Quiberon: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Quiberon showcases its impressive coastal landscape along the Côte Sauvage: steep cliffs, barren heathland dotted with megaliths, and waves breaking against the rocks define this scenery. Between Port Maria and Saint Julien, Quiberon also offers more than five kilometres of beaches in a protected natural landscape featuring fine sand, coves, rocks and dunes.

Nature

The Côte Sauvage has been protected under the French “monuments naturels et des sites” framework since 1936. It is important to note that swimming there is prohibited due to strong currents; even very good swimmers face considerable danger.

More than 10 kilometres of cycle paths make it possible to explore Quiberon safely. In addition, the A.S.N. Quiberon water sports centre offers activities for beginners and experienced participants in sea kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, catamaran or dinghy sailing, windsurfing and wing foiling.

Culture

The Musée de Quiberon – entre terre et mer presents the history of the peninsula across three floors, from prehistoric times to the Second World War, as well as traditional regional culture, seafaring professions and shipwrecks. It is located at 11, rue de Port-Haliguen, 50 metres from the church.

Among Quiberon’s numerous megalithic sites is the Dolmen du Conguel, which can be discovered on walks. The old port of Port Haliguen has a lighthouse dating from 1856 and stone quays.

Locmaria Church was built between 1900 and 1902 on the site of an earlier church and its cemetery. Inside is the stained-glass window “don des baigneurs”, donated by wealthy summer visitors during the Belle Époque.

History

According to historical accounts and archaeological excavations, Saint Clément is considered Quiberon’s oldest parish centre. The Chapelle Saint-Clément was built in 1875 on the foundations of an original Benedictine priory.

The Beg-er-Vil archaeological site is considered exceptional and is connected with the inhabitants of Quiberon who lived there more than 6,200 years before our era.

The Chapelle Saint-Julien was built in 1859 on the remains of a chapel devastated in 1746 by Admiral Lestock’s English squadron. Its interior is decorated with three stained-glass windows: “Crucifixion” from 1934, “Nativité” from 1993 and “Pêche miraculeuse” from 2009.

Other places: Saint-Dolay, Ploërmel, Locmariaquer, Nivillac, Plescop, Île-Aux-Moines, Lorient, Baden-Mériadec

To the overview of the wider travel region: Morbihan.