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‘I am in a magnificent untamed land, a formidable heap of rocks and an incredible sea of colour’. Letter to Caillebotte, 11 October 1886 Claude Monet stayed at Belle-Île from 12 September to 25 November 1886. The self-portrait he painted that year shows him in the fullness of his maturity: he would turn 46 on 14 November. He starts to become known and appreciated. While lodging at Kervilahouen, he left us 75 letters that offer a window into his daily life and the conditions in which he worked. Along the coast you may find the different spots where he set his easel by following any of the suggested loop hikes, from Lion Rock to Port-Domois.

‘I am in a magnificent untamed land, a formidable heap of rocks and an incredible sea of colour’. Letter to Caillebotte, 11 October 1886 Claude Monet stayed at Belle-Île from 12 September to 25 November 1886. The self-portrait he painted that year shows him in the fullness of his maturity: he would turn 46 on 14 November. He starts to become known and appreciated. While lodging at Kervilahouen, he left us 75 letters that offer a window into his daily life and the conditions in which he worked. Along the coast you may find the different spots where he set his easel by following any of the suggested loop hikes, from Lion Rock to Port-Domois.

‘I am in a magnificent untamed land, a formidable heap of rocks and an incredible sea of colour’. Letter to Caillebotte, 11 October 1886 Claude Monet stayed at Belle-Île from 12 September to 25 November 1886. The self-portrait he painted that year shows him in the fullness of his maturity: he would turn 46 on 14 November. He starts to become known and appreciated. While lodging at Kervilahouen, he left us 75 letters that offer a window into his daily life and the conditions in which he worked. Along the coast you may find the different spots where he set his easel by following any of the suggested loop hikes, from Port-Domois to Lion Rock.

Starting point : Quai de Port-Tudy This walk between the land and the sea, will take you down inland and coastal paths to discover the typical villages on the island of Groix. Passing through moorland, along beaches and overlooking steep coasts, you will love the natural beauty of these sites and the panorama over the turquoise ocean. You are walking in natural, private sites. Remain on the marked paths, respect nature, infrastructures and cultivated areas. For your comfort and safety, wear suitable hiking clothing. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

Departure: Route from Port Mélite to the Info Point circuits (next to the Halles du bourg) Crossing the island and along the coast, this route will make you discover the contrasting landscapes of Groix. Inside, the paths, lined with hedges, will lead you through the green and cool valleys to discover the hamlets. The coastal paths, from the village to Port Melin and from Port Saint-Nicolas to the Pointe de l'Enfer, will offer you views of the steep coasts and the sea. You hike on natural and private sites. Stay on the marked paths, respect nature, developments and cultivated plots. For your comfort and safety, equip yourself with suitable hiking equipment. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

Starting point : Quai de Port-Tudy This walk between the land and the sea, will take you down inland and coastal paths to discover the typical villages on the island of Groix. Passing through moorland, along beaches and overlooking steep coasts, you will love the natural beauty of these sites and the panorama over the turquoise ocean. You are walking in natural, private sites. Remain on the marked paths, respect nature, infrastructures and cultivated areas. For your comfort and safety, wear suitable hiking clothing. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

Starting point : Quai de Port-Tudy This walk between the land and the sea, will take you down inland and coastal paths to discover the typical villages on the island of Groix. Passing through moorland, along beaches and overlooking steep coasts, you will love the natural beauty of these sites and the panorama over the turquoise ocean. You are walking in natural, private sites. Remain on the marked paths, respect nature, infrastructures and cultivated areas. For your comfort and safety, wear suitable hiking clothing. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

Starting point: Bourg de Groix Route de Port Mélite (Parking near Halles de l'Ile) The Pen Men circuit, overlooking the turquoise waters of the ocean, takes you west of Groix to the Pen Men lighthouse, near the ornithological nature reserve. A beautiful hike across wild moorland and along fortified coasts with evocative names: la grotte aux moutons (sheep’s cave) Beg Melen, la pointe du Grognon... You will be walking in natural, private sites. Remain on the marked paths, respect nature, developments and cultivated areas. For your comfort and safety, wear suitable hiking clothing. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/  

Starting point : Quai de Port-Tudy This walk between the land and the sea, will take you down inland and coastal paths to discover the typical villages on the island of Groix. Passing through moorland, along beaches and overlooking steep coasts, you will love the natural beauty of these sites and the panorama over the turquoise ocean. You are walking in natural, private sites. Remain on the marked paths, respect nature, infrastructures and cultivated areas. For your comfort and safety, wear suitable hiking clothing. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

