Christmas
What to do in Finistère during the Christmas holidays
Christmas at Trévarez, the Quimper Christmas village, Locronan lit up, Océanopolis and wild headlands: our ideas for the 2026 Christmas holidays in Finistère.
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The 2026 Christmas holidays run from Saturday 19 December to Monday 4 January 2027, for all three zones. Finistère has some of the finest Christmases in Brittany, and a spectacular coast when the winter storms rise.
Christmas 2026 events in Finistère
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November to 10 January | Christmas at Trévarez, booking required | Château de Trévarez, Saint-Goazec |
| 25 to 27 November | Makers’ Christmas | Château de Kerjean, Saint-Vougay |
| 3 to 31 December | Christmas village | Place Terre-au-Duc, Quimper |
| December, dates to be confirmed | Christmas market | Place de la Liberté, Brest |
| Mid December to early January, dates to be confirmed | Illuminations | Locronan |
Christmas in Finistère
CastleChâteau de TrévarezSaint-Goazec · 2 h 30 to 3 h 30In Saint-Goazec, Trévarez is a Belle Époque château of pink brick and stone, surrounded by a vast park with the Jardin remarquable label and marked by the bombing of 1944.
VillageLocronanLocronan · 2 hours to half a day, a full day with a hike or DouarnenezLocronan lines up granite mansions, cobbles, a Gothic church and art workshops around an almost untouched square, the legacy of a town made rich by sailcloth and the Troménie.
CastleChâteau de KerjeanSaint-Vougay · 2 to 2 h 30In Saint-Vougay, Kerjean combines a great Renaissance mansion with a fortified enclosure, dry moats and an ambitious cultural programme.
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.
The headlands in winter
The Pointe du Raz, the Pointe de Pen-Hir and the Pointe Saint-Mathieu are more impressive than ever under a winter sky. The car parks are almost empty.
Winter walks
ViewpointPointe du RazPlogoff · 1 h 30 to 3 h, depending on the route and the time you spend.One of Finistère’s great panoramas, a Grand Site de France, with cliffs, the Raz de Sein strait, La Vieille lighthouse, the Île de Sein and the vast Atlantic.
ViewpointPointe de Pen-HirCamaret-sur-Mer · 1 to 2 hours.One of the great sites of the Crozon peninsula, with high cliffs of Armorican sandstone, the vast ocean and the famous Tas de Pois rocks extending the headland.
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.
Natural siteHuelgoat ForestHuelgoat · 1 hour to half a dayA 1,170-hectare state forest in the heart of Finistère: jumbles of granite boulders, the Rivière d’Argent, the Roche Tremblante, the Grotte du Diable and the Camp d’Artus. Free access from the village.
Where to stay in Finistère
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