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Whether wild or tucked away, all beaches, at any time of day or night, are an open invitation for lazy siestas, playing beach-volley or beach soccer, building sand castles, kite-buggy riding, etc. Not forgetting the sun-bathing! Make sure you bring your parasol, hat and sunscream.

Since it is the longest coastline in France, the Bretagne peninsula offers a variety of amazing landscapes. Each part of the coastline has its own identity, delicate blending of colours and shapes of the rocks and the sea.
Its clear water wavers between blue and green, its rocks of an warm orangy pink and the presence of megaliths have inspired and given their poetic names full of promises to these borderlines, each embodying a unique aspect of Brittany’s coastlines.
A custom's trail was used years ago to watch over these coastlines however today, it is used as a long footpath, over 1300 km to wander through splendid landscapes. On this path, GR34, from the port of Saint-Nazaire (southern Brittany) to Mount Saint-Michel ‘s doors (on the northern side), you can almost go right around Brittany by foot. Let its exquisite charm be bewitched.

 

Naturism in Brittany

According to the International Naturism Federation, naturism is “a manner of living in harmony with the surrounding nature by the communal nudity, which sole purpose is to improve self-respect and the respect for others and for the environnement.” There are different types of nudist's beaches in Brittany: official nudist beaches with life guards for swimmers, those where naturism is tolerated by order of the prefect, and others where nudists have simply been noticed.
For further informations about the International Naturism Federation

Boating and pleasure sailing in Brittany

Sailing for pleasure or in competition, being a skilled sailor or tempted to give it a first try, ...Brittany is undoubtedly the ideal region for sailing all throughout the year. Regular winds, jagged coastlines with various landscapes: Brittany is a sailor's paradise.
As soon as they learn how to swim, children can enjoy sailing thanks to the 120 sailing-schools and 230 sea-centers. They start with a small, easy to handle dinghy, that offers great sailing sensations as it teaches the basics. But introductory courses are not a children's privilege: you can start at any time of your life, and the only danger is to never want to stop!
Taste the rare feelings of liberty and control, as you are forming one body with your boat, avare of the wind in the sails, hauling on, tacking and slackening... Obviously, there are certain rules to be observed. Obviously, you won't be an expert overnight. Sometimes, you need to react very quickly on a boat! So, if you'd rather leave this type of adventure to others, you can always choose the company of a skilled sailor to enjoy the refreshening sea spray on a  stroll along the seaside.
For experienced sailors, breton harbours offer an abundant infrastructure for family tours around Brittany with stops on the islands. What a lovely feeling to fall asleep at night, rocked by the undertow and listening to the wind whistling in the shrouds.

Brittany Water sports

Water sport's paradise
Boasting no less than 2700 kilometres of coastline, swept over by reguliar winds, Brittany definitly deserves its reputation as a water-sport's paradise. Thanks to the extrem variety of settings, there is almost no limit to the possibilities. Beginners can meander in a kayak  from one island to another, and the next day  try an introductory course for sailing in one of the numerous sailing-schools of the region. Experienced surfers will discover best spots, frequently visited by the greatest champions , and than try out the kite-buggy on the beach.
Tradition and modernity
Brittany's long standing experience as regards water sports enables the visitor to benefit of a large range of exceptional service. Tradition and modernity melt together in perfect harmony, as they often do in Brittany. Sailing schools experience and develop new techniques (kite-surf), and are fit out with reliable, high standard equipment. But breton water sports  have known how to keep the essential human and sporting values from the days, when the famous Glenan sailing school was created.

 

Adapted education
In sailing-schools, qualified instructors adapt the education to every trainee's needs. Individualy or via a club, come and discover breton water sports. Numerous, labellized schools will welcome you, what ever level you have reached.
For occasional or spontanious  practise, look for the “points passion plage” all over Brittany's coast:
you'll find ready rigged boats for garanteed pleasure and safety.

 

Brittany Quiberon Peninsula

The dune system of Gâvres-Quiberon is one of the biggest in France, and the most spread out in Brittany, with a 2500 hectars surface. This stretch of 35 kilometers long coast is named one of the “great wild spaces of Brittany”, where different landscapes lay in harmony. The “little sea of Gâvre”, paradise for shellfishing, empties out completely at every low tide. In the southern part,  the Atlantic ocean rolls on to the peninsula. The surrounding dunes harbour a wide range of extremely  rare plants, protected on a European level.

Brittany's coastline

Just a few places of interest shown here, as with the countryside Brittany has a large diversity of coastine and miles of beaches with small picturesque ports and coastal resorts with friendly Retaurants and bars.

