Quiberon Things to Do

There are two ports: Port Maria, where the fishing fleet is based and from where you can take excursions to the nearby islands, and Port Haliguen, which is the port for pleasure boats.
Near by port Haliguen we found Chateau Turpault and was built in 1910, but it is not open to the public.

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lots of people come every summer to Quiberon, transforming the town in really living place (a little bit too much for me but...). Lots of youngs people on the beach, concerts or exhibition quite every night,free and organised by the town.
The activity in Quiberon in summer is doing nothing on the beach, end getting out during the night. You can also visit one of the two "conserverie" museums (putting fishes in cans. the ex-industrie of Quiberon) which are interesting to see during the working period. But to my opinion the best thing to do is to rent a bike (2 or 3 hours if biking slowly) or to hike (half a day, you take the train to go back during the summer) on the "cote sauvage" (I put photos of it) or to do a trip all around the peninsula.
for backpackers, try not to sleep on the coast, cops are angry about that so it's expensive.

Contact me for more informations. it will be a pleasure if i'm here at this time.

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In Brittany with its wild coast and a lifestyle tied to the sea, for a couple of hundred of years, they had discovered the medicinal properties of sea water and used it in a form that would let the minerals of the sea be absorbed through the skin. now there are plenty of resort and spa offering thalasso through out France and other places.
I had one session today at the Thalasso institute in Quiberon, Bretagne, France/

http://www.accorthalassa.com/gb/hotel/quiberon_ipix/parcours.html offers you a 360 virtual tour of the thalasso area, in this thalasso which was the first one of the Accor Chain to be built almost 40 years ago. it was opened in 1964 by Louison Bobet, who was a three times winner of Tour de France. He was son a local baker.

You enter and you know that is upscale. everything is quiet and dispensed efficiently. you change into your swimming trunks and wrap yourself in their dressing gowns and go towards the thalasso area.
it is very well appointed with a part of it opening into the outside where the view of the sea and the beach is stunning indeed. The sea water is heated to an agreeable temperature and there are many stations where most of the body parts are massaged: head, neck, back, front, legs and shoulders. the force is considerable and you change the stations every 10 minutes or so. the total session is about 40 minutes and then you can spend time at the onsen style outdoor jacuzzi or the indoor strong water fall which falls on your shoulder with a power.

then after a little rest, you could swim in the indoor pool as well if you wish. After an hour and half you are very tired and then the nice walk along the beach and the busy broadwalk along the sea soothes your soul.

You can go to the market in the morning and buy fresh fish caught that very morning. Bought two large pieces of Lieu Jeune (fish cutlets) about 18 euros per kilogramme. Tandoori powder, Coconut milk, lemon and viola.. a nice meal indeed... as always a nice glass fo wine..

Quiberon is one of the famous surf spot in britain with the"pointe de la torche". there are 5 beautiful spots and due to there positions very differents, you can quite always fine one where surf, whatever your level.
You can also rent a board and a wetsuit (see the link) for half a day etc..
the director can give you lesson, he's very cool and he's an ex champion.

you can also take lessons of wind surfing and sailing (small and big boats) and rent all the material easily but i don't know the websites.
ask me if you want.

The beach here is so nice, and we saw some surfers try to conquer the wave...

When we pass by the souvenir shop to buy some postcards, we saw elephant stone shape... so we start to exploring around this port, and we found it!!! Yes it's elephant head!!

After from Cote Sauvage we continue our exploring to more far, Port Blanc, this coast still same coast with cote sauvage.... and have a great stone shape and also nice beaches.