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Route description for Brittany South and West July 2022


Brittany South and West July 2022

From 30.6.2022 to 18.7. 2 1/2 week trip via Orléans to southern Brittany to Golfe du Morbihan, Auray, Quiberon peninsula, Carnac megaliths, Quimperlé, Pont Aven, Concarneau, to the Phare Eckmühl, Locronan, to the Crozon peninsula and to the north coast Roskoff and finally to the rocky coast "Granit Rose".

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Sissach, Schweiz

Departs July 1, 2022 2pm

4450 Sissach, Schweiz

47° 27' 51.8" N 7° 48' 38.4" E

47.4643945 7.8106610


☍ 441,4 km (3 hrs. 56 min.)

Aire Service de Camping-cars Gurgy - Stellplatz direkt an der Yonne

Very idyllic SP in Gurgy (near Auxerre) on the Yonne River, used by both campers and boat tourists. Duck families visit us several times at the WoMo. €11.00/night including electricity.


Walk to the Peupliers Noirs (huge black poplars).

Rue du Halage, 89250, Gurgy, France

47° 51' 48" N 3° 33' 13" E

47.8633333 3.5536111


☍ 168,1 km (1 hrs. 36 min.)

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Orléans (Park & Ride "Jules Verne", kostenlos)

We take the tram to the city center in comfort. In the central square stands a bronze statue of Joan of Arc , with whom this city is closely linked. We stroll through the old town and along the Jeanne d'Arc boulevard directly to the Sainte-Croix cathedral , a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Inside we see the windows with stained glass depicting the life of Joan of Arc.

Orléans, Frankreich

47° 54' 10.7" N 1° 54' 33.3" E

47.9029640 1.9092510


☍ 117,6 km (1 hrs. 9 min.)

Tours

Tours, Frankreich

47° 23' 38.9" N 0° 41' 5.4" E

47.3941440 0.6848400


☍ 169,7 km (1 hrs. 40 min.)

Camping L'ile Batailleuse (€20/Nacht)

Located on an island in the Loire. Spacious pitches under tall trees. We notice the many backpackers on foot or by bike (respect!).

44370, Varades, France

47° 22' 1.6" N 1° 0' 46.8" W

47.3671000 -1.0130000


☍ 58,8 km ( 51 min.)


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Nantes

Nantes, Frankreich

47° 13' 6.1" N 1° 33' 13" W

47.2183710 -1.5536210


☍ 117,9 km (1 hrs. 30 min.)

Campingplatz Gohvelin Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (€25/Nacht)

The campsite is in the village and only about 300m from a beach. Fairly large pitches on grass, sanitary OK, swimming pool. In the evenings, food trucks come to the CP: eg fine galettes.


We went straight to the beach and hiked the GR34 coastal path from here for the first time. This is well signposted and stretches around the whole of Brittany.

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Frankreich

47° 30' 0.1" N 2° 50' 6.5" W

47.5000180 -2.8351479


☍ 10,1 km ( 14 min.)

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Port Navalo, Arzon

By scooter to Port Navalo. Here is the entrance from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Morbihan.


6,600 year old Neolithic tumulus on Petit Mont. 50m x 53m. Unfortunately, the Nazis converted it into a bunker during World War II.

Port Navalo, 56640 Arzon, Frankreich

47° 32' 49.9" N 2° 54' 56.9" W

47.5472040 -2.9158179


☍ 8,8 km ( 15 min.)

Port du Logéo, Sarzeau

Great view of the Gulf of Morbihan with its islands and boats.


Ate delicious fish and moules in the "Petit Port" restaurant.

Logeo, 56370 Sarzeau, Frankreich

47° 32' 46.9" N 2° 50' 52.8" W

47.5463555 -2.8479980


☍ 6,4 km ( 11 min.)

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Frankreich

47° 30' 0.1" N 2° 50' 6.5" W

47.5000180 -2.8351479


☍ 47,8 km ( 40 min.)

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Auray

The old port of Saint-Goustan with its stone bridge and the old quarter is well worth seeing.

56400 Auray, Frankreich

47° 39' 59.4" N 2° 59' 1.6" W

47.6664910 -2.9837670


☍ 20,0 km ( 22 min.)

Camping Municipal Des Sables Blancs

Continue south to the narrow peninsula of Quiberon . SP next to the CP (€11.90/night with electricity - sanitary facilities on the CP can be shared). A bay directly in front of us, where we watch the spectacle of the ebb and flow.


Strange: hundreds of snails stick to dried stalks.

56340, Plouharnel, France

47° 34' 19.2" N 3° 7' 34.3" W

47.5720000 -3.1262000


☍ 11,9 km ( 18 min.)

Quiberon

By motorbike/on foot along the Côte Sauvage coast to Quiberon town. Tourist place with harbor and large sandy beach.


PS: in Brittany, signposts and information signs are written in French and Breton.

Quiberon, Frankreich

47° 28' 55.7" N 3° 7' 15.8" W

47.4821330 -3.1210530


☍ 18,9 km ( 28 min.)

