, drinking water, a kids’ club and two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs in summer.
BeachBon Secours BeachSaint-Malo · 2 to 5 hours, a full day with Intra-MurosAt the foot of the Saint-Malo ramparts, Bon Secours combines a sandy beach, a free seawater pool, a diving board, a sailing school, views of Dinard and, at low tide, access on foot to the Grand Bé and Petit Bé.
BeachL’Écluse BeachDinard · 3 hours to a full dayIn the heart of Dinard, L’Écluse combines fine sand, an open-air seawater pool, kids’ clubs, the Wishbone Club, the casino, terraces, summer lifeguards and excellent facilities for disabled visitors.
BeachLongchamp BeachSaint-Lunaire · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Lunaire, Longchamp is the town’s largest beach, facing north-west, known for surfing, lined with managed dunes and a stepped sea wall, with lifeguards in season, a first aid post and a Hippocampe beach wheelchair.
BeachGrande SalinetteSaint-Briac-sur-Mer · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, the Grande Salinette is a west-facing beach of fine sand lined with white beach huts, facing the Château du Nessay, lifeguarded in summer and ideal for families.
BeachPlage du VergerCancale · 2 h 30 to half a dayIn Cancale, Le Verger is a large fine sandy beach in a natural setting of dunes and cliffs, with water rated excellent in 2026, toilets, parking and access to the GR34.
Saint-Malo
The Sillon stretches for nearly three kilometres to Paramé. At the foot of the ramparts, Bon-Secours has its seawater pool and diving board, and you can walk to the Grand Bé at low tide.
Dinard, Saint-Lunaire and Saint-Briac
L’Écluse, in the heart of Dinard, is lined with Belle Époque villas. Longchamp, in Saint-Lunaire, is one of the largest beaches on the coast, and Saint-Briac lines up small beaches between the headlands.
Cancale
The Verger beach, at the foot of its chapel, and Port-Mer, near the Pointe du Grouin, are the most beautiful in the area.
All our beaches in Ille-et-Vilaine
- BeachSillon BeachSaint-Malo · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Malo, the Sillon stretches nearly 3 km of sand between Intra-Muros and Paramé, with a historic sea wall, breakwaters, lifeguarded swimming, restaurants, a shower, drinking water, a kids’ club and two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs in summer.
- BeachL’Écluse BeachDinard · 3 hours to a full dayIn the heart of Dinard, L’Écluse combines fine sand, an open-air seawater pool, kids’ clubs, the Wishbone Club, the casino, terraces, summer lifeguards and excellent facilities for disabled visitors.
- BeachLongchamp BeachSaint-Lunaire · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Lunaire, Longchamp is the town’s largest beach, facing north-west, known for surfing, lined with managed dunes and a stepped sea wall, with lifeguards in season, a first aid post and a Hippocampe beach wheelchair.
- BeachGrande SalinetteSaint-Briac-sur-Mer · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, the Grande Salinette is a west-facing beach of fine sand lined with white beach huts, facing the Château du Nessay, lifeguarded in summer and ideal for families.
BeachAnse du GuesclinSaint-Coulomb · 3 to 5 hours, a full day with the GR34In Saint-Coulomb, the Anse du Guesclin is a large beach of fine sand in front of a dune ridge, with the Fort du Guesclin on its islet, reachable on foot only when the tide allows.
BeachPlage de Port-MerCancale · 3 hours to a full dayIn Cancale, Port-Mer is a large family beach sheltered from the prevailing winds, lined with restaurants and a big water sports centre, with a shower, drinking water, toilets, a kids’ club and a Hippocampe chair.
BeachPlage de Port-BlancDinard / Saint-Lunaire · 3 hours to a full dayAt the western end of Dinard, Port-Blanc is a north-facing fine sandy beach, wilder than the central beaches, lifeguarded in July and August and equipped for wheelchair users with a Tiralo, a path, a shower, drinking water and toilets.
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