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The most beautiful beaches in Morbihan
The Grande Plage in Carnac, Quiberon, the Mine d’Or in Pénestin, Suscinio, Kerhillio, Belle-Île and Groix: our selection of the most beautiful beaches in Morbihan.
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Morbihan has the gentlest beaches in Brittany: Quiberon Bay shelters them from the big swells, and the water is often a little warmer than elsewhere. The islands add their coves.
Our selection
BeachCarnac Grande PlageCarnac · 3 hours to a full dayAt Carnac-Plage, two kilometres of south-facing fine sand offer lifeguarded swimming, two beach clubs, water sports, facilities for disabled visitors, restaurants and a seafront promenade.
BeachGrande Plage de QuiberonQuiberon · 3 hours to a full dayIn the heart of Quiberon, this 900 m south-facing beach combines fine sand, a promenade, restaurants, summer lifeguards, a kids’ club, showers, toilets and facilities for disabled visitors.
BeachPlage de la Mine d’OrPénestin · 3 hours to a full dayIn Pénestin, the Mine d’Or is a long beach of about 2 km overlooked by listed ochre cliffs, known for its unique landscape, paragliding, walking and swimming.- BeachPlage de SuscinioSarzeau · 3 hours to a full dayIn Sarzeau, Suscinio lies in a bay several kilometres long lined with dunes, right next to the castle of the Dukes of Brittany, with excellent water quality and no lifeguards.
- BeachPlage de KerhillioErdeven · 3 hours to a full dayIn Erdeven, Kerhillio is the town’s best-known beach: a vast ribbon of fine sand, lifeguarded in summer, with wheelchair access, and surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing and sand yachting in designated zones.
BeachPlage des Grands SablesÎle de Groix · 3 hours to a full dayOn Groix, Les Grands Sables is an exceptional convex beach of fine white sand, lifeguarded in summer, known for moving with the currents and storms.
Quiberon Bay, ideal for families
The Grande Plage in Carnac and the one in Quiberon, sheltered and supervised in summer, are perfect with children. Further west, Kerhillio in Erdeven unrolls several kilometres of sand at the foot of the dunes.
The most original
In Pénestin, the Mine d’Or beach stretches at the foot of gold coloured cliffs. In Sarzeau, Suscinio beach faces the castle of the Dukes of Brittany. On Groix, the Grands Sables beach juts out into the sea, a rare shape in Europe.
Belle-Île
The Grands Sables in Locmaria is the largest beach on the island and the safest. Port-Donnant, superb between two cliffs, is dangerous for swimming.
All our beaches in Morbihan
- BeachCarnac Grande PlageCarnac · 3 hours to a full dayAt Carnac-Plage, two kilometres of south-facing fine sand offer lifeguarded swimming, two beach clubs, water sports, facilities for disabled visitors, restaurants and a seafront promenade.
- BeachGrande Plage de QuiberonQuiberon · 3 hours to a full dayIn the heart of Quiberon, this 900 m south-facing beach combines fine sand, a promenade, restaurants, summer lifeguards, a kids’ club, showers, toilets and facilities for disabled visitors.
- BeachPlage des Grands SablesÎle de Groix · 3 hours to a full dayOn Groix, Les Grands Sables is an exceptional convex beach of fine white sand, lifeguarded in summer, known for moving with the currents and storms.
BeachDonnant BeachBelle-Île-en-Mer · 3 to 5 hours, a full day with a hikeIn Bangor, Donnant is a cove more than 350 m long facing due west, overlooked by huge dunes, known for its rollers, its surf schools and lifeguarded swimming in July and August.- BeachPlage de la Mine d’OrPénestin · 3 hours to a full dayIn Pénestin, the Mine d’Or is a long beach of about 2 km overlooked by listed ochre cliffs, known for its unique landscape, paragliding, walking and swimming.
BeachPlage des Grands Sables, secteur LocmariaLocmaria · 2 h 30 to half a dayThe Locmaria side of Les Grands Sables, on the east coast of Groix, reached by a path, with white sand, clear water and the Sables Rouges close by.- BeachPlage de SuscinioSarzeau · 3 hours to a full dayIn Sarzeau, Suscinio lies in a bay several kilometres long lined with dunes, right next to the castle of the Dukes of Brittany, with excellent water quality and no lifeguards.
- BeachPlage de KerhillioErdeven · 3 hours to a full dayIn Erdeven, Kerhillio is the town’s best-known beach: a vast ribbon of fine sand, lifeguarded in summer, with wheelchair access, and surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing and sand yachting in designated zones.
BeachPlage de Port-BlancSaint-Pierre-Quiberon · 1 h 30 to half a dayOn the Côte Sauvage of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Port-Blanc is a spectacular site of dunes, cliffs and swell next to a natural arch, to admire from the GR34: swimming is strictly forbidden.
BeachGrande Plage de Port-Louis, Les PâtisPort-Louis · 3 hours to a full day with a visit to the citadelIn Port-Louis, the Grande Plage des Pâtis nestles below the ramparts of the citadel, with sand, beach huts, terraces, a view of the Lorient roadstead and wheelchair facilities.
BeachPlage de Sainte-BarbePlouharnel · 3 hours to a full dayIn Plouharnel, Sainte-Barbe is a huge beach of fine sand backed by dunes, known for surfing, paddleboarding, wide open spaces and its direct access to the cycle paths of the bay of Quiberon.
BeachPlage du Fogeo, KerjouannoArzon · 3 hours to a full dayIn Arzon, Le Fogeo is a large family beach lifeguarded in summer, with the Handiplage level 1 label, a floating wheelchair, disabled parking, an adapted path and accessible toilets.
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