Departure: Route de Port-Mélite au Point Info circuits (next to the Halles du bourg) This hike will take you through the inland and coastal trails discovering the rural heritage of the island. Between the hole of hell and the Pointe Saint-Nicolas, you will overlook the sea and the cliffs to the jagged rocks. You hike on natural and private sites. Stay on the marked paths, respect nature, developments and cultivated plots. For your comfort and safety, equip yourself with suitable hiking equipment. Certain allergenic species may be present along hiking trails, such as grasses, birch, alder, mugwort, ragweed, and olive trees. To plan your outings, you can consult the pollen monitoring data for the Lorient Agglomeration area and the recommended precautions to take via this link: https://www.lorient-agglo.bzh/actus/suivi-des-pollens/

While most men were sailors in those days, women cultivated the land. Following the 1950 land reforms, the island changed landscape but here and there, some remains of its surprising land allocation can still be seen. At the time, the unit of land was the “furlong” (sillon in French), comprised of a long strip of curved land, 3 to 4 metres wide, and measuring around one hundred square metres.  The furlongs were grouped by crop, mainly wheat, barley, oats and potatoes.

Hidden in the greenery, the covered walkway of Kerrohet, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, was 12 metres long. Its paved one metre wide corridor still has a part of its cairn. Two covering slabs are also still in place. There are five menhirs and about twenty dolmens on the island of Groix, including the one at Kerrohet and the neighbouring one at Port-Mélite dating back to the 5th millennium BC. They were positioned on a height. They were excavated at the start of the 20th century, but the tombs which had been raided many years previously, provide little information about their date of origin or the dead buried there.

This village has been rebuilt over the years. After the Revolution, it comprised around twenty small houses, with a stable on the side, characteristic of the island’s houses. The roof frames were made of elm, the only trees to once grow on the island.

On the island, there are about thirty fountains and washhouses. Here, Kermouzouet fountain was renovated and a washhouse added at the end of the 19th century. It is also called Saint-Armand’s fountain, from the name of the chapel destroyed at the end of the 18th century. Its waters were known to treat animals, but also headaches. The legend tells that you had to draw the water at midday after it had been heated by the sun. There used to be several healing fountains on the island.

In the 12th century, only the eastern part of the island was inhabited (Locmaria, Lomener, Loctudy), known as the “Primiture”. Little by little, families were sent to cultivate the rest of the island, to the west or “Piwisy”. A document from 1388 details the new farms that eventually became villages: Kerlard, Kervedan, Kerampoulo It is said that people in Piwisi spoke “gravelec”, a more rustic language. In Primiture, for a long time under ecclesiastical tutelage, people spoke in a more sophisticated way. Elder Groix inhabitants say, “I've known a few boys from the other side who only spoke French, polluted with Breton words. In the eyes of the village children, they were considered backward.” Life is also easier on the east side of the island, with its plentiful ports and coves, and it grew with the Locmaria fisheries in the 13th century, followed by the Port-Tudy sardine press in 1670. The west was only developed later with tarmac roads and electricity. So, the idea of two societies took root: one more peasant and rural in Piwisi, the other more maritime and wealthier in Primiture. But men were sailors in both Primiture and Piwisi. And women worked the land wherever they were.

In the 12th century, only the eastern part of the island was inhabited (Locmaria, Lomener, Loctudy) what is called "Primiture". Little by little, families are sent to cultivate the rest of the island, in the west "Piwisy". A document from 1388 details the new farms that will become villages: Kerlard, Kervedan, Kerampoulo It is said that in Piwisi they spoke 'gravelec', more rustic. In Primiture, long under ecclesiastical tutelage, they spoke more finely, more elegantly. The old boys tell "I knew some boys from the other side only gossiping about a French person polluted with Breton words. They passed, in the eyes of the children of the Bourg for arrears. Life is easier also on the eastern side which is full of ports and coves, and develops with the fisheries of Locmaria in the 13th century, then with the sardine press of Port-Tudy, in 1670. The west will be equipped later with paved roads and electricity. Then the idea of two societies is rooted: one more peasant and more rustic in Piwisi, the other more maritime and richer in Primiture. Now, men were sailors both in Primiture and in Piwisi. And everywhere, women worked the land. Source: History of the island of Groix by P.Leplat and Enguerrand.