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Carnac

Visit to the Carnac megaliths . Driven for 50 minutes in an open-top bus along the miles of fields with 6,000-year-old menhirs; this crowd is unbelievably impressive! For example: Field Le Ménec : 1'050 stones in 11 rows of about 950m.


Later on foot hike to the dolmen grave Tumulus de Kercado.

56340 Carnac, Frankreich

47° 35' 4.9" N 3° 4' 40" W

47.5846930 -3.0777860


☍ 65,0 km ( 46 min.)

Quimperlé

Old town at the confluence of the Ellé and Isole to form the Laïta. On a hill, the Saint Michel Cathedral . Below, the mighty Sainte-Croix abbey church . Everything is really spruced up with flowers.


The old market hall is also worth seeing (unfortunately closed today).

29300 Quimperlé, Frankreich

47° 52' 21.3" N 3° 32' 51.2" W

47.8725860 -3.5475460


☍ 0,9 km ( 2 min.)

Aire de Camping-cars

Overnight on SP (fresh water and drain point). Meet very nice Belgians there (Luc, le Brasseur) who give lots of tips for Brittany.

Rue du Viaduc, 29300, Quimperlé, France

47° 52' 0" N 3° 32' 36" W

47.8666667 -3.5433333


☍ 17,3 km ( 23 min.)

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Pont-Aven, Stade Henri Sinquin (kostenpfl. Parkplatz)

Signposted parking space for mobile homes less than 5 minutes from the center.

Rue Louis Lomenech, 29930, Pont-Aven, France

47° 51' 13" N 3° 44' 37" W

47.8536111 -3.7436111


☍ 13,8 km ( 19 min.)


Camping du Moulin d’Aurore (€ 25.40)

Simply equipped CP with a large stock of trees and sufficient space. Direct access to the coastal hiking trail and approx. 300m to the bathing bay.


Enjoyed the evening sun in front of the WoMo until 10:20 p.m.!


Boulangerie just in front of the CP.

29900, Concarneau, France

47° 52' 2" N 3° 54' 21.8" W

47.8672300 -3.9060500


☍ 23,8 km ( 33 min.)


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Bénodet (neuer WoMo-Stellplatz)

Fishing site at the mouth of the Odet (navigable as far as Quimper - we would have liked to go but were too late).


Passenger ferry to Île-Tudy.

29950 Bénodet, Frankreich

47° 52' 32" N 4° 6' 22.9" W

47.8755680 -4.1063729


☍ 23,7 km ( 27 min.)

Camping Les Vergers De Squividan (€ 25/Nacht)

Lots of lawn, young trees, clean sanitary facilities, bread delivery service, very nice operator, covered swimming pool.


PS: we preferred the huge beach behind the dunes (about 800m away).

29730, Treffiagat, France

47° 47' 52.4" N 4° 14' 58.4" W

47.7978800 -4.2495600


☍ 3,4 km ( 7 min.)

Guilvinec

Punctually from 4:30 p.m., the fishing cutters drive into the harbor every 5 minutes and are unloaded here in chords. The fresh prawns (Norway lobster) and fish then go to the fish auction hall located directly at the harbour. On the other hand, they are later loaded onto trucks and taken to the customers.

29730 Guilvinec, Frankreich

47° 47' 50" N 4° 17' 2.7" W

47.7972130 -4.2840750


☍ 8,3 km ( 13 min.)

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Phare d'Eckmühl, Place du Maréchal Davout, Penmarc'h

Went to Saint-Pierre by motorbike and climbed the 65m high Phare d'Eckmühl lighthouse over 307 steps. Interior lined with opaque glass tiles. Grandiose view of the village, the coast and other, smaller lighthouses.

Pl. du Maréchal Davout, 29760 Penmarc'h, Frankreich

47° 47' 53.5" N 4° 22' 22" W

47.7981899 -4.3727685


☍ 2,8 km ( 5 min.)

Saint-Guénolé, Penmarc'h

Sant-Wennole, 29760 Penmarch, Frankreich

47° 49' 7.5" N 4° 22' 26.4" W

47.8187430 -4.3740030


☍ 12,5 km ( 16 min.)

Camping Les Vergers De Squividan

29730, Treffiagat, France

47° 47' 52.4" N 4° 14' 58.4" W

47.7978800 -4.2495600


☍ 35,2 km ( 43 min.)

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Ménez Drégan, Plouhinec, Frankreich

From the small port via the GR34 coastal footpath to Menez Dregan : huge dolmen tomb

Ménez Drégan, 29780 Plouhinec, Frankreich

47° 59' 9.1" N 4° 28' 12.2" W

47.9858700 -4.4700660


☍ 18,0 km ( 22 min.)

Pointe du Millier, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun

Crossed the next peninsula and hiked to the sea at the Pointe du Millier . Here you have a view of the next peninsula to the north: Crozon, Cap de la Chèvre.

Pointe du Millier, 29790 Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Frankreich

48° 5' 55.6" N 4° 27' 57.6" W

48.0987889 -4.4660000


☍ 23,5 km ( 27 min.)

