Region guide
What to do on the Crozon peninsula
The Pointe de Pen-Hir and the Tas de Pois, Camaret-sur-Mer, the Morgat caves, Cap de la Chèvre, the Île Vierge and the Ménez-Hom: the guide to the Crozon peninsula.
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Shaped like a cross, the Crozon peninsula juts into the Iroise Sea between the Rade de Brest and the Bay of Douarnenez. Cliffs, coves with turquoise water and heather moors: it is one of the most beautiful ends of the Breton world.
The Pointe de Pen-Hir and the Tas de Pois
Seventy metres of cliff above the ocean, and offshore the Tas de Pois, three large rocks in a row. The monument to the Bretons of Free France stands on the heath. Right next to it, the Lagatjar alignments line up their menhirs.
The great sites
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.
VillageCamaret-sur-MerCamaret-sur-Mer · Half a day minimum, ideally a full day with Lagatjar and the Pointe de Pen-HirAt the tip of the Crozon peninsula, Camaret-sur-Mer combines a characterful harbour, the UNESCO-listed Tour Vauban, the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour, the Lagatjar standing stones and cliffs open to the Iroise Sea.
BeachCrique de l’Île ViergeCrozon · 45 minutes to 2 hours as part of a hike on the GR34In Crozon, the Île Vierge is a spectacular cove with turquoise water and wooded cliffs, but access has been banned since 2020 for safety reasons and to protect the site.
BeachPlage de MorgatCrozon · 3 hours to a full dayIn Crozon, Morgat brings together several family beach areas in a sheltered cove on the bay of Douarnenez, with wheelchair access, Tiralos, a marina, restaurants, a sailing centre and excellent water quality in 2025.
Camaret-sur-Mer
A crayfish fishing port, Camaret has its Vauban tower, UNESCO World Heritage listed, and the Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour chapel on the shingle bank. The boat wrecks at the end of the harbour are one of the peninsula’s classic images.
Morgat and its caves
Morgat, a sheltered seaside resort, has a large beach of fine sand. In season, launches leave to visit the sea caves carved into the cliff, with their coloured rocks.
Cap de la Chèvre and the Île Vierge
The coastal path, which follows the GR34, leads to the most beautiful coves. The Île Vierge cove, with its turquoise water, is best admired from the path: access to the beach is forbidden because the cliff is unstable, and fines are issued. Cap de la Chèvre overlooks the whole Bay of Douarnenez.
The beaches of the peninsula
- BeachPlage de MorgatCrozon · 3 hours to a full dayIn Crozon, Morgat brings together several family beach areas in a sheltered cove on the bay of Douarnenez, with wheelchair access, Tiralos, a marina, restaurants, a sailing centre and excellent water quality in 2025.
- BeachCrique de l’Île ViergeCrozon · 45 minutes to 2 hours as part of a hike on the GR34In Crozon, the Île Vierge is a spectacular cove with turquoise water and wooded cliffs, but access has been banned since 2020 for safety reasons and to protect the site.
BeachPlage de l’AberCrozon · 2 to 5 hours, a full day with a walkIn Crozon, L’Aber beach opens onto Douarnenez Bay facing the Île de l’Aber, reachable on foot at low tide, in a vast landscape of sand, dunes, estuary and cliffs.
BeachPlage de Trez BellecTelgruc-sur-Mer · 3 hours to a full dayIn Telgruc-sur-Mer, Trez Bellec stretches for about 1.5 km of south-facing fine sand, sheltered from north winds, very family-friendly and known for land yachting, shore fishing and its water sports centre.
Landévennec and the Ménez-Hom
At the entrance to the peninsula, the Abbaye de Landévennec, founded in the 5th century, keeps its ruins on the banks of the Aulne. The Ménez-Hom, a rounded summit of 330 metres, offers a panorama over the whole peninsula.
Hikes
- WalkVers le sommet du Menez-HomPlomodiern - Saint-Nic - Dinéault · 4 h 25A long, difficult 17.8 km loop on the Menez-Hom: heather moorland, the Yed summit at 330 m with a 360° view, a spring and a dolmen.
- RestaurantLe CoquillageSaint-Méloir-des-Ondes · 3 to 4 hoursAt Château Richeux, Hugo Roellinger creates a unique seafood cuisine without meat, where seaweed, spices, the fishermen’s catch and the garden’s produce make up a sensory journey facing the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Le Coquillage holds three stars in 2026.
In early August, the Landaoudec meadow in Crozon hosts the Festival du Bout du Monde, one of the big events of the Breton summer.
Where to stay on the Crozon peninsula
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