Port Maria of Quiberon !!!

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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, but, again, found me some older pictures not in my blog yet and they should,  A must to visit while in the area or even coming to it alone, Let me tell you about something I should had ,the wonderful Port Maria of Quiberon !! Hope you enjoy it as I

The Port Maria is between the marine terminal ,and the Grande Plage beach (see posts) ,The green lighthouse is just up from the cinema Le Paradis at 11 Rue du Phare. Port Maria was built from the 18C until the 19C. The leading sardine port in France in the 1950s, It then had thirteen canneries, today there are only two left. It is thanks to the creation of a municipal auction in 1977 that the port still welcomes over 100 fishing boats. It is the second in Brittany after Lorient (see post)and is now computerized. The Port Maria is home to fishing activities and the transport of passengers and goods to the islands of Belle-île, Houat and Hoëdic. It welcomes more than 100 fishing boats, trollers, gillnetters, trappers, trawlers and dredgers, which come daily unload their fish and shellfish at the auction, for 38 approved buyers.

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The Phare de Port-Maria lighthouse is set back from the shore and is now among the constructions at the end of the Côte Sauvage. It is a cylindrical tower in smooth masonry painted white, with a corbelling in exposed stones, and a lantern painted green. It is attached to a house on two residential levels. The lighthouse is automated. Unguarded, it cannot be visited. The construction of this lighthouse was completed in 1895. One of its colorful sectors covers the Birvideaux plateau which was not marked out at the time. Originally, it also served as the rear light of the entry line to the port of Port-Maria. It was then coupled with a small light, built in 1891, located at the end of the mole, at the entrance to the port. Following work carried out at the port in 1952, this light was moved to the end of the new breakwater, and this alignment was abandoned. The slightly frustoconical tower, with a height of 24.80 meters, or 28.10 meters above sea level, is attached to the north face of a rectangular house, which replaced the small original building in stones.

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The Plage de Port Maria beach is located next to the Grande Plage (on the right) at the port. This beach is more of a playground for children, swimming is not recommended since we are in the port…For those looking for a little space at the height of the season when the different beaches of Quiberon are invaded. Ideal for playing. The beach is located on the right of the boarding dock for Belle-Ile.

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The city of Quiberon on Port Maria: https://www.ville-quiberon.fr/port-maria-criee-et-port-de-peche/

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

There you go folks, this is a paradise especially in Summer months, You will do well to visit Quiberon, me think gain, Again, hope you enjoy the post on Port Maria 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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