Tourist Attractions & Monuments Brittany

Famous for its sea-carved pink granite blocks, the village of Ploumanac'h is ready for hiking. A 9 km tour from the Clarity chapel runs along the port of Ploumanac'h before conquering to the beach of Saint-Guirec. Here you can take a stopover to admire the oratory and chapel of the same name as well as the castle of Costaérés. The circuit then borrows the Customs (or GR 34) Trail along the Atlantic coast. It will lead you to the purpose of this journey: the famous rocks of Ploumanac'h. These rosé blocks with improbable shapes unfold over hundreds of metres, let you talk your imagination to find the turtle, the renversée bottle, or the flag with the death head! Finally, the trail leaves the sea again to reach the starting point.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 9 km.

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Set on the land of Rosanbo, one of the largest areas of Brittany at the time, it is one of the most spectacular castles in Brittany by its impressive architecture and its magnificent gardens created by Alfred Duchêne famous landscape of Vaux-le-Vicomte park. Its construction begins in the th century, so it is a fort castle near Saint-Michel-en-Strike to ban the lifting of the Bô River from the sea to hostile troops. It is undergoing successive changes and additions to the next centuries, Toits roofs and large windows, for example, to give it its current appearance.

The islands are scattered throughout the Gulf, with a greater concentration in the Vannes and Noyalo rivers (37 islands), while the smaller Auray River has only 5 islands, apart from Île aux Moines and its neighbour Île d'Arz, the other islands are often private property, ranging in size from a few hundred square metres to several hectares. A guided boat trip is a must!

Although tourist, Batz has preserved the authenticity that gives it a lot of charm. From mid-June to mid-September, you can enjoy the opening of the lighthouse to discover, from the top of its 44   m, the beauty of the island and the coast. It is possible to turn around the island (3,5   km long, 1,5   km wide) on foot, bike and even horseback. Rather, the beaches are in the west and south, but the water temperature is often colder than elsewhere. Access from Roscoff (old port at high tide, footbridge at low tide).