The Pointe du Conguel 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. Hope you enjoy this tour and the new pictures!! Let me tell you about the pointe du Conguel of Quiberon, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the 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!  And of course, we had to go by the beaches, even if a winter day and with the virus they were empty. We love the area and always come here with the family since first moving in to the area back in 2011. Quiberon has been our favorite ever since. I like to tell you a bit more on the Pointe du Conguel !!

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Pointe du Conguel is located at the tip of the bay of Quiberon; all the way last on the presqu’île de Quiberon or peninsula. It is part of the town of  Quiberon.  Pointe du Conguel is a peninsula about 1 kilometer long and 200 meters wide. It is placed under the protection of the Conservatoire du Littoral. A path allows you to go around this natural site.

quiberon plage conguel jan21

The Pointe du Conguel is originally an island, formed by rocks linked together by accumulated sand. This island is connected to the mainland by a tombolo 300 meters long. Two islets extend the point: Toul Bihan, accessible on foot at high tides, and Toul Bras, where Gallic burials were discovered. Further offshore is the Teignouse lighthouse, which marks the passage de la Teignouse, near which the Courbet France class battleship sank on 22 August 1922 at 3h15 (am) , gutted by a rock; the wreck is located 0.5 mile to the southeast of the Teignouse lighthouse.

The best part here is the views over the end of the land and into the Atlantic ocean! Also, the beaches are fine sand and beautiful in Summers! We love it, see my other many posts on Quiberon and especially on this area of the Pointe du Conguel or tip of Conguel.

quiberon conguel and house sea jan21

quiberon grand plage closeup jan21

The conservatoire du Littoral on the pointe du Conguel in French: http://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/523/28-pointe-du-conguel-56_morbihan.htm

My fav beach webpage, plages tv on the beaches around the Pointe du Conguel: https://en.plages.tv/detail/conguel-beach-quiberon-56170

The Bay of Quiberon tourist board on things to see in Quiberon: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/must-see-sites-in-Quiberon

Again, so much to see here and enjoy with the whole family, couples, singles, others, the works. I have so much written in my blog I am afraid to repeat so will leave like this and the new pictures. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Pointe du Conguel 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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