Region guide
What to do on the Pink Granite Coast
Ploumanac’h, the customs officers’ path, Trégastel, the Île Renote, the Sept-Îles and Trébeurden: the guide to the Pink Granite Coast, its rocks, beaches and islands.
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For about twenty kilometres, from Perros-Guirec to Trébeurden, the coast is made of pink granite boulders sculpted by the sea and the wind. The show is at its best at sunset, when the stone turns red.
Ploumanac’h and the customs officers’ path
This is the heart of the coast. The customs officers’ path links Trestraou beach, in Perros-Guirec, to the harbour of Ploumanac’h, passing the Mean Ruz lighthouse and strangely shaped rocks: you can make out a tortoise, a bottle, Napoleon’s hat.
The must sees
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.
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.
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.
Trégastel and the Île Renote
Trégastel lines up white sand beaches between the rocks, such as Coz-Pors and the Grève Blanche. The Île Renote, linked to the mainland, can be explored on foot among the granite boulders.
The beaches of the 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.
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 du Coz-PorsTrégastel · 3 hours to a full dayIn Trégastel, Coz-Pors is a spectacular beach surrounded by pink granite boulders such as the Dé, the Tas de Crêpes and the Sorcière, lifeguarded in July and August and equipped with a Hippocampe beach wheelchair.
BeachPlage de TouronyTrégastel · 1 h 30 to 3 hoursIn Trégastel, Tourony is a small beach on the bay of Sainte-Anne, known for one of the finest views of the Château de Costaérès, among pink granite boulders, with kayaking, paddleboarding and the GR34.
BeachPlage de la Grève BlancheTrégastel · 3 hours to a full dayIn Trégastel, the Grève Blanche is a fine sandy beach much loved by families, lifeguarded in July and August, with a first-aid post, drinking water, toilets, a sailing club and direct access to the GR34.
The Sept-Îles
Offshore, this nature reserve protects the only gannet colony in France, and puffins in spring. Boats leave from Trestraou and tour the islands.
Trébeurden and Pleumeur-Bodou
In Trébeurden, the Île Milliau can be reached on foot at low tide. In Pleumeur-Bodou, the radome, the Cité des Télécoms and the Planétarium de Bretagne tell the story of communications and the sky.
Where to stay on the Pink Granite Coast
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