Locronan - Aire de Camping-cars (CCP € 11.50)

Medieval town: as if time stood still 150 years ago.

Just pretty stone houses, cobbled streets, no electric cables and neon signs. Ready for the next movie!

Rue du Prieuré, 29180, Locronan, France

48° 5' 54" N 4° 12' 43" W

48.0983333 -4.2119444


☍ 32,3 km ( 35 min.)

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Crozon (SP CCP € 12.60)

Impressions from the trip overland. Including fields with buckwheat.

29160 Crozon, Frankreich

48° 14' 46.7" N 4° 29' 22.4" W

48.2463060 -4.4895680


☍ 12,4 km ( 16 min.)

Pointe de Pen-Hir, Camaret-sur-Mer

By motorbike to the 70m high cliffs at Pointe de Pen-Hir . Rugged, black granite rocks tower picturesquely in the sea.


Along the access road again a field with several rows of megalithic stones.

29570 Camaret-sur-Mer, Frankreich

48° 15' 12.9" N 4° 37' 22.4" W

48.2535908 -4.6228958


☍ 3,2 km ( 7 min.)

Camaret-sur-Mer

A 600m long dam and the Tour Vauban protect the bay.

Camaret-sur-Mer, Frankreich

48° 16' 33" N 4° 35' 49.6" W

48.2758360 -4.5971140


☍ 12,5 km ( 16 min.)

Pointe des Espagnols, Roscanvel

To the north of Crozon, the Spaniards dug several artillery bastions into the rocks on the Brest Strait. Was expanded again and again and strengthened by Napoleon with a castle complex.

29570 Roscanvel, Frankreich

48° 20' 28.6" N 4° 32' 0.8" W

48.3412710 -4.5335637


☍ 59,5 km ( 56 min.)

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Sizun

Beautiful group of churches with entrance gate, Saint-Suliau church (16th, 17th and 18th centuries) with its 56 meter high bell tower and an ossuary (1585) whose facade is decorated with statues of the 12 apostles.

29450 Sizun, Frankreich

48° 24' 20.9" N 4° 4' 39.2" W

48.4058060 -4.0775550


☍ 37,8 km ( 37 min.)

Camping municipal de Santec (CCP €12.50/Nacht)

29250, Santec, France

48° 42' 16.4" N 4° 2' 54.7" W

48.7045500 -4.0485400


☍ 10,8 km ( 15 min.)

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Roscoff

Picturesque town with a harbour, a beautiful old town and a church with a strange tower.

Roscoff, Frankreich

48° 43' 34.3" N 3° 59' 7.2" W

48.7261990 -3.9853250


☍ 76,9 km (1 hrs. 10 min.)

Tourony Camping, Trégastel (€ 26.00/Nacht)

Drive along the coast. This time with artichoke fields.


Tourony Camping: small pitches, simple but clean sanitary facilities, barbecue and bar. About 10 minutes' walk to the beach.

22730, Trégastel, France

48° 49' 30.4" N 3° 29' 28.7" W

48.8251000 -3.4913000


☍ 9,3 km ( 12 min.)

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Île-Grande, Pleumeur-Bodou

During the low tide, the mussel and crab hunters are out and about.


On the way again a megalithic tomb (14m long) discovered.

Île-Grande, 22560 Pleumeur-Bodou, Frankreich

48° 48' 1" N 3° 34' 22" W

48.8002778 -3.5727778


☍ 9,3 km ( 12 min.)

Strand Coz Pors

There is a sea aquarium, fine sandy beach and the craziest rock shapes.

22730, Trégastel, France

48° 49' 30.4" N 3° 29' 28.7" W

48.8251000 -3.4913000


☍ 78,7 km ( 55 min.)

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Saint-Brieuc

22000 Saint-Brieuc, Frankreich

48° 30' 51" N 2° 45' 57" W

48.5141800 -2.7658350


☍ 17,0 km ( 22 min.)

Aire municipal pour Camping-cars, Lermont

Free parking lot where overnight stays are allowed (but no camping chairs etc. outside). We're right on the cliffs.


At low tide the sea is far, far out and the oyster beds are dry. We watch the farmers as they drive out in tractors and amphibious vehicles and harvest the oysters.

Rue de Tregot, 22120, Hillion, France

48° 31' 50" N 2° 39' 53" W

48.5305556 -2.6647222


☍ 568,9 km (5 hrs. )

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Aire Service de Camping-cars

Back to our favorite SP.

Rue du Halage, 89250, Gurgy, France

47° 51' 48" N 3° 33' 13" E

47.8633333 3.5536111


☍ 9,2 km ( 14 min.)

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Auxerre

Very beautiful city on the Yonne. Marked tour through the old town with the 3 big churches.

Auxerre, Frankreich

47° 47' 53.5" N 3° 34' 25.6" E

47.7982020 3.5737810


☍ 431,2 km (3 hrs. 44 min.)

Sissach, Schweiz

4450 Sissach, Schweiz

47° 27' 51.8" N 7° 48' 38.4" E

47.4643945 7.8106610