So need to update this one from 2017, my favorite spot in my Morbihan other than my capital city Vannes is the Presqu’île de Quiberon or peninsula of Quiberon. What better way to see its natural beauty is to see the wild coast or Côte Sauvage! Hope you enjoy the updated post. And thanks for reading me over the years!!!
This wonderful peninsula of Quiberon and its wild coast or côte sauvage is just about 40 minutes by car south from my house; and we love it. Even if with so much to see, we should come here more often. The end town is ,also name Quiberon; wonderful! I have plenty of posts on it in my blog ok.
As said, it’s very easy from my house about 40 minutes by car, you take the road D768 down off the expressway National N165 off exit for Auray, Carnac, Quiberon, La Trinité-sur-Mer (see posts all wonderful). You get to see the bay and the water the moment you reach the town of Plouharnel, then it becomes a peninsula with water on both sides. Passing the Baie de Plouharnel you come to the first great beach, Le Sablé d’Or on your left hand side, you will have the Fôret Domaniale de Quiberon on the left side too, a forest with nice benches for picnics. Next is the town of Penthièvre (part of Saint-Pierre de Quiberon) and the great fortress now a military installation but on the back open to the public showing the cave where resistance fighters from Locminé were executed by the Nazis, and a cross rises up in their memory. There is a nice beach on the bay and ocean side! You arrive at the village of Kerhostin, and immediately on the right is the port town of Portivy. Here begins the wonderful sublime inmense côte sauvage for real!
The Côte Sauvage or wild coast is a cliffs hanging zigzagging road with beautiful views of the Atlantic ocean below you and passing by what was the famous WWII Atlantic Wall that the Nazis tried to hold on the possible invasions which as you know was not enough thanks God. At Portivy, at the Port Blanc is a picturesque and nice quant old fashion. The road here is number D186A and changes with names but no matter you just keep going slowly, of course in Summer is a bit crowded but plenty of parking for free along the road to enjoy the sights. The D186A is also, call the Route Cotiére or coastal road.
Around it, you get to see the Château de Turpault just before entering Quiberon. You come in on the quai de Houat, and the fisherman coopératives and fisherman harbor is the first you see on your right hand side. Next comes the Gare maritime with great cruises to the islands in the Gulf of Morbihan, you go up on rue du phare and see the lighthouse of Quiberon, continue back on the boardwalk to Place Hoche and the wonderful Grande Plage or Big beach.
The views here of the ocean and the force of the waves hitting the rock is impressive and the fresh sea air wonderful. It started out as a bit rainy and cloudy and finish very warm and sunny with all kinds of ocean activities going on from kites to surfing ,boating and rock climbing.
The Bay of Quiberon tourist office on the wild coast: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/the-wild-coast-of-quiberon
The Presqu’île de Quiberon peninsula extends from the west part of the peninsula after the village of Portivy to Saint Pierre Quiberon to Port Maria in Quiberon. The coastal conservatory or Conservatoire du Littoral has more on this wonderful Côte Sauvage in French here: http://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/220/28-cote-sauvage-56_morbihan.htm
The Bretagne region tourist office on Quiberon: https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/southern-brittany-morbihan-gulf/quiberon/
The city of Quiberon on things to do and see: https://www.ville-quiberon.fr/listes/a-voir-a-faire/
And now home, cruising to start another week of work and reports lol!!! Enjoy it while you can, life is beautiful or la vie est belle! but it can be short… Enjoy life at its best at the Presqu”île de Quiberon! Thanks for reading me!!
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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