What places to visit in northern Brittany?
If you're looking for quiet, unspoilt, unusual places... Northern Brittany will charm you with its 1001 unsuspected facets.
- Au Char à Bancs this farmhouse-inn, nestled in a green valley, is a veritable institution in the region with its poney rides and pedal boats, beautiful gardens, all sorts of swings, slides... not to mention the cows & calves, horses, pigs & piglets, hens, ducks, etc.
- Châtelaudren, nearest village. labelled as a charming little town with the market on Monday morning, the lake and the renovated Printing House 'Petit Echo de la Mode' with a museum dedicated to fashion.
- Binic-Étables-sur-mer the beauty spot of the Côtes d’Armor. Family orientated seaside resort.
- Bréhat Island. very peaceful little Island with no cars. Bikes and buggies can be hired to discover this beautiful place.
- The Goëlo Coast. with its ports, beautiful beaches and seaside resorts: Binic-Étables-sur-mer, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Plouha, Tréveneuc, Paimpol.
- Paimpol an iconic port city and an abbey (Beauport) overlooking the sea and surrounded by gardens, forests, countryside and farmland. A wide range of activities, exhibitions, evening tours, concerts and more.
- Beauport Abbey an abbey surrounded by gardens, woods, prairies and marches. Lots of activites, expositions, night visits, concerts etc.
- The Saint-Brieuc bay the largest Nature Reserve in Brittany.
- Dinan & Dinard two names, one river, two very different worlds.
- The Emerald Coast (From Cap Fréhel via Saint-Malo to Cancale) historic towns, long sandy beaches and views of the emerald-green sea.
- The Pink Granite Coast set of landscapes of incomparable beauty, thanks to the pinkish-coloured granite rocks that line the beaches, harbours and villages. Visit Perros Guirec, Ploumanac'h with its famous lighthouse, Trégastel, Trébeurden or the 7 Islands Bird Sanctuary.
- Cap d'Erquy-Cap Fréhel awarded the "Grand Site de France" label with its long sandy beaches and steep coastal walks along the GR34. Visit Erquy, Fort La Latte, Pléneuf-Val-André, Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and the delightful little port of Dahouët.
- Saint-Malo and the Mont St-Michel a corsair town and a magical island topped by a gravity-defying medieval monastery, counted among France's most stunning sights.
Discover these magical places in Brittany during a stay at the prairie
Book one of our stylish holiday cottages in Plélo, a 10-minute drive from the sea. You can take advantage of these emblematic sites during your excursions or hikes along the GR®34, the most famous of the Grande Randonnée long-distance footpaths.