La Bretagne en Camping-Car : advice, areas, routes

How to visit Brittany on a camper or van?

Going on a road trip with a well-equipped vehicle is probably one of the best travel modes. The camper is ideal to go to its rhythm, to go where you want, when you want it. Sleep in the middle of nowhere, by the beach and wake up your feet in the water, what happiness! By coming to visit Brittany on a motorhome, you can do all this! Leaving the roads of the four departments of the Breton peninsula will allow you to discover the secrets of one of the most appreciated regions of France.

A land full of culture, traditions and history, Brittany has an exceptional coastline. Are you going to visit Brittany in motorhome, van or van? From Cancale to the Crozon peninsula, Gulf of Morbihan passing through the bay Saint-Malo , the coast of Émeraude or the Côte de Granit Rose, known seaside resorts to the islands, passing through the Armor and Argoat massif, your road trip will be full of surprises. Here is our mini-guide to visit Brittany on a camper or van!

Ideas of itineraries in Brittany by motorhome

Brittany has an area of 27,208 km2 – with the exception of the Loire-Atlantique, 6,815 km2, whose debates rage to link it or not to the historical Brittany – and comprises 4.68 million inhabitants. Whether you choose to visit the north of Brittany, the south or both, you will not see the same things and you will logically have to adapt your steps and tours according to the dates of your holidays. Similarly, if you rent a motorhome in Brittany or you cross France (e.g. if you live in the Midi), you will have to take into account the journey time to get there. The Breton region consists of four departments – Île-et-Vilaine, Côtes-d’Armor, Morbihan and Finistère -, is populated by man from the Paleolithic, and thus has an old history of several hundred thousand years: one of the oldest known homes in the world was discovered in Menez Dregan (Plouhinec), dating from 450,000 years old!

Visiting Brittany is exploring a region that has been able to maintain a powerful anchorage of its identity and its cultural characteristics over the centuries (music, language, traditions, Celtic culture). It is also to see the Pointe du Raz, the peninsula of Crozon , megalithes Carnac , cities of Rennes , Brest , Vannes , Lorient or Quimper, the beaches on 1000 kilometers of coasts and cliffs (Emerald coast, coast of Goëlo, coast of Granit Rose, Golden Belt, coast of the Legends, sea of Iroise, coast of Cornwall, coast of Mégaliths, coast of Love, coast of Jade). Here are some ideas of itineraries to visit Brittany in camping-car :

• 7 days in north Brittany : Rennes (historical center, pedestrian streets, park of the Thabor), Mont-Saint-Michel (Norman coast), Saint-Malo, Dinan, Dinard, estuary of the Rance, the Côte d’Émeraude (from Cancale to the Cap Fréhel), the Côte de Granit Rose (plages and criques in Plougrescant, Ploumanac’h, Trégêt Broastel,

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• 7 days in Western and South Brittany : the coast of Nantes to Quimper, including the regional natural park of Brière, the megallithes of Carnac, the bay and the peninsula of Quiberon, Concarneau, Guérande, Pont-Aven, the peninsula of Rhuys, the port of Saint-Goustan, Vannes, Quimper, the tip of the Torch, the Pointe du Razmor, the regional natural park of Ar

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• 15 days in Brittany: the north coast, the Finistère and the south coast, with also the Monts d’Arée, Pontivy, Le Conquet, Camaret-sur-Mer, the Virgin Island, Island of SeinBelle-Île-en-Mer.

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These ideas of escapades and stages are only indicative. Because this program is far too busy to be realized in a week or fifteen days. You will need to adapt this to your wishes, travel dates and journeys. Because the goal is not to spend all its time on the road!

Driving in Brittany in camping-car : traffic rules to know

Driving in Brittany is easy and as everywhere in France, the traffic rules that apply to motorhomes are the provisions applicable to cars. It is recalled, however, that each passenger must have its buckled safety belt when the vehicle is driving. The speed limits are the same as for cars:

• 50 km/h in agglomeration,
• 80 km/h out of town,
• 110 km/h on separate roadways.

