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The Cotes d' Armor
Region ·Boat trips from St Quay Portrieux, Binic, Pointe de l’Arcouest, Trestraou (near Perros-Guirec). You can take the ferry over to the islands of Bréhat for the day, take a short trip round the islands or along the coast or take a themed trip (jazz cruise, sea-fishing, Breton music). From Trestraou, you can also go to the Sept-Iles bird reserve, breeding ground for puffins, and home to guillemots, oyster-catchers, cormorants, gannets and several species of gulls. Depending on season, there is a chance of catching sight of seals too. Trips vary between 1 hour 15 minutes and 3 hours 30 minutes. Some trips allow 45 minutes on one of the islands for further bird-watching on foot. vedettesdebrehat.com · The Iles de Bréhat A small group of inhabited islands off the NE coast, beyond Paimpol. An ideal summer day out. No cars allowed (car park at the harbour) but bikes are taken on the ferry or can be hired on the islands. Beautiful flora and fauna. Small shops, restaurants, glass blowing. You can take the ferry over to the islands for the day, take a short trip round the islands or along the coast or take a themed trip (jazz cruise, sea-fishing, Breton music) vedettesdebrehat.com · The Pink Granite Coast About 30 minutes from the Manoir de Kercadic, between Perros-Guirec and Trébeurden. Beautiful rugged granite coast and sandy coves. Strange and wonderful stones and sculptures. Fishing ports, pleasure craft, seaside resorts, rock pools and wide, shallow, clean sandy beaches. ·The Goëlo Coast This is the name of the coast between St Brieuc and Paimpol, about 30 minutes east of the Manoir de Kercadic. It is characterised by huge, towering cliffs and rugged coastal paths. There are also many picturesque seaside resorts and several good, sandy beaches. Plouha the highest cliffs in Brittany! Wooden harbour. Bonaparte Beach, from which Allied airmen shot down in Brittany were evacuated during the Second World War. Monument. Binic Seaside resort and former fishing port. Beaches, cliff-top paths, panoramic views. Maritime history museum. St Quay Portrieux Seaside resort and fishing port with fish auction. Landing port for Coquilles St Jacques (scallops) and annual scallop festival. Beaches, casino, cliff-top paths, views, lighthouse. Le Palus Plage is a beautiful beach just to the north of St Quay. · Cliff paths Way-marked paths stretch right along the coast from St Brieuc north to Paimpol and beyond. The most notable is the GR34, which at times becomes known as the excise men’s route, as the customs men used to patrol this route in search of smugglers. Also along this coast you can find evidence of Second World War resistance activity and landing sites of Allied forces covert operations units. The tourist offices in the area sell books of leaflets detailing local walks. These indicate the level of difficulty and likely time, as well as highlighting points of interest along the route. We also have some of these, which we will be happy to lend you. Large-scale ordnance survey-type maps are also useful for serious walkers. We can advise on these. · The
Bird Sanctuary On Grande Ile, an island off the
coast near Pleumeur-Bodou, there is a bird sanctuary run by LPO,
the French bird protection league. At the sanctuary, there are
displays about birds, films and educational exhibitions about
bird protection, dangers form oil-slicks etc. In summer, they
organise beach-combing walks, (some especially for children) rock-pooling
outings and bird-watching sorties. From Trestraou, you can go
out to the Sept-Iles bird reserve, breeding ground for puffins,
and home to guillemots, oyster-catchers, cormorants, gannets and
several species of gulls. Depending on season, there is a chance
of catching sight of seals too. Trips vary between 1 hour 15 minutes
and 3 hours 30 minutes. Some trips allow 45 minutes on one of
the islands for further bird-watching on foot.
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