Natural Crafts Brittany

It's the most visited place on the island. To get there, you will borrow a pleasant road through the hamlets and land parcels closed by stone walls. The vegetation is rase. The point is a classified site. The coastal road that flows northward gives to see a succession of shredded rocks, carved by wave assault. On the off, the Phare lighthouse provided the functions of sirène or fog horn. Two concrete towers stand on rocks: they supported the cables that link the lighthouse to the ground. A little further on the trail, the ruins appear: these are old buildings that have housed a fog horn in the last century, operated by horse riding. It's called the "Storm Villa." Further north, you cannot miss the lighthouse of Créac'h, with its white and black stripes. Lit in 1862, he guides more than 100 000 ships per year. It is 55 m high, its éclats with a reach of about 60 km make it one of the most powerful in Europe.

Located 5 kilometers from Fougères, this leisure base is undergoing a full restructuring during 2017. Around the pond, picnic areas, walking trails, playgrounds, sports trails, you can spend a whole day enjoying outdoor activities. For now, recreational activities (rental of atvs, canoeing, ponies) are suspended. Stay the sport trail Crapa circuit marked with wooden games! The base is freely accessible all year round.

The Maison Nature de la Forêt et du bocage organizes mainly discovery trips of nature, oriented around forests and forests, heritage trips, theme holiday centres (nature, tales and legends, archaeology…), themed entertainment for the general public and the Breton language and music courses. All of these activities are conducted in French or Breton.

With its 2 km of fine sand, it is the longest beach of Belle-Ile. Like all the beaches in the interior coast, it is sheltered from dominant winds. Its exposure gives it a sunshine throughout the day and you can discover many different seashells. Supervised in July and August (from 1 pm to 7 pm), and featuring a rescue station, it is ideal for water sports.

It can be seen from the rapid route Rennes-Brest less than ten kilometres after the Embranchement branch. From the top of its three-hundred-five meters and thanks to its configuration, this bosse belonging to the Monts Mountains allows you to embrace a vast landscape. This mythical place has at all times created a peaceful and meditative atmosphere for legends, such as the one concerning the strange end of one of the last Druids, named Gwenc'hlan. It is also reported that, in the th century, thirty bishops met to utter anathema against Abdullah the Cursed, whose crimes inspired the tale of Blue Beard. Do not hesitate to admire a sunset: unforgettable!

Savéol, known for its tomatoes, opens the doors of its experimental farm which develops natural solutions to protect crops. Here you will learn all about bumblebees, small wasps and bugs, insects that are essential to the cultivation of plants and that help fight against harmful species. The visit takes place in two areas: one focused on pollination and the other on crop protection. It's fun and educational!

It is in a vast area of 625 hectares on the banks of the Saint-Vio lake that you will discover Maison de la Baie d'Audierne and all its resources. This house is actually a documentation and exhibition centre on the coastline, with the nature and art of the region in all its forms. To preserve this area, the Coastal Protection and the Association for the Promotion of the region of Bigouden came together so as to protect the ecological environment while preserving and enhancing the biological interest of this natural site. Through a naturalist hike, accessible to all, the riches of this mosaic protected areas are revealed to you. Feel free to come with binoculars ... La Maison de la Baie d'Audierne also offers permanent and temporary exhibitions as well as videos. Besides, nature walks and hikes on donkeys are organized! To go further, take advantage of the observatory to see one of the 300 species of birds on the site...