Brittany
Brittany is surrounded on 3 sides and so deeply linked to the sea, its coastline alternates between rock and sand. Inland, there are numerous megalithic and catholic monuments. With its ever changing weather and sky, landscapes vary from day to day and even hour to hour. It is a land of sailors and fishermen, of farmers, and now… of high tech telecommunication industry.
Emerald Coast
The Emerald Coast page, in Ille-et-Vilaine: photos of Dinard and Saint-Malo, of the Cutty Sark race ships and the Renard.
Pink granite coast
Northwest of Brittany, in Côtes-d’Armor, the pink granite coast is named after the colour of the rock it sits on.
Northern Finistère
Northern Finistère includes the Abers coast and the Morlaix bay.
Brest
The city of Brest and its surroundings, at the western tip of Brittany, in Finistère.
Iroise islands
The islands in the Iroise sea, offshore western Brittany.
Crozon peninsula
South of Brest, the Crozon peninsula is a big peninsula with 3 ragged heads.
Plougastel peninsula
In the Plougastel peninsula, a mysterious caryatid in the La Martyre paris close.
Southern Finistère
The southern part of Finistère is facing storms coming from the southwest.
Sailing aboard Lola of Skagen
Photos of sailing trips aboard an old gaffer called Lola of Skagen.
- The second leg of a trip from Oléron to Douarnenez.
- A trip around Brittany via the Channel Islands.
Morbihan
In Morbihan, a sunset over a superb landscape.
Sinagots are traditional boats from the Morbihan gulf. We were lucky to be able to sail aboard two of them among the islands of the gulf.
Belle-Île-en-Mer
Photos taken while staying on Belle-Île-en-Mer, the biggest island off the coasts of Brittany.
Groix
On Groix island, I discovered the tiny Port-Lay harbour with its rusty crane, and the main harbour of the island called Port-Tudy.
Houat
I also discovered Houat island, its superb vegetation superbe and its lovely landscapes enhanced by a contrasted light.
Saltworks
South of Brittany, in Loire–Atlantique, the saltworks around Guérande make a very beautiful landscape.
A big expanse of water at tide level is cut into plots used to produce salt or left fallow.
Dinan
Between Rennes and Saint-Malo, but in Côtes-d’Armor, Dinan is a medieval city on a high ground. Here it is in late afternoon on a winter day. It consists in a harbour on the river Rance and in a walled city that overlooks the harbour. Down at the harbour, an old stone bridge crosses the river, above, a viaduct does the same.
The big level difference between the two parts of the city make the rue du port, the link between the two, very steep. It crosses the city walls through the Jerzual gate. Along the street, the facades feature sculpted wood elements.
Inside the walls, the setting sun colours the buildings. In the church, light coming through stained glass windows shines on the stone floor.