Page 111 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - France

DRIVE 9: Rugged Coastline and Deep Valleys 109
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POINTE DES
POULAINS
Quiberon
SAUZON
Kerguerc’h Île d’Houat
LE PALAIS
PLAGE DE
DONNANT Belle-Île-en-Mer
Le Petit Cosquet
AIGUILLES DE
PORT COTON Locmaria

KEY
Drive route
Landeleau Aulne Above Delightful little bar in Locronan,
see p111
Montagnes Noire s PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Roc’h Tréogan
Toullaëron Start/finish: Sizun to Aiguilles de Port
326 m Gourin Plouray Coton.
Roudouallec
Langonnet Number of days: 4–5, allowing one
day to explore Cap Sizun and at least
Ploërdut
one day and night on Belle-Île-en-Mer.
Priziac
Scaër le Faouët Distance: 340 km (210 miles).
Road conditions: Generally good;
Kernascléden traffic is particularly heavy during the
Meslan
summer, especially near towns.
Bubry
Bannalec
When to go: The ideal time to
undertake the drive is early summer,
Isole
Plouay
Arzano
Quistinic in May–June, just before the crowds
Riec-sur- QUIMPERLÉ start pouring in.
Belon MORBIHAN
Pont- Opening hours: Monuments and
Scorff
Blavet Languidic shops are generally open from 10am
Moëlan- Hennebont to 6pm. During high season private
sur-Mer museums stay open every day and
Brandérion
le Pouldu Lanester Pluvigner shops have longer hours.
Lorient-
Lann-Bihoué Lorient Landévant Main market days: Le Faou: Fri;
Ploemeur Merlevenez
Douarnenez: Mon, Thu–Sat;
PORT-LOUIS CITADELLE Ste-Anne- Concarneau: Mon–Sat; Pont-Aven:
Locoal- d'Auray
Mendon Tue; Quimperlé: Fri; Le Palais: daily.
Gâvres Belz
Auray
Groix Major festivals: Sizun: Fête de la
Etel
Nature, May; Douarnenez: Maritime
Erdeven Kerzhero
Île de Groix festival, Jul (biennial, next in 2016);
ALIGNEMENTS DE CARNAC
Kermario Concarneau: Breton Fête des Filets
Ste-Barbe Golfe du
Le Menec Morbihan Bleus, Aug.
Plouharnel
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Carnac
DAYTRIP OPTIONS
Penthièvre
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Kerhostin
St-Pierre- Baie de
Quiberon The Parc Naturel Régional d’Armonrique
Presqu’île de Quiberon
Quiberon Kerbourgnec is ideal for family outdoor activities;
QUIBERON Plage de Penthièvre makes for great
picnics and swimming and the
beaches of Belle-Île are a favourite with
Belle-Île-en-Mer
surfers. For more details, see p115.