Esquibien: holiday apartments and houses

Esquibien combines coastline, maritime culture, history, trails, water sports and botanical diversity. These facets range from protected landscapes and beaches to religious and maritime sites, as well as a hiking route, water-based courses and a botanical park.

Coastline

The protected Trez Ar Goarem coastal area in Esquibien covers 75.86 hectares and belongs to the Cap Sizun – Baie de Douarnenez coastal unit.

Sainte-Évette Beach faces east and is sheltered from the prevailing winds. Trez Goarem Beach is considered a popular spot among board sports enthusiasts.

Culture and history

The Sainte-Edwette Chapel stands by the sea in the historic municipal territory of Esquibien, south of the village of Landrevet. The present building dates from 1743; the chapel is dedicated to Saint Edwette, who is regarded as the protector of fishermen in Audierne Bay.

Next to the chapel stands a small Gallic stele with a square cross-section, into which two crosses have been engraved. The west gable and the chapel’s bell tower were restored in 1770.

The Sainte-Brigitte Chapel is located in a wooded valley south of the village of Landugentel. According to a traditional account, it was moved in 1651 from Lanuign in Beuzec-Cap-Sizun to Traon-Lannugentel in Esquibien.

Harbour and trails

The port of Sainte-Évette has a boarding ramp for the connection to Île de Sein. Its berthing areas are separated for recreational boating and professional maritime use.

The Esquibien circuit - PR® 17 starts at the car park at the Sainte-Évette boarding point. The easy hiking route is 9 km long; its stated duration is 3 hours.

Activities and nature

The Centre Nautique Cap Sizun offers canoeing and kayaking, catamaran sailing, funboarding, windsurfing, stand-up paddleboarding and sailing. It also provides sailing lessons, equipment hire and guided excursions. During the high season, half-day courses take place from Monday to Friday in Jardin des Mers for children aged 4 and over, as well as in Optimist sailing, windsurfing and catamaran sailing.

The Ar Paeron botanical park in Esquibien displays almost 3,000 species of plants, flowers and trees from around the world. A signposted route leads to a medicinal plant garden, a grass valley, an English rose garden, a bamboo grove and an exotic orchard.

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