Day 3 : Plouharnel - Moëlan-sur-Mer (97 on 301 km)
The hostelry « Les Ajoncs d’Or » amid its flowered garden provides a hearty atmosphere sheltered from the ocean spray. In this former XIXth century farm the Breton land histories were told for the family around the hearth.
At Plouharnel spend the day to tour the Quiberon peninsula. Besides the superb alignment of the 22 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon menhirs, admire the succession of cliffs on the wild Coast between the Conguel headland and the one of Percho. This magnificent panorama where abysses, crevisses and small beaches follow each other, illustrates the ardour and the power of the ocean.
You will resume your journey travelling back the prehistoric times when megaliths of Carnac were erected.
We will find back the steep banks of Blavet in Hennebont. This medieval town and its superbly restored fortifications harbours in the former forges an ecomuseum giving evidence of its industrial past.
Take a moment at the Odyssam of Pont-Scorff to discover that there are still in France a few rivers with a quality of waters which encourages the wild salmons to come back to their birthplace in order to breed after two winters in the Atlantic.
Your Itinerary will continue along steep coast which faces the Groix island. On the banks of the Laïta, you will discover the magnificent site of the former abbey Saint-Maurice. By travelling along the Carnoët forest you will find back the charm of the small ports of Moëlan-sur-Mer.
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