Saint-Lyphard is located in the Parc naturel régional de Brière. More than 900 thatched-roof houses characterize the townscape. The town's small heritage is also spread throughout the municipality: this includes crosses, bread ovens, and dolmens.
Townscape and Cultural Heritage
The traditional Brièron housing style is particularly prominent in Saint-Lyphard. Kerhinet is a hamlet with 18 thatched-roof houses that has been restored as an example of this traditional housing style. The hamlet is entirely pedestrianized and has two self-guided interpretation trails about life in the village in the past.
At Kerhinet's summer farmers' market, bread is baked in the village bread oven.
Nature and Water
Brière Evasion offers a 45-minute guided chaland boat trip from the Port de la Pierre Fendue in Saint-Lyphard. The tour covers the area's flora and fauna, the history of the marshland, and local traditions. Also available is a 45-minute guided carriage ride through thatched-roof villages, during which visitors learn about thatching techniques.
Les Calèches Briéronnes organize chaland boat trips on the Marais de Brière and are located at the Port de Bréca in Saint-Lyphard.
Active Adventures
The Saint-Lyphard tourist office rents electric bicycles with pedal assistance, which can be used to explore Brière. One cycling route leads from Kerhinet via Kerbourg to Marlais through Brière's flowering hamlets.
Anyone planning Saint-Lyphard as a travel destination will want to rent a holiday apartment.
