{"id":64949,"date":"2026-09-15T12:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturefrancia.com\/?page_id=64949"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:43:15","slug":"brittany-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culturefrancia.com\/en\/brittany-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"The 17 Accessible Islands Off Brittany"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Name<\/th>\tTop+<\/th>\tTop<\/th>\tFerry
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(round-trip)<\/th>		\tPeak
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C\u00e9zembre<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t20m<\/td>\t\u20ac17.80<\/td>\t38 (125)<\/td>\t0.6 x 0.25 (0.37 x 0.16)<\/td><\/tr>
\u00c9bihens<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\tFoot \/ 30m<\/td>\t0 \/ \u20ac38<\/td>\t17 (56)<\/td>\t1.0 x 0.3 (0.62 x 0.19)<\/td><\/tr>
Br\u00e9hat<\/td>\t\u2705<\/td>\t<\/td>\t11m<\/td>\t\u20ac11.90<\/td>\t35 (115)<\/td>\t3.5 x 1.5 (2.2 x 0.9)<\/td><\/tr>
Moines<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\tCruise only<\/td>\t\u20ac24.50<\/td>\t33 (108)<\/td>\t0.47 x 0.25 (0.29 x 0.16)<\/td><\/tr>
Batz<\/td>\t<\/td>\t\u2611\ufe0f<\/td>\t15m<\/td>\t\u20ac11<\/td>\t33 (108)<\/td>\t3.5 x 1.5 (2.2 x 0.9)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de C\u00e9zambre<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 0.6 x 0.25 km (0.37 x 0.16 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 38m (125ft)<\/p>

A small rocky outcrop just off Saint-Malo, C\u00e9zembre has a completely different personality from Brittany\u2019s lush, garden-like islands. Here, granite, wind and sea set the scene, but the history of the 20th century is still visible everywhere beneath the low vegetation.<\/p>

In August and September 1944, the island, which had been turned into a German military stronghold, came under exceptionally heavy Allied bombardment. Aircraft, naval artillery and land-based guns pounded it for several weeks. Craters and the remains of fortifications still scar the landscape, which remained dangerous for decades because of unexploded ordnance.<\/p>

That history gives C\u00e9zembre an almost unreal atmosphere. Among the shattered concrete remains, nature has reclaimed the land, with short grasses, salt-resistant plants and seabirds thriving on ground that the war had almost turned over stone by stone. Along the coast, cliffs and rocks plunge straight into water whose colour can change in a matter of minutes.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1
<\/strong>Compagnie Corsaire<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 20min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac17.80<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd\u00a0From Saint-Malo<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Dinard<\/em><\/a>
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Company 2<\/strong>
Bateaux Rouges<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 20min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac18.30<\/p>

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Full Name<\/span>
Archipel des \u00c9bihens<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 1.0 x 0.3 km (0.62 x 0.19 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 17m (56ft)<\/p>

The \u00c9bihens are a tiny world of sand, granite and vegetation, set in a sea that constantly reshapes the landscape. The main island is privately owned and barely developed, with just a few houses hidden among the trees, while the pale beaches can sometimes make the scenery feel surprisingly Mediterranean.<\/p>

Its main historic landmark is the Garangeau Tower, built between 1694 and 1697 to designs inspired by Vauban, to keep watch over this stretch of coastline. The island also passed into the hands of the family of the famous privateer Robert Surcouf, a reminder of a time when these waters were as much a strategic route as a holiday destination.<\/p>

Around it, small rocks and islets are home to remarkable marine life and seabird colonies. The whole place has an understated elegance, with white sand, pine trees, windswept grasses and old military stonework standing against the horizon.<\/p>

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ON FOOT, only at low tide<\/strong><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 30min<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company<\/strong>
Bateaux Rouges<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 30min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac38<\/p>

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In Our Top+<\/span>\u00a0 \u2705<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Br\u00e9hat<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 3.5 x 1.5 km (2.2 x 0.9 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 35m (115ft)<\/p>

Br\u00e9hat has long been known as the \u201cisland of flowers\u201d, and it\u2019s more than just a pretty nickname. Its particularly mild maritime climate allows hydrangeas, agapanthus, mimosa, eucalyptus, fig trees and even palm trees to grow between stone houses and granite walls.<\/p>

The island is actually made up of two main sections, joined for centuries by a stone causeway. Over just a few kilometres, the scenery changes noticeably, with sheltered landscapes and gardens in the south, and barer terrain, more exposed rocks and stronger winds towards the north.<\/p>

Br\u00e9hat was also a pioneer when it came to protecting landscapes. In 1907, it became the first major natural site in France to receive official protection for its beauty. That early concern for conservation partly explains the harmony that still exists between the vegetation, traditional buildings and rocky coastline.<\/p>

And yet the sea is always part of the picture. Sailors\u2019 houses, former fishing activities and the constant presence of small offshore islands are reminders that behind all the flowers lies a genuinely maritime place, where pink granite rises between clusters of agapanthus.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
Vedettes de Br\u00e9hat \/ BreizhGo<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 11min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac11.90<\/p>

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\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website)<\/a><\/p>

Company 2<\/strong>
Sur Mer Br\u00e9hat<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 10min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac11<\/p>

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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele aux Moines<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 0.47 x 0.25 km (0.29 x 0.16 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 33m (108ft)<\/p>

