Landévennec: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The ruins of the former abbey of Landévennec are an extraordinary testament to 15 centuries of Breton history. Together with striking religious buildings, museum collections and landscapes around Le Loc’h, they create a place where Breton history and distinctive nature come together in close harmony.

Culture and History

The former abbey of Landévennec houses a museum with rare archaeological collections. Its medicinal plant garden illustrates the use of plants in the age of Charlemagne. The Abbey of Saint-Guénolé in Landévennec is also home to a Benedictine monastic community.

Breizh Odyssée presents Breton culture and history across four immersive, forward-looking areas. These include the “Musiques de Bretagne” exhibition, which traces the history of Breton music from antiquity onwards. The Chapelle Notre-Dame du Folgoat also adds a distinctive detail to the historical diversity: the nave and the elevated south-facing windows appear to date from the 16th century.

Paths through Forest and Heritage

The “Les flèches littorales et la forêt de Landévennec” hiking route is 21 kilometres long. The Forest of Landévennec has two hiking trails of 20 and 17 kilometres, as well as a mountain biking and cycling route.

The “Tour de Landévennec” route runs between protected natural areas and remarkable architectural heritage. It is marked with the GR34 red-and-white waymarkers and PR yellow waymarkers.

Nature around Le Loc’h

Le Loc’h Bay has a remarkable geomorphological structure consisting of two parallel pebble banks. The Le Loc’h site is home to Atlantic salt marsh habitats. From the viewpoint, visitors can see the Landévennec ship cemetery.

More destination pages: Santec, Plougar, Fouesnant, Trégarvan, Hôpital-Camfrout, Plounéour-Trez, Saint-Thégonnec and Treffiagat.

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