Curiosities of Quiberon, part I !!!

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And here, went out saw my world needed to visit my fav place to see it up close and personal again. True with most businesses closed the trip was blant riding around in the car but just to see this area was thrilling for us. Quiberon is it!! plenty for fun, and of course, many posts on it in my blog, search them. Therefore, let me tell on curiosities of Quiberon, part I !!!  Hope you enjoy this post as I

In case not reading before, this is the Presqu’île de Quiberon , a peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic ocean and the city of Quiberon sits at the end tip. Of course, in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne, and in my belle France!

I took a more scenic route this time going just past the marvelous Port Harliguen and just past the aérodrome airfield of Quiberon just before reaching the Pointe du Conguel.  So, this aérodrome is use for light planes, tourist tours, helicopters, and parachutes. The field goes back to 1917  but the aérodrome started out in 1955. As an anecdote; in the 1960s, Louison Bobet, triple winner of the Tour de France and world champion in cycling, decided to create a modern thalassotherapy center in Quiberon. In the early 1970s, he created his own airline, named Thalass Air, to transport spa visitors between Paris-Le Bourget airport and Quiberon aérodrome. This ceased by 1979. The thalassotherapy is now the Sofitel complex right on bd Louison Bobet. Mr Bobet died in 1983 in Biarritz.

The Bay of Quiberon tourist board on the aérodrome of Quiberon: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/to-see-to-do/sports-and-leisure-activities/quiberon-aerodrome

quiberon aerodrome front jan21

Right, almost next to the above is a four stars camping Le Conguel . 10 meters from the beach, Le Conguel camping is really nice modern facilities but living so close we have not tested it yet, we will thus once possible. From here you can discover the treasures of Morbihan! webpage: https://www.siblu.fr/camping-le-conguel

quiberon camping conguel jan21

There is a train station here lol! TER Bretagne and runs in Summer with the usual Tire Bouchon from Auray, very popular. The rest of the time there is bus line 1 from Auray to do the trick. It is a picturesque building and it was my first introduction to the city parking along side of it. This time took the picture from the back tracks! The TER Bretagne webpage: https://www.ter.sncf.com/bretagne/gares/87476457/Quiberon/prochains-departs-multimodaux

quiberon gare back tracks jan21

The Port de Quiberon as well as the pleasure marina are very nice areas loaded with quant seafood and breton food restaurants facing the sea. A wonderful feeling indeed. For a boy who grew up in a shrimp fisherman harbor and been around the world ,this is nostalgia at its  best and it feels nice. And do not forget the fisherman depot where the local fish catch comes in every morning and you get all fresh right there, the Cooperative Maritime Du Sud Morbihan at 2 Quai d’Houat. A place of getaway to change your mind. Small very family port with all the shops and craftsmen in a few meters. The unmissable port of Quiberon.

On July 3, 1921, the city council decided to erect a monument to the Quiberonnais who died during the Great War or WWI. Located rue Pouligner, it consists of a menhir from the village of Manémeur surmounted by two palms and bearing three decorations: the war cross, the legion of honor and the military medal. It is surrounded by several plaques on the edges bearing the names of those who died for France in the various conflicts. it was inaugurated on November 06, 1921.

The ports of Brittany on the new Gare Maritime or ferry terminal of Quiberon: https://ports.bretagne.bzh/grands-projets/une-nouvelle-gare-maritime-a-quiberon/

The city of Quiberon on do and see in town : https://www.ville-quiberon.fr/listes/a-voir-a-faire/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Quiberon:  https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/quiberon

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on Quiberon : https://www.morbihan.com/accueil/decouvrir/le-morbihan/les-principales-destinations/quiberon

There you go folks, a nice new ride into my old hangout. Looking for 2021 to be better for all of us, and we can get back into our love for travels.  Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Quiberon, part I !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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