Brittany,
stop by stop.
A two-week loop from Rennes around the peninsula by its coast: Saint-Malo and Cancale, Cap Fréhel, the Pink Granite Coast, the Crozon peninsula, the Pointe du Raz, Concarneau and the Gulf of Morbihan. The map, what is worth booking, everything that costs nothing, and where to sleep at three budgets.
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The full tour in Brittany
8 stops · 37 activities · ≈ 616 km · ≈ €1557/person8 stops37 activities≈ 616 km≈ €1557/person
1
Rennes
Day 1
The capital of Brittany: a 17th-century parliament restored after the fire of 1994, half-timbered houses on the Place des Lices and the gardens of the Thabor.
✦ Free · not to be missed
The Parliament of Brittany
17th-century palace, former seat of the parliament, restored after the 1994 fire.
The Place des Lices
Half-timbered houses and a big Saturday morning market.
The Parc du Thabor
Formal French garden, rose garden and botanical garden in the heart of the city.
2
🚗 Car · 55 min · 68 km
Saint-Malo
Days 2-3
A walled town with a walk along the ramparts, an island you reach on foot at low tide, and the oyster port of Cancale up the bay.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
✦ Free · not to be missed
Dinan
Fortified medieval town and half-timbered houses above the harbour on the Rance.
The ramparts of Saint-Malo
Rampart walk around the walled town, with views of the forts and islands.
The Grand Bé
Islet reached on foot at low tide from Bon-Secours beach; Chateaubriand's tomb.
Cancale and the Pointe du Grouin
Oyster port on the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, then a headland facing the Île des Landes.
3
🚗 Car · 2h04 · 162 km
Perros-Guirec
Days 4-5
The Pink Granite Coast, where the rocks along the customs path at Ploumanac'h pile up as far as the lighthouse.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
Budget mode: focus mostly on free things below 👇
✦ Free · not to be missed
Fort La Latte
14th-century castle on a rocky spur; large free car park.
Cap Fréhel
Pink sandstone cliffs and a lighthouse above the Channel; parking €3.
Ploumanac'h
Pink granite boulders along the customs officers' path, up to the Men Ruz lighthouse.
The Île de Bréhat
Boat from Pointe de l'Arcouest, near Paimpol; car-free island.
4
🚗 Car · 2h16 · 128 km
Crozon
Days 6-7
A peninsula of cliffs at the far west, from the Pointe de Pen-Hir to the Cap de la Chèvre, with sea caves at Morgat.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
✦ Free · not to be missed
The Île Callot
800 m tidal causeway at Carantec; cars banned in July and August.
The parish close of Guimiliau
Late 16th-century church, ossuary and calvary, near the N12.
The Pointe de Pen-Hir
Cliffs facing the Tas de Pois rocks, at the tip of the peninsula.
The Cap de la Chèvre
Southern tip of the peninsula, views over the Bay of Douarnenez and Cap Sizun.
5
🚗 Car · 1h15 · 62 km
Audierne
Day 8
The harbour at the end of the land, a few minutes from the Pointe du Raz and the boat to the Île de Sein.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
✦ Free · not to be missed
Locronan
Large granite square and the houses of sailcloth merchants.
Douarnenez
Sardine port and the old boats of the Port-Musée, at Port-Rhu.
The Pointe du Raz
Headland facing the Île de Sein; parking €8 from April to October.
The Pointe du Van
Quieter neighbouring headland, on the other side of the Baie des Trépassés.
6
🚗 Car · 1h06 · 67 km
Concarneau
Days 9-10
A fortified islet joined to the port by a bridge, with Quimper and Gauguin's Pont-Aven within easy reach.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
✦ Free · not to be missed
Quimper
Saint-Corentin cathedral and old town at the confluence of the Odet and the Steir.
The Ville Close
Fortified islet linked to the harbour by a bridge, walk around the ramparts.
Pont-Aven
Village of mills on the Aven, where Gauguin painted at the end of the 19th century.
7
🚗 Car · 1h16 · 97 km
Carnac
Days 11-12
More than 3,000 standing stones in rows, the wild coast of Quiberon and the old port of Auray.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
✦ Free · not to be missed
The Carnac alignments
More than 3,000 menhirs; from April to September, the interior is accessible on a guided tour.
The wild coast of Quiberon
Coastal road of cliffs and coves on the west of the peninsula; swimming is dangerous.
Locmariaquer
Great broken menhir and the Table des Marchand, at the entrance to the gulf.
Saint-Goustan
Auray's old harbour, half-timbered houses along the river.
8
🚗 Car · 28 min · 32 km
Vannes
Days 13-14
Ramparts and old wash houses below the walls, on the edge of the Gulf of Morbihan and its islands.
🎟️ Things to do · activities
Budget mode: focus mostly on free things below 👇
✦ Free · not to be missed
The ramparts of Vannes
Ramparts, the Garenne washhouses and gardens at the foot of the Château de l'Hermine.
The Île aux Moines
A boat ride of a few minutes from Port-Blanc, in Baden; car left at the harbour.
The Île Tascon
400 m tidal causeway, passable by car for about 5 hours per tide.
The Château de Suscinio
Residence of the Dukes of Brittany on the Rhuys peninsula, by the ocean.
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Good to know before you go
🍽️ Must-try food
Oysters at Cancale, from the beds below the harbour.
Crêpes and buckwheat galettes, the everyday meal of the region.
Sardines in Douarnenez, the old sardine port.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Check the tide times before setting out for the Grand Bé, the Île Callot or the Île Tascon: the causeways disappear under the sea.
- Cars are banned on the Île Callot causeway in July and August.
- Do not swim on the wild coast of Quiberon: it is dangerous.
- Parking at the Pointe du Raz is paid from April to October.
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