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Regions and departments
16The Gulf of Morbihan, the Crozon peninsula, the Pink Granite Coast or Finistère: the great regions of Brittany, one by one.
Region guide
What to do in the Gulf of Morbihan
The Île aux Moines, the Île d’Arz, the Gavrinis cairn, Port-Navalo, Locmariaquer, Vannes and Suscinio: the guide to visiting the Gulf of Morbihan, its islands and its shores.
7 min readHeritage, Viewpoints, Activities
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.
7 min readViewpoints, Beaches, Walks
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.
6 min readVillages, Beaches, Lighthouses
Region guide
What to do on the Emerald Coast
Cap Fréhel, Fort La Latte, Saint-Malo, Dinard, Saint-Briac, Saint-Cast, Cancale and the Pointe du Grouin: the guide to the Emerald Coast, from headland to headland.
7 min readViewpoints, Beaches, Villages
Region guide
What to do on the Quiberon peninsula
The Penthièvre isthmus, the wild coast, the Port-Blanc arch, Portivy, the bay beaches and the boats to Belle-Île: the guide to the Quiberon peninsula.
6 min readNature, Viewpoints, Beaches
Region guide
What to do on the Guérande peninsula
The medieval town of Guérande, the salt marshes, La Baule beach, Le Croisic and its wild coast, Batz-sur-Mer and the Brière: the guide to the Guérande peninsula.
7 min readVillages, Beaches, Museums
Region guide
What to do in the forest of Brocéliande
The Val sans Retour, the golden tree, Merlin’s tomb, the Barenton spring, the Abbaye de Paimpont and the Château de Comper: the complete guide to the forest of Brocéliande.
6 min readNature, Villages, Castles
Region guide
What to do in Cap Sizun and at the Pointe du Raz
The Pointe du Raz, the Baie des Trépassés, the Pointe du Van, the Île de Sein, Audierne, the bird reserve and Pont-Croix: the guide to Cap Sizun, at the far end of Finistère.
6 min readViewpoints, Lighthouses, Walks
Region guide
What to do in the Bay of Morlaix and Roscoff
The Morlaix viaduct, the Château du Taureau, the Barnenez cairn, Carantec and the Île Callot, Roscoff and the Île de Batz: the guide to the Bay of Morlaix and its islands.
7 min readHeritage, Castles, Villages
Region guide
What to do in the Pays Bigouden
The Eckmühl lighthouse, the Pointe de la Torche, the port of Le Guilvinec, Pont-l’Abbé, Loctudy, Île-Tudy and the Tronoën calvary: the guide to the Pays Bigouden, in southern Finistère.
6 min readLighthouses, Beaches, Heritage
Region guide
What to do in the Pays des Abers and on the Côte des Légendes
The Île Vierge lighthouse, the Aber Wrac’h, Aber Benoît and Aber Ildut, the village of Meneham and white sand beaches: the guide to the Pays des Abers and the Côte des Légendes.
6 min readLighthouses, Beaches, Villages
Department
What to do in Finistère
The tip of Brittany, from the Pays des Abers to the Bay of Concarneau: lighthouses, coves and towns of character.
8 min readLighthouses, Beaches, Villages
Department
What to do in Morbihan
The Gulf, the Carnac alignments and the Quiberon peninsula: the gentlest Brittany, and the oldest.
7 min readHeritage, Beaches, Villages
Department
What to do in Côtes-d’Armor
The Pink Granite Coast, Cap Fréhel, Bréhat: the most photographed department in Brittany, and what you really see there.
7 min readBeaches, Viewpoints, Villages
Department
What to do in Ille-et-Vilaine
Saint-Malo, Rennes, the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel: the department where you arrive, and the biggest tides in Europe.
7 min readHeritage, Beaches, Markets
Department
What to do in Loire-Atlantique
Nantes, La Baule, the Guérande salt marshes: the department with the most places in our guide, between the Loire and the Atlantic.
7 min readBeaches, Heritage, Villages