A good news: there is no paid highway in Brittany. Do you know why? It is a product of history dating back to the 15th century! Anne de Bretagne, Queen of France from 1491 to 1514, imposes the free movement of goods and people in Brittany. This meant the principle of free roads, without granting any tolls. This principle has always been respected by the Governments of the Monarchy and the Republic. Another reason: after the Second World War, the government estimates that Brittany must be disenclaved from the French road network. By means of consequences, the state has built separate roads... always without tolls!

We can therefore visit Brittany by camping-car freely, without worrying about the category of his vehicle.

As everywhere in France, the maximum alcohol level is 0.5 g/l. Note that the camper must remain on the right hand in the roundabouts. It is also recommended to facilitate overtaking of the following vehicles.

How and where to rent a motorhome in France?

You want to go to the discovery of Morocco by borrowing a ferry from France with your Camping-Car or van for example? It is now easy to rent a motorhome in the Hexagon. How? Using interrelationship platforms between tenants and particular camper owners as Yescapa For example.

How does it work?

• At first, you have to choose the motorhome in your city (For example Bordeaux, Nantes, Toulouse, Paris, Montpellier or Marseille).

• Be careful choose unlimited mileage, to check the number of beds available and if travel abroad is possible.

• Do your work online rental request and share your travel information (dates, rental options, mileage, etc.) to the owner.

• If your request is accepted and after payment, you will have access to the owner's contact information to organize a First meeting.

• Day J, present your driver's license and pour bail.

• One. status of premises is executed and a lease is signed between the two parties. When you return, after shaking the Breton roads, sign the state of the places back and the tower is played!

Camping-car areas in Brittany: where to park?

Camping-cars are allowed to park on the places by following the marking on the ground, as well as the cars. But it is prohibited to sleep on the public space, even less to install tables and camping chairs on the road. Apart from the towns, the same logic prevails: the wild camping is prohibited by law. Of course, you can find places – “spots” – peaceful where to park for the night, parking away from the eyes, in isolated places. It will therefore be necessary to be very discreet and leave the place in the same state as when arriving (no rubble on the ground). It is also not advisable to park more than one day and one night in the same place, because in this case it is a installation on the public space.

In principle, one can only stop sleeping on the camper-car areas and on the campgrounds to spend the night. We will therefore avoid regional settlements and natural parks. However, he is allowed to sleep in his vehicle at locations where no signalling is prohibited.

If, by coming to visit Brittany on a camping-car, you would like to sleep in kind without going into a campsite, we have a solution: the mobile app Park4night. This is a tool that any travelling traveler should download. Park4night is an application that shares the spots where to park, for a day or for a night: service areas for campers, campsites, parking, rest areas, places in the middle of nature, etc. Any type of parking is referenced on an interactive map, with GPS coordinates, which allows you to no longer have to look for your spot for hours!

What is the best season to travel by camping-car in Brittany?

Ah! The Breton climate! Several seasons a day, wind, crachin and grey, 12 °C all year! Coming to Brittany on a camping-car, you will see that what is said on the Breton climate is a cruel prejudice! The climate of Brittany has oceanic influences, with mild winters and fresh summers. The climate is therefore mild, especially in the seaside. The north of Brittany is whistled by the northwest winds, but the accumulated rains are similar at the national level: it does not rain more in Brittany than elsewhere! In fact, it is possible to visit Brittany by camping-car almost all year round.

The winter Breton is quite cold: morning frosts are rare but the wind increases the feeling of cold. Spring, from March to May is fresh or even cold, with frequent rains. But the sun is never far away either. Summer is also fresh, especially near the coast and in the Finistère. Brittany is influenced by the disruption of the Atlantic, which brings wind and rain. But it also reacts to anticyclones, especially Azores, which brings beautiful sunny days, and sometimes very hot. Finally, autumn remains pleasant in September, but the weather is gradually decreasing from October.

Thus it can do more than 30 °C in summer on the region. The most favorable months to visit Brittany in motorhome go from June to early September.