Curiosities of Quiberon, part V !!!

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Once again came back 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, The Quiberon is actually in 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, Therefore, let me tell you about curiosities of Quiberon, part V !!!  Hope you enjoy this post as I

The Church of Notre Dame de Locmaria was built in the 15C when the parish seat was transferred from the prieural Chapel of St Clement to the town, entirely redone in 1654, it will be wearing a Lantern Tower only in the 19C. Ransacked by the English of Admiral Lestock’s army in 1746, it would even serve as a hospital for the Chouans and the emigrants in 1795 (fight against the French revolution). But it was in 1900 that a storm damaged the Bell Tower destroying much of the roof. The Church in its present form dates from 1906. This is the first monument you see walking from the train station to the beach areas,

From the square or Place Hoche, you can see clearly straight ahead the wonderful Grande Plage (see posts), always calling you for the water! There are wonderful restaurants/bars all around it and you get the breeze of the ocean nearby,

The Place de la Duchesse Anne is just after the mairie or City hall going down to the beach area, It is, full of shops and some restaurants and very animated always,

The port de Pêche or fishing port is pretty and plenty of action on Saturday mornings, Today, it welcomes over 100 fishing boats, longliners, gillnetters, crabbers, trawlers, and dredgers which come daily to unload their fish and shellfish at the fish market for 38 authorized buyers. A new, more energy-efficient and functional fish market will be built on the site of the Port-Maria fish market, constructed in the 1990s. The work, in three phases, is scheduled to begin in April 2026.

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://morbihan.com/decouvrir/le-morbihan-et-ses-perles-bretonnes/destination-carnac-et-baie-de-quiberon/quiberon-ville/

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 V !!! 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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