Curiosities of Quiberon, part IX !!!

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Once again to one of my favorite spots in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France, I have several posts on Quiberon of course, this is one of my latest rounds to it this week, Well this is by far the best area that I have seen in my area. The Quiberon is actually a presqu’Île (peninsula)  jetting out from mainland  France into the Atlantic ocean , This is a sublime spot visited by all locals and especially Europeans at Summer’s season, A must to visit while in the area or even coming to it alone, Let me tell you about curiosities of Quiberon, part IX !!!  Hope you enjoy it as I

 You have wonderful Place Hoche going to the beautiful Grande Plage or big beach afar.

Quiberon pl Hoche to grande plage jun23

Quiberon Pl Hoche restaurants jun23

The carousel celebrates its 54th anniversary ! The decorations of the upper part represent local life, the menhirs, the boats of Belle-Île, the square tower, the lighthouses etc, A nice sight each time in town even if my boys are a bit old to do this, they remember when,,,with Mom Martine, memories forever !

Quiberon pl Hoche carrousel jun23

Quiberon carousel closeup pl hoche jun23

I should had started with the best paid parking in town me think, The spot of the biggest market day on Saturdays morning at the Place du Varquez; We arrive , and quickly found me a parking spot right away , this is an extention of Place Hoche  looking towards the Grande Plage or Big Beach! The parking is metered and we use it for convenience, however, a bit drive and a bit farther you can find free on street parking.

If you don’t want to come into City center or beach areas on heavy days there is a park and relay parking, huge at the Parking des Îles (Semaphore) , open from April 2 to Sunday November 7,slight change each year so check ahead.  A closer parking to the beach is the parking Place De La Republique where the BNP Paribas bank branch is located between Rue du phare and Rue de port Maria.  There is a nice little train or petit train that stops at the Place Hoche, and if it is your first time here ,it is worth taken to see it all The Petit train du Morbihan :  https://www.petittrain-morbihan.com/en/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.

Quiberon Monument aux morts up from beach jun23

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, this is a paradise especially in Summer months, compare to any and believe me I was born on a Caribbean beach and travel to many around the world. Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Quiberon, part IX !!! 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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