Brittany's Best Beaches
With over a thousand miles of coastline, Brittany can lay claim to having some of France’s best beaches. There’s one to match your every mood and to break open a smile on the moodiest of children. With so much choice on offer, from grand La Belle Époque resorts to hidden coves visited only by seabirds and intrepid travellers, any list is ephemeral. With that proviso and in no particular order, here’s our current list of the best beaches in Brittany.
Perros-Guirec
The resort of Perros-Guirec sits on a scenic stretch of coast known as La Côte de Granit Rose after its unusual pink rock formations and has three stunning child-friendly beaches that offer sea views as pretty as the beaches themselves : Trestrignel, Trestraou and Porz Garo. Several miles south west are the great and often empty Plage de Maez-an-Aod and Plage de Goas Lagorn both of which are worth visiting.
Erquy
Located on La Côte de Penthièvre, the area around Erquy boasts some great beaches, our favourites include Plage Saint-Michel and Caroual Plage; both offer miles of soft white sand and are great for children. At low-tide, it’s possible to walk to the beach at Saint-Pabu from Caroual. The nearby beaches of Lourtuais, Portuais and Guen have a wilder, more secluded, feel and are worth visiting. As are the beaches around Pléneuf-Val-André just a few miles south of Erquy but before you leave, take the time to enjoy the panorama from Cap d’Erquy.
Roscoff
Again, we have chosen a town that enjoys some beautiful beaches around it in an area known as La Côte des Sables. The two main beaches at Cleder - Plage de Kervaliou and Plage de Kéradennec are well worth visiting, as is Dossen Plage at Santec which boasts beautiful soft white sand looking across at the Ile de Sieck. From here, the coast westwards offers miles and miles of sand dunes, beaches and emerald-turquoise ocean.
Portrieux
Just south of the town of Portrieux is the beach at Binic and the picturesque Plage du Moulin, a soft sand beach ideal of children. North of the town, down little coastal roads you will discover the beautiful Plage du Palus, Plage Bonaparte and Plage Bréhec.
Quiberon
The Quiberon Peninsula offers the visitor a swathe of good scenic beaches particularly on the western Côte Sauvage but more child-friendly beaches such as Plage du Porigo and la Plage du Fort Neuf can be found on the southern and eastern coasts. Grande Plage in Quiberon is a useful stopping point for lunch or for taking the ferry over to Belle-Île and its many beautiful sandy coves and beaches, most notably Plage de Port-Donnant.
Crozon
On the far west of Brittany, the Crozon Peninsula has over half a dozen great beaches - Plage de Kersiguénou is an impressive expanse of sandy beach and Plage de l'île Vierg is a secluded gem while the beach at Morgat offers a mile of soft, white sand that children (and grown-ups!) will love.
This was to have been a focused six of the best type list but we just can't leave out Plougrescant on the north coast of Brittany between Perros-Guirec and Portrieux. The area has some stunning soft sandy beaches with blue clear water and bays peppered with picturesque islets and unusual rock formations.
With both the north and south coasts about an hour away, Bon Repos Gites is ideally situated for exploring the best of Brittany's beaches.
Beaches change, tastes change, so, who know what this list might look like in a few years time? Meanwhile, come and explore Brittany and write your own list!
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