Fishermen once used to tie up on this beach to land their sardines. From 1864 to 1890, there were two sardine presses and a factory here. On the island of Groix, any creek where boats could land was used as a port, as there were no port infrastructures.

For a long time, isolated in the middle of nature, this chapel was a symbolic place of worship for fishermen. A huge service was celebrated here at the end of June for the departure of tuna fishing season. During the Revolution, the chapel was used as a barracks, and then became the island’s first boys’ school in 1827. Completely rebuilt in the shape of a Latin cross in 1894, it sits apart from other chapels with its neo-gothic style.

With its covered market and shops, the town merits a wander through its coloured streets.  The parish church, devoted to the Breton saint Tudy, dates from the 17th century and was considerably renovated in around 1850. The top of the bell tower sports a tuna-shaped wind vane, marking the influence of tuna fishing on the island. Numerous ex-votos, in the form of suspended model tunnyboats, are also exhibited. The war memorial with its navy fusilier and 174 names engraved on it is a reminder of the heavy price paid by the islanders in the Great War.

Pizzas, burgers, French cuisine Lovely garden with hidden terrace!

Situated in the historic market town on a pretty pedestrian square, the crêperie offers traditional cuisine: crêpes, galettes and salads. A large terrace where children can stretch their legs in complete safety. Recommended by the Label Famille Plus.

Bar, brasserie and crêperie located in the centre of the village, in a pedestrian zone in summer, so you can enjoy the terrace in peace and quiet. Le Malyga also offers continuous oyster tasting throughout the day. Crêpes and galettes are also available all day long, so you can enjoy them during your snack breaks. Daily menu at €14.50 (main course, dessert) and children's menu at €8.50.

In a typically Breton setting, decorated in the style of a flea market, you can sample authentic cuisine based on local produce.

Situated in the main street of Piriac-sur-Mer, the restaurant invites you to enjoy traditional cuisine in a friendly atmosphere and cosy setting. This establishment is taking steps to reduce its environmental impact, which you can discover in the services and facilities detailed below.

Located along the GR34, on the Guérande peninsula, the seaside resort of Piriac-sur-mer welcomes you to its Le Veridet motorhome park. This private area is located on the seafront with direct access to the beach and a 10-minute walk from the town centre. The landscaped area can accommodate 44 motorhomes and offers spacious pitches separated by hedges. Each pitch is equipped with electrical hook-ups (16A) and the site has a waste-water disposal point, waste separation, a 24-hour pay station and an electronic display of remaining spaces. Electricity, wifi, water points, chemical toilets, waste water disposal. On-call number: 06 82 23 42 10

The Les Flots Bleus campsite welcomes you for nature holidays in a friendly, family atmosphere. Between Brittany and Pays de la Loire, don't hesitate to book our mobile homes or a pitch for your tent, caravan or motorhome. Our major advantage is our location, since Camping Les Flots Bleus is 200m from the sea and 500m from the centre of Piriac sur Mer. And last but not least, come and relax in a calm and peaceful place, with no entertainment and no swimming pool, on a human scale... We look forward to seeing you!

Comfortable house, very nice, well-situated, close to the center, shops and beaches.

Independent flat, renovated in 2017 with a surface of 50m². 200m from the beach and 300m from the market. Well equipped : living-room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, terrace, barbecue... Ideal for a young family.

Welcome to Domaine Mon Calme! Just a 5-minute walk from the beaches and the village of Piriac sur Mer (classified as a "Petite Cité de Caractère"), the Domaine Mon Calme welcomes you to a privileged location, in a family atmosphere where the key words are relaxation, simplicity, comfort, peace and freedom... Swimming pool, free wifi throughout the site, bike hire, pets allowed, PRM access, motorhome service area. Domaine Mon Calme offers you holidays in mobile homes for rent or on camping pitches and motorhome pitches. Swimming pool and solarium open from May to mid-September. On site: restaurant, wood-fired pizzeria, bar (open on bridges + weekends in June + 7 days a week in July and August + weekends in early September). A warm welcome awaits you!

Your room, on the ground floor, in this B n B is both spacious and ideally situated just 300 m from the town centre and the port. It has a large double bed (180x200) and offers direct access to the terrace and garden which are south facing.