Brittany South and West July 2022

Departs July 1, 2022 2pm

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).

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.

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

Historical place with a monastery church on a hill above the Loire (beautiful view).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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

Artists' Village , where Paul Gauguin also lived and painted. Beautifully made flower-bedecked paths and footbridges along the River Aven to the small harbour.

Of course we (with many other tourists) also ended up at the David Mill, which was painted by Gauguin.

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.

10 minutes on foot along the coastal path to the ferry to the island "Ville Close" : the old core of Concarneau, fortified with walls all around (touristy - but we are tourists too). In front of a huge leisure port.

One restaurant follows the next along the promenade. We also took the opportunity and once again ate wonderful fish.

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.

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).

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.

Short hike on the coastal path to Lesconil. On the way the finest sandy beach behind the dunes.

In the afternoon sunning on the beach.

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.

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

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.

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!

Impressions from the trip overland. Including fields with buckwheat.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Hike to Ploumanac'h along the "Granit Rose" rocky coast . Huge rounded blocks of granite that were ejected as magma and all around the soft rock was eroded. Thousands of photo opportunities.

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

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

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

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.

Back to our favorite SP.

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