Gulf of Morbihan - France

[M1AGM]

Hi, was hoping any fellow phers may have some words of wisdom on the area as I am thinking of booking a week or so around there with the family (wife, 2 teenagers) this summer. Kind of wanting to know where the good beaches are, good towns for food, stuff to do etc. Any pointers much appreciated as its quite a big area and a complete unknown to me. Thank you.

[merlin75]

Hello there
Its a lovely area, Carnac is very nice with world famous stones (similiar to avebury/stonehenge), Auray is one of the nicest towns i have ever been to.Quiberon is out in the sea, very surfy with world class beaches everywhere.

[Bill]

Agreed, Carnac is lovely with a tidal island as well as the stones, Trinite sur mer just round the corner is also spectacular. A fair bit further west Benodet is also great and the tidal lagoon is ace (think rapids pouring in and out twice a day).

[hiccy18]

Funnily enough we were in Carnac Sur Plage for five nights last year, loved it. We had a caravan on the Eurocamp place, short walk into town and plenty of sensibly priced bars and restaurants, lots of shops, lovely beach and promenade.

[gareth h]

We used to stay at Port du Crouesty when the kids were small nice little port, Vannes is worth a visit too.

[M1AGM]

Thanks for the contributions so far, great to hear!

[omniflow]

One word for you:

Kouiginettes

[Rob 131 Sport]

This takes me back to when the children were young and twice a year (definitely avoiding Devon and Cornwall) we’d have a fortnight in France.

We had a couple of late summer holidays in La Trinite Sur Mer and love the area. It’s also just a short drive from St. Malo.

The area has so much to offer as regards beaches, restaurants and walking.

[ubbs]

We’ve been to Carnac 4 times previously and are visiting again this summer for 4 days, it’s a nice place with other interesting towns nearby.
What we like about it is you can park the car and everything is within walking distance. We’re also stopping at Dol for week with other family/friends.