Your stay in Brittany is approaching. So, where are you going to dip? Small summary of the most beautiful beaches of Brittany!
The Breton region is coveted for its marine landscapes, its famous gastronomy and of course, its long beaches. But then the question is: what are the most beautiful beaches in Brittany? How can you fully enjoy a stay in Brittany without considering a moment by the water? If the time to allow it, and it happens more often than the cliché of a rainy Brittany, take time to go to the beaches. Press your toes in the Breton sand, sometimes thin, sometimes thick, and make them taste salt water, sometimes warm, sometimes cold.
Some beaches in Brittany also house a unique fauna and flora, ranging from rare marine birds to sometimes invasive seaweeds. This is what makes the charm of this region. As well as its colors, its rocky reefs, its steep cliffs, and even the marine clutches. It is a region that has a lot to offer you, starting with the beauty of its beaches. Are you ready to discover our selection of the most beautiful beaches of Brittany?
1. La Pointe de la Torche (Finistère)
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The Pointe de la Torche is a beach of Brittany that deserves the detour. If other places are safe from the wind, it is not his case. In this way, you can observe magnificent waves, surfers or kitesurfers and planks. However, it remains pleasant for swimming and relaxation. Sable end, dunes, breathtaking views of a clear horizon, Pointe de la Torche has everything to please!
Also, in the spring, discover the multicolor tulips that bloom by thousands in the surrounding fields.
2. La plage Saint-Michel et les montiers (Côtes-d’Armor)
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In addition to the stretches of fine sand, the heavenly colors of water and granite rocks, the beach of Saint-Michel has a nice surprise: an islet.
Accessible to low tide via a pebble path, the islet Saint-Michel gives an additional stamp to this beach of Brittany. Spend a quiet moment before you go to the edge of this islet. That said, beware of the rising tide! If you ever find yourself blocked, warn and wait for help and do not take unnecessary risks.
3. The beach of Sillon Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine)
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It forms the Great Beach with the beaches of Hoguette and Rochebonne. If the proximity to the road may disturb some, the Sillon beach is beautiful. Indeed, at low tide, it extends in length almost as much as in width.
In addition, it offers views of the banks of the city and the old town of Saint-Malo, a real local tourist emblem. Summer as winter, it is beaches of Brittany where there is always world, this one is part of it.
4. The beach of the Golden Mine (Morbihan)
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Undoubtedly the most attractive colors of the Morbihan coastline are on this beach. Indeed, the cliffs that border it have a panel of colors ranging from ochre to golden where the name of the beach. It is important to know that these cliffs were the result of heavy hopes and were thus exploited as gold mines in the nineteenth century.
Closed because of insufficient yield, they now house this beautiful beach of Brittany, two kilometers long, whose charm is more evident at sunset.
5. La plage de l’Île Vierge (Finistère)
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Certainly the wildest of the coves Presqu’Ile de Crozon , the beach of the Virgin Island is a must. And because of its natural colours, its white pebbles and pine... Everything suggests that you are in the south of France, in a Mediterranean calanque. Yet, you are on a beach in Brittany!
Its access is more difficult by the land than by the sea, which gives it an extra appeal, like a treasure of the coast.
Attention : the beach is forbidden to access until further order, find out before you go there.
6. La plage de la Comtesse (Côtes-d’Armor)
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Delimited by the Île de la Comtesse, located on its left, this long beach in Brittany has an unmistakable charm thanks to the cabins that line it. Also, the white fences on the border have made its reputation. It is ideal for relaxing and enjoying the marine atmosphere of Saint-Quay-Portrieux.
The most adventurous will be able to reach the Pointe du Sémaphore on foot, from the beach and the rocks or along a part of GR®34.
7. La plage des Grands Sables (Morbihan)
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This beach, in addition to being the largest of Groix Island, has some features that make it one of the most beautiful beaches in Brittany.
First, it is not formed in hollows, like a large majority of beaches, but in bumps. This is due to two inverted sea currents along the coast. Then it has two different sands: white “classical” and red, due to the grenat that composes the grains. Very pleasant beach, it is rather frequented in summer.
8. The beach of Treac’h Er Goured (Morbihan)
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It is located on the Île d’Houat , herself attached to Morbihan.
The beach of Gouret, known as Breton Treac’h Er Goured, is the most frequented of the beaches on the island. And its beauty is equal to its length. Indeed, it is two kilometers of fine sand that extend, bordered by a green dune, thus protecting the wind beach. Very quiet, it is an ideal place to relax and have a good time.
9. The beach of Bon Secours (Ille-et-Vilaine)
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Located at the foot of the ramparts Saint-Malo, Bon Secours beach is a real paradise. It has a natural pool of sea water and a diver, accessible even at low tide.
You can also discover the islet of the Grand Bé, where the writer Chateaubriand is buried, and the Petit Bé, in the extension, with his fort of the seventeenth century.
We advise you to access the low tide. Besides all this, at the end of the day, enjoy the city!
10. The beach of Trevignon (Finistère)
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At the edge of the Pointe de Trévignon is the beach of the same name. Long stretch of fine sand, the beach of Trevignon is a real paradise on Earth. It is the ideal place to spend good time, enjoy calm and surrounding nature and take some colors.
Fans of windsurfing or kitesurfing will be delighted, as the wind of the Finsterian tip will be able to tract them without too many problems. Do not hesitate to venture to the Château de Trévignon, just a few steps away.
11. The beach of Coz-Pors (Côtes-d’Armor)
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It is one of the beaches of Brittany that represent the Côte de Granit Rose, one of the most beautiful places in France .
Indeed, huge granite rocks are scattered along the stretch of golden sand... but also in the water. These are accessible to low tide, for the most curious of you. The beach of Coz-Porz is perfect to rest, picnic with family and go to discover the many secrets that the granite rocks keep.
12. Herlin Beach (Morbihan)
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Belle-Île-en-Mer is at the height of poetry sung by Laurent Voulzy.
Falaises, green areas, sandy, rocky and wild nature are at the rendezvous. For a little paradise, we invite you to visit the beach of Herlin, one of the most beautiful beaches of Brittany. On site, find its clear and turquoise waters, fine sand sounds and protective cliffs. A veritable shrine dug in a bay, it is an immanquable of the Breton island.
13. Saint-Nicolas Island Beach (Finistère)
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How to establish a ranking of the most beautiful beaches of Brittany without evokeing the Glénan Archipelago? A true paradisiacal parenthesis, the Archipel des Glénan has many idyllic places, such as its beaches and tropical lagoon coloured waters.
Among them, the beach of Saint-Nicolas Island stands out for its beauty. Cut into two pieces, but connected by a fine sandbank, this beach is a postcard to it-seule. Just make sure to tell your recipients that you are well in Brittany and not to Seychelles !
So, what are you waiting to discover the beaches of Brittany?
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