The Cornouaille Coast

At the southern tip of Bretagne, on the Cornouaille coast, the Bigouden land stretches from Saint-Marine to the Odet river. Though the word can often be misused, it is not the case here, the Bigouden land is genuine Breton land.

Beaches follow fishing ports from La Pointe du Raz to Pont-Aven.  At La Pointe du Raz, a magnificent scenery is displayed over the Baie des Trépassés (“Bay of the Deceased”) and the island of Sein.
Before leaving Le Cap de Sizun  (“Sizun Head”), you must visit Audierne and its bay. The lovers of long fine sand beaches will be pleased. Further south, towards the Pointe de la Torche (“Torch Tip”) the coast is wilder, and here is the utmost meeting place of the funboarders. Nearby, the giant lighthouse of Eckmühl watches the seas on the Penmarc’h tip.

After the beaches and the sailing ports, you will find a succession of fishing ports : Saint Guénolé, Lesconil, Loctudy. As the first local handicraft port of France, Le Guilvinec offers day after day, the colourful and lively show of its trawlers coming back laden with lobsters, eels, hakes under the seagulls’ watchful eyes. Don’t miss the charming port of Sainte-Marine nor the tiny alleys bordered with white houses of the Island of Tudy.

It is the Odet river which divides the Bigouden from the Odet land. From the sea resort of Bénodet, you will notice at sea,  the Glénan archipelago that looks like a tropical atoll (unusual sight under this latitudes !). The very many arms of the sea (or rias as they are known in this area) are typical of this coast.
The fortified and Art-and-History town of Concarneau and Pont-Aven the delightful painters’ town  have forged their identity in their military and artistic past.
Riec-sur-Belon, famous for its flat oisters, Clohars-Carnoët or Moëlan-sur-Mer, starting points of many rambles -on land or sea- are among the many  places to be discovered.

Pont Aven (about 8 miles from Mellac)

The Bay of Pouldu (about 10 miles from Mellac)

Beg Meil (about 25 miles from Mellac)

Concareau (about 20 miles from Mellac)

Port Manec'h (about 15 miles from Mellac)

Sizun (about 48 miles from Mellac)

The megalith coast

As its name says it, this coast is richly adorned with every sort of megalith monuments . Among the most famous are the Carnac lines, the dolmens and burial mounds of Locmariaquer and also the cairn in Gavrinis Island, pinnacle of Neolithic art. The Morbihan Gulf and the Quiberon Bay have joined the very selective club of the most beautiful bays in the world !

Many sandy beaches stretch along this seaside, around Larmor-Plage and Guidel. A few kilometres from there, a break can be taken in Lorient, large and important port city. Its quiet waters are particularly attractive for sea sports. In the middle of summer, its lively Interceltique Festival gather Celt musicians of all sorts coming from Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Lorient is also a step to go to the charming Groix Island, with its unusual convex beach and its picturesque villages.

Then, from Gâvres to Quiberon the longest stretch of dunes in Bretagne have very varied sceneries, abrupt sea cliffs on the wild coast are followed by long sandy beaches from Quiberon to Carnac and Trinité-sur-Mer.  Off season, this coast shows a different face, and you must not hesitate to come and appreciate the tranquility found again.
From Quiberon, you can take a boat to the well-named Belle-Ile and discover the superb port of Sauzon. The lovers of this island will not miss to meet the two sisters Houat and Hoëdic and their strong personality.

On the Auray River, go and see two jewels, the two tiny ports of Saint-Goustan and Bono. The medieval city of Vannes and its rich architectural heritage is also well worth a sight. If you come by sea, the Roguédas Tower and its famous “pink house” helps you to find the narrows that leads you to the port. The Gulf (“mor bihan” meaning small sea in gaelic) strewn with tiny islands, benefits from a extremely temperate climate and an extremely rich bird colony. Its calm surface, as smooth as the one of a lake, must not make you forget of the powerful currents in some places nor of the numerous rocks among which boats must make their way : the Morbihan Gulf is a jewel that must be earnt.

The Rhuys peninsula, with its North coast on the Morbihan Gulf and its South coast on the Atlantic Ocean has to contrasted sides. The cliffs and huge beaches on the Atlantic Coast are tonic and invigorating. On the Gulf Coast, however, numerous paths allow you to wander from hamlet to hamlet, taking advantage of the local wildlife. For sailing fans or window-shopping worshippers, le Crouesty, largest sailing port of Brittany is an utmost stop.

Larmor Coastline (about 18 miles from Mellac)

Quiberon Peninsula (well worth a visit about 40 miles from Mellac)

Quiberon