Curiosities of Saint Pierre Quiberon !!!

Posted in Bretagne, Europe, France

I am again finding older pictures in my cd rom vault and they should be in my blog for you and me, I am taking you back to Saint Pierre de Quiberon in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne in my belle France. This town I go several times a year and we love the peninsula, as part of the wonderful Presqu’ïle de Quiberon peninsula, heavens on the beach/coast side and only 40 minutes from my house. Let me tell you on curiosities of Saint Pierre Quiberon !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon constitutes the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, the town of Quiberon occupying the southern part. In between, you pass the isthmus of Penthièvre that is sort of a village forming the entrance to the Quiberon peninsula , Driving along the road D768 , strange road that goes up passing thru my current home, Ongoing, see the historic Fort of Penthiévre, still a military installation , and a sad site of firing squads assassination during the Nazi occupation. The Fort of Penthièvre is a fortified structure it commands access to the level of the isthmus at its narrowest point.  You have parking across the road D768 on the Isthme, and the Plage de Penthiévre beach on the fort side, Very beautiful beach with, with at low tide , sandy and a yachting school Always very nice to see!

saint-pierre-de-quiberon-fort-penthievre-passing-closeup-jun23

saint-pierre-de-quiberon-fort-penthievre-plage-jun23

A bit of history tell us that following the siege of Lorient and the looting of the Quiberon peninsula in 1746, the construction of a new defensive structure was decided in 1747 as part of a more general framework for strengthening the defenses of the southern Brittany coast. This effort was undertaken by the governor of Brittany at the time, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, who will give it his name . The Fort of Penthièvre was built on an escarpment called La Palice at narrowest spot on the peninsula.

The plage de Penthièvre beach is the first beach on the Quiberon peninsula, which makes it the largest beach on the peninsula (several km of white sand). It is bordered by dunes or cliffs. This beach has a lifeguard station in summer. You can practice sand yachting, kitesurfing and surfing. Be careful, we are on the west coast, the ocean can be rough (the east side is more protected). No dogs allowed,

The roads of memories site on the Fort Penthiévre : https://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/fr/fort-penthievre

The executed of 1940-44 site on the memorial on the resistance executed there and behind there is the cave where they were killed with a stone memorial : https://fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr/spip.php?article189377

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on the Fort Penthiévre :   https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/to-see-to-do/culture-and-heritage/museums-and-cultural-sites/le-fort-penthievre-1

My fav plages tv on the beach of Penthiévre: https://www.plages.tv/detail/plage-de-penthievre-saint-pierre-quiberon-56510

The town of Saint Pierre Quiberon on its history : https://www.saintpierrequiberon.fr/patrimoine-et-decouverte/histoire-de-la-ville/

There you go folks, we live in heavens in land and so close to the marvelous Breton coast filled with hundreds if not thousands of beaches and wonderful historical sites. This is a must area to be visited for sure , and the fort is very well maintained to walk around it,   Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Saint Pierre Quiberon as I.

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

Unknown's avatar

Published by pedmar10

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.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.