Loctudy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Loctudy has an 8 km coastline where rocky outcrops alternate with fine-sand beaches in between. The beaches are suitable for swimming and water sports such as light dinghy sailing, sea kayaking and board activities. Recreational fishing for molluscs and crustaceans is also possible along the coast.

Coast and Nature

Plage des Sables Blancs is a particularly clearly defined section of coastline: the 1.3 km fine-sand beach is accompanied by dunes and a sandbank. The GR34 coastal path runs along the beach and dunes. The banks of the Rivière de Pont-l’Abbé also combine riverside scenery with a longer walking route. There, the promenade follows the 21 km PR 10 from the Château des Barons du Pont along the river to its estuary, reaching the fishing harbour of Loctudy.

The protected area on the Rivière de Pont-l’Abbé is home to up to 15,000 birds, including waders, shorebirds, seabirds and ducks. Nearby, between Loctudy and Pont-l’Abbé on the GR34, stands the Menhir de Penglaouic. It dates from between 3000 and 2000 BC and is partly submerged at high tide.

Culture and Maritime History

The Église Saint-Tudy is a Romanesque building in Brittany. It dates from the late 11th century and the early years of the 12th century and was classified as a historic monument in 1844. It can be visited free of charge outside the high season. The Musée de la Conserverie Alexis Le Gall in Loctudy preserves the memory of Brittany’s fish-canning industry from the first half of the 20th century.

The area’s maritime character is also reflected in distinctive coastal structures. The Tourelle des Perdrix stands in the sea at the entrance to Loctudy’s fishing harbour and retains its 64 black-and-white checkerboard squares. The Phare de Langoz is direct evidence of the use of seaweed; this activity was widespread along the entire coast from 1780 to 1950.

The Manoir de Kerazan was built in the 16th century and partly rebuilt in the 18th century. It is surrounded by a five-hectare park designed in the style of an English landscape garden, but is currently temporarily closed.

Harbour, Ferry and Local Identity

The P’tit Bac operates as a five-minute ferry service between Loctudy and Île-Tudy. The service is open to pedestrians, cyclists, people with reduced mobility except users of electric wheelchairs, and pets.

Local identity is also closely linked to the fishing harbour. The most important species landed at the auction in Loctudy is the Norway lobster. The municipality has made it its emblem, the “Demoiselle de Loctudy”.

Other places: Plomeur, Poullaouen, Guilers, Guisseny, Treflez, Plourin, Plozevet and Guengat.

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