Don\u2019t confuse it with its much larger namesake in southern Brittany. This \u00cele aux Moines is part of the Sept-\u00celes archipelago, a vast seabird sanctuary off the Pink Granite Coast. The landscape is raw, rocky and exposed to the wind, surrounded by a sea that can be spectacular.<\/p>

It\u2019s also the island where most of the archipelago\u2019s human history is concentrated. Religious communities lived here in isolation during the Middle Ages, and later came a fort, military quarters and a lighthouse, built in the 19th century and rebuilt after being destroyed in 1944.<\/p>

All around you lies one of France\u2019s great marine wildlife areas, with seabird colonies, rocks occupied by grey seals and, on the nearby island of Rouzic, the famous colony of northern gannets. Stone, heathland and a handful of isolated buildings are all it takes to create the scenery here.<\/p>

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CRUISE<\/strong><\/p>

Company<\/strong>
Armor Navigation<\/em><\/p>

Access is only available as part of a 2.5-hour cruise, including a 40-minute stop on the island.<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac24.50<\/p>

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In Our Top<\/span>\u00a0 \u2611\ufe0f<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Batz<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 3.5 x 1.5 km (2.2 x 0.9 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 33m (108ft)<\/p>

Batz feels like a garden floating on the sea. Only a few kilometres long, relatively flat and blessed with a surprisingly mild climate, the island supports both vegetable farming and plants you would normally expect to find much farther south. Northern Brittany can sometimes play tricks with the climate.<\/p>

You can go from carefully tended fields to pale sandy beaches, then on to granite rocks sculpted by the sea. Fishing, seaweed harvesting and vegetable growing shaped the island\u2019s rhythm for generations, and Batz has kept a much more agricultural character than many of its neighbours.<\/p>

An old local legend also tells of a saint who came to convert the island and defeated a dragon. More peacefully, the exotic vegetation that has become one of Batz\u2019s trademarks has benefited from this unusually favourable climate for more than a century. Palm trees, plants from the Southern Hemisphere and species from other continents all thrive here in surprisingly good conditions.<\/p>

Between the stone houses, you still catch glimpses of vegetable gardens, meadows and patches of ocean, with no clear boundary between the village, farmland and shore.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd Google Maps<\/a><\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company<\/strong>
Vedettes de l\u2019\u00cele de Batz<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 15min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac11<\/p>

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(round-trip)<\/th>		\tPeak
m (ft)<\/th>		\tSize
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Vierge<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t5m<\/td>\t\u20ac15<\/td>\tFlat<\/td>\t0.4 x 0.2 (0.25 x 0.12)<\/td><\/tr>
Mol\u00e8ne<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t45m<\/td>\t\u20ac39.80<\/td>\t26 (85)<\/td>\t1.2 x 0.8 (0.7 x 0.5)<\/td><\/tr>
Ouessant<\/td>\t\u2705<\/td>\t<\/td>\t1.5h<\/td>\t\u20ac39.80<\/td>\t61 (200)<\/td>\t8.0 x 4.0 (5.0 x 2.5)<\/td><\/tr>
Sein<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t1h<\/td>\t\u20ac39.80<\/td>\tFlat<\/td>\t1.8 x 0.5 (1.1 x 0.3)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele Vierge<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 0.4 x 0.2 km (0.25 x 0.12 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 Flat<\/p>

On \u00cele Vierge, one monument dominates almost the entire landscape, its great granite lighthouse. Standing 82.5 metres tall and first lit in 1902, it is the tallest lighthouse in Europe and one of the tallest stone lighthouses in the world. Next to it, its 19th-century predecessor suddenly looks tiny.<\/p>

The outside is impressive for its sheer height, but the interior is even more surprising. The stairwell is lined with thousands of white and pale blue opaline tiles, giving this otherwise austere tower an unexpectedly refined elegance.<\/p>

All around it, the island remains an exposed piece of rock, battered by wind and sea spray. The contrast is striking, architecture of almost mathematical precision rising from a harsh, unforgiving landscape, facing waters that sailors feared for centuries along this stretch of the Breton coast.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd Google Maps<\/a><\/p>

\ud83c\udfde\ufe0f\u00a0Google Images<\/a><\/p>

\ud83d\udcdc Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company<\/strong>
Vedettes des Abers<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 5min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 15\u20ac<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Pointe du Castel Ac’h<\/em><\/a>
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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Mol\u00e8ne<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 1.2 x 0.8 km (0.7 x 0.5 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 26m (85ft)<\/p>

Mol\u00e8ne doesn\u2019t try to impress you with height. It\u2019s low and almost completely horizontal, with a small village clustered around the church and the old maritime lookout station. At low tide, the landscape suddenly seems to expand, revealing rocks, islets and vast areas covered in seaweed.<\/p>

You\u2019re right in the heart of an archipelago whose waters contain one of Europe\u2019s largest seaweed fields. Grey seals, dolphins, birds and an impressive variety of fish thrive in this mosaic of rocky seabeds, sand and underwater vegetation.<\/p>

For generations, life here revolved around fishing, seaweed and an economy based on limited resources. You can see that in the architecture, tightly grouped houses, stone walls and almost nothing unnecessary when you\u2019re living in a place this exposed to the wind.<\/p>

Mol\u00e8ne\u2019s tiny size makes the sea feel even more present. Wherever you look, the horizon appears behind a rooftop, a patch of grass or a line of black rocks shining with sea spray.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd Google Maps<\/a><\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 45min (from Le Conquet<