Winter holidays
What to do in Brest during the February holidays
Océanopolis, the Musée de la Marine, the cable car, the Petit Minou lighthouse and spring tides in the Iroise Sea: our ideas for the February 2027 holidays in Brest.
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The 2027 winter holidays run from 6 to 22 February in zone C, from 13 February to 1 March in zone A, and from 20 February to 8 March in zone B, the zone of Rennes and Nantes. In Brest, February is shared between major indoor visits and a superb coast when the Iroise Sea rises.
February 2027 events in Brest
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 21 to 24 February | Spring tides, coefficient 110 on the 22nd | The whole coast |
Rainy days
Océanopolis fills a whole day. The Musée national de la Marine, in the castle, and the Ateliers des Capucins, reached by cable car, complete the rainy days.
Under cover
ActivityOcéanopolisBrest · 3 h 30 to half a dayIn Brest, Océanopolis turns half a day into an underwater journey: the new Tropical Pavilion, Breton ecosystems, otters, science experiments and the Cité des Océanautes.
MuseumMusée national de la Marine, BrestBrest · 2 to 2 h 30In the castle guarding the mouth of the Penfeld, the Musée national de la Marine tells the story of shipbuilding, the naval dockyard, great voyages and the French Navy. A spectacular site, but very hard to access in a wheelchair.
MuseumBrest Museum of Fine ArtsBrest · Not open to visitorsSeascapes, Breton painting, the Pont-Aven School, the Nabis, Symbolism and abstraction: the Brest Museum of Fine Arts holds about 15,000 works, but its building has been closed to the public since January 2025, for several years.
The coast during the spring tides
The Petit Minou lighthouse, the Pointe Saint-Mathieu and the Kermorvan peninsula in Le Conquet are twenty minutes away. At low tide, the foreshores of Le Conquet are uncovered very far out.
February walks
LighthousePetit Minou LighthousePlouzané · 45 min to 1 h 30, more with a coastal walk or the beachA 26-metre tower linked to the land by a stone bridge, in service since 1848 and aligned with the Portzic to guide ships into the Brest roadstead.
LighthouseSaint-Mathieu LighthousePlougonvelin · 1 h 30 to 3 h, more with the memorial and a stretch of the GR34A 37 m tower lit in 1835, 163 steps, a white flash every 15 seconds and an exceptional view over the Iroise Sea, among the ruins of the abbey.
ViewpointPointe de KermorvanLe Conquet · 1 to 2 hours, longer with a lighthouse visit.A protected peninsula at the entrance to Le Conquet, with remarkable views over the Iroise Sea, Les Blancs Sablons, the Pointe Saint-Mathieu and the offshore islands.
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