The notebook of Auray, Carnac et presqu'île de Quiberon
Compose the day with wind and light.
Port of Saint-Goustan, megaliths, beaches, wild coast and access to Morbihan islands.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 7 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Recommended car
Coast · Heritage · Nature
Variable accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Auray, Carnac et presqu'île de Quiberon
Port of Saint-Goustan, megaliths, beaches, wild coast and access to Morbihan islands.
The discovery of Auray, Carnac and Quiberon peninsula revolves around Carnac, Wild Coast and Saint-Goustan. The stay thus alternates between the coastline, heritage and natural areas, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 3 to 7 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: traffic jams to Quiberon and summer influx. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Carnac
- Wild coast
- Saint-Goustan
Before you choose
- Bottlenecks to Quiberon
- Summer flood
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
World Heritage
Mégalithes de Carnac et des rives du Morbihan
Around Carnac and the shores of Morbihan, the alignments of menhirs, dolmens and tumulus draw a neolithic landscape of rare magnitude. Between moors, fields and sea horizons, the visit gives us to see precisely erected stones, funerary corridors and sometimes engravings that connect the first builders to the Atlantic coast.
Megaliths
Carnac
Carnac strikes by the repeated alignment of his menhirs, laid in the moors as an ancient and silent presence. The visit is best achieved by alternating megalithic site and seafront: on one side stones and paths of interpretation, on the other the beaches that place Carnac in the light of the Morbihan.
Viewpoint
Pointe du Percho
The Point of Percho attracts by stretch of the coast and the variations of light that sculpt the coast. As you travel through it, horizons are reinvented regularly, between open sea and more intimate folds. A rush-free journey makes each view more legible, especially to quiet times.
Harbour
Saint-Goustan
Saint-Goustan offers intimate docks, a quays game and a village setting that anchors the traveller immediately. The alleys are short but dense in character; the interest lies in the passage between the commercial spaces and the views on the water. The place is gaining in intensity at the end of the day.
Practical tips
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