Travelogues Brittany

But we took our time and first had a day for washing and repairing. My front wheel was flat, the laundry bag was full, and the weather was perfect. In addition, the sun also...

The picturesque village of Pontrieux is located in the Cotes d'Armor region. The name means "bridge over the Trieux River". The river winds its way through the village. We first...

From Concarneau, due to the changeable weather, we drove straight to the next town, Quimper, which is called Kemper in Breton.We passed by a camping site there, not to stay...

June 26, 2021 The third day... After a restful night and a typical French breakfast at Ludo's, we start our day early in the morning without rain! We quickly find the path and...

Yesterday we explored the other side of the region around 'Trélévern' (the location of our campsite). From 'Le gouffre de Plougrescant' and 'The House Between Two Rocks' to...

Today we left Telgruc-sur-Mer after a final breakfast with our friendly hosts. We offered them to visit us in Berlin, as they had been on a school trip there many years ago and...

Today we drove with our Wild Hilde to the vicinity of the westernmost point of the peninsula. Kerdreux was the destination, but we were not allowed in. A parking lot in front of...

We drive a bit further into the interior of Brittany. A nature reserve with a gorge tempts us to go hiking. The weather is grey and humid, with a drizzle... but we still hike...

If you love the sea, you love Brittany. No matter where you are in Brittany, the sea is never more than 60 km away. The sea level is strongly influenced by the tidal range, so...

After it gets quite cloudy the next morning, we feel like going for a stroll in town. Roscoff is the next destination, here there are ferries to England and Ireland, and around...

After Pointe Dinan, we drove around the Roscanvel peninsula to Pointe des Espagnols. Small single-track roads, small villages, lots of nature. Pointe des Espagnols is an old...

We have to admit, we love to stand freely, wildly and in the front row for a beautiful view. At Pointe du Millier, we did it again. Coming just in time in the late afternoon and...

Who has ever heard of Concarneau? We didn't before. However, the old town is located on a small peninsula in a bay and is completely surrounded by city walls. The town itself...

June 27, 2021 The fourth day... The first path led to the hospital after all. Everyone was very nice... Nothing is broken, but it's difficult to hike with a knee brace. 🙄 After...

June 29, 2020 The fourth day.... We start in Cancale towards Saint-Malo. The motto of the day: Lama follows Mountain Goat 😅 while the goat climbs the cliffs and obstacles...

Walking in Le Conquet

On the way to the Gorges of Daoulas, we pass by an open-air railway museum. However, it looks like the locomotives and wagons have been left to rot outside. It's still...

We are heading to the next town, Morlaix, today. The special thing is that the railway viaduct is located in the middle, or rather above, the city. We park outside at the harbor...

We let ourselves drift along the coast with our sand dune, sometimes we only manage to go 30km a day because we spend so much time walking on the different beaches.Having time...

Early in the morning, a strong wind blows, but we are brave and have breakfast outside as usual. Luckily, it's not raining. It could be warmer, but as long as it stays dry, we...

July 3, 2020 On the eighth day... after our trip to Cap Frehel last night, we had to get up early. Our bus to Saint Brieuc left promptly at 6.30 am 🙈 by the way, the only bus...

After another stormy night, according to the weather forecast, it should clear up a bit from 2:00 pm. And so it was, so we set off for Cap Fréhel in the early afternoon. Today...

Katja and Volker in Brest and Konk Leon

After leaving the Penn Enez campsite as quickly as possible yesterday morning after an extremely stormy and cold night, I had a coffee and a croissant in Brest. A short city...

On this day, we say goodbye to the Breton Atlantic coast. No more steep, rocky paths beside blue water, but inland. We also wanted to see the Canal-Brest-Nantes, after all, the...

I have now spent three days at this beautiful bay in Locquirec and got the most beautiful pitch at the camping site (Camping municipal du Fond de la Baie) located directly on...

Yesterday I arrived at this wonderfully small and chill camping site Les Etang, located between St. Malo and Dinar. If I hadn't been placed directly across from a family of 9,...

The bridge to the peninsula

The Atlantic embraces the Breton landscape, creating beautiful bays among the rugged cliffs. The tides are very pronounced here. At low tide, the scenery is completely different...

It continues, always along the beautiful coast. We drive to Penhors, a small village. Campers are welcome here. Above the beautiful beach is a nice meadow, where overnight stays...