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What to do in Perros-Guirec: the complete guide
The customs officers’ path, Ploumanac’h and the Mean Ruz lighthouse, the Sept-Îles, the Trestraou beaches, Trégastel and the planetarium: what to do in and around Perros-Guirec.
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Perros-Guirec is the capital of the Pink Granite Coast. Its strangely shaped rocks, pink in the setting sun, can be discovered on one of the most beautiful paths on the Breton coast.
The customs officers’ path
It links Trestraou beach to the harbour of Ploumanac’h along the coast, among the granite boulders. Allow an hour one way without rushing, and come back the same way: the light will have changed.
Ploumanac’h and the Mean Ruz lighthouse
Voted the French’s favourite village in 2015, Ploumanac’h has its pink granite lighthouse among the rocks, and its oratory of Saint Guirec on the beach. Offshore, the Château de Costaérès stands on its island.
Ploumanac’h and the pink granite
VillagePloumanac’hPerros-Guirec · 2 hours minimum, half a day to a full day with a walk to TrégastelPloumanac’h brings together a natural harbour, Saint-Guirec beach, an oratory, the Mean Ruz lighthouse and huge jumbles of pink granite along one of the finest stretches of the GR34.
LighthouseMean Ruz LighthousePloumanac’h / Perros-Guirec · 45 minutes to 1 h 30 with the path around the lighthouse.Ploumanac’h’s iconic lighthouse, 15 m high, rebuilt in pink granite between 1946 and 1948 and visible from the GR34 in the heart of the Pink Granite Coast.
BeachSaint-Guirec BeachPloumanac’h / Perros-Guirec · 2 hours to half a dayIn Ploumanac’h, Saint-Guirec is a small sandy beach nestled in pink granite, lifeguarded in season, with a beach club, restaurants, shops, an oratory and direct access to the customs officers’ path.
ViewpointPresqu’île RenoteTrégastel · 1 hour minimum, 1 h 30 with many photo stops.An easy 2.1 km loop among chaotic pink granite boulders, with views over Ploumanac’h, the Sept-Îles, Costaérès and the beaches of Trégastel.
The Sept-Îles
This nature reserve is home to the largest gannet colony in France, on the island of Rouzic, and puffins in spring. Boats leave from Trestraou; landing is only allowed on the Île aux Moines, with its lighthouse.
Beaches and outings
BeachPlage de TrestraouPerros-Guirec · 3 hours to a full dayIn Perros-Guirec, Trestraou is the resort’s big lively beach, with a promenade, casino, restaurants, sailing centre, surfing, events and summer lifeguards.
BeachPlage de TrestrignelPerros-Guirec · 2 h 30 to half a dayIn Perros-Guirec, Trestrignel is a fine sandy beach, calmer and more residential than Trestraou, with a view of the Sept-Îles, summer lifeguards and close monitoring of water quality.- ActivityKayaking and paddleboarding in Ploumanac’hPerros-Guirec · 1 to 3 hKayaking and paddleboarding among the pink granite rocks: hire on Saint-Guirec beach in Ploumanac’h, or guided trips with the Perros-Guirec sailing centre.
- ActivityPerros-Guirec Sailing CentrePerros-Guirec · 1 to 3 hThe Perros-Guirec sailing centre: optimist, catamaran, windsurfing, kayak and sea walking.
Around Perros-Guirec
Trégastel and its beaches, and the Île Renote and its rocks, are ten minutes away. In Pleumeur-Bodou, the radome, the Cité des Télécoms and the Planétarium de Bretagne fill a rainy day.
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