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What to do in Brittany in January 2027
La Folle Journée in Nantes from 27 to 31 January, spring tides from 23 to 25 January, thalassotherapy and museums: what to do in Brittany in January 2027, in peace and quiet.
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January is the quietest month of the year: the beaches are empty, prices are at their lowest and the sea is often spectacular. Two events mark the month in 2027.
The January 2027 calendar
| Dates | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 23 to 25 January | Spring tides, coefficient 107 on the 24th | The whole coast |
| 27 to 31 January | La Folle Journée, classical music | Nantes |
La Folle Journée in Nantes
For five days, the Cité des congrès hosts hundreds of short, low cost classical concerts from morning to night. Tickets go fast: sales open a few weeks beforehand.
The festival
FestivalLa Folle Journée de NantesNantes · One concert to 5 daysLa Folle Journée de Nantes: classical music in short, affordable concerts with great performers. 33rd edition: from 27 to 31 January 2027.
FestivalLes UtopialesNantes · Half a day to 4 daysLes Utopiales in Nantes: science fiction, literature, science, cinema, comics, games, exhibitions and debates. 2026 edition: 29 October to 1 November 2026.
FestivalFestival des 3 ContinentsNantes · One screening to 9 daysThe Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes: cinema from Africa, Latin America and Asia, discoveries, heritage films, competition and meetings. 2026 edition: 20 to 28 November 2026.
The January spring tides
The tidal coefficient will reach 107 on Sunday 24 January 2027. With a westerly gale, the waves break over the Sillon sea wall in Saint-Malo; at low tide, the foreshore is uncovered very far out.
Where to see the sea in winter
BeachSillon BeachSaint-Malo · 3 hours to a full dayIn Saint-Malo, the Sillon stretches nearly 3 km of sand between Intra-Muros and Paramé, with a historic sea wall, breakwaters, lifeguarded swimming, restaurants, a shower, drinking water, a kids’ club and two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs in summer.
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.
Natural siteQuiberon Côte SauvageQuiberon · 1 hour to half a dayNearly ten kilometres of granite cliffs facing the Atlantic, from Portivy to the Château Turpault: the Port-Blanc arch, the Pointe du Percho, heathland and megaliths. Swimming strictly forbidden.
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.
ViewpointCôte Sauvage of Le CroisicLe Croisic · 45 minutes to 1 h 30.A great classic of the Guérande peninsula, loved for its rocks, its lively sea and its many stopping points facing the Atlantic.
Thalassotherapy and museums
It is the season for seawater treatments, in Quiberon, Saint-Malo, Carnac, Roscoff or La Baule. The big museums stay open and almost empty: a chance to see them in peace.
Museums to see in winter
MuseumMusée de BretagneRennes · 2 to 3 hours for the permanent exhibition, longer with the Dreyfus routeAt the Champs Libres in Rennes, a large free museum tracing the history of Brittany from prehistory to today, with nearly a million objects and documents held together with the Écomusée de la Bintinais.
MuseumMusée d’Arts de NantesNantes · 2 to 3 hours, half a day for the collections and exhibitionsMore than 14,000 works and nine centuries of art, from the Middle Ages to today, in a complex combining the Palais, the Chapelle de l’Oratoire and the contemporary Cube.
CastleChâteau des ducs de BretagneNantes · 2 h 30 to 3 h 30In the heart of Nantes, the Château des ducs de Bretagne combines medieval ramparts, a ducal palace in white tufa stone and a large museum devoted to the history of the city.
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.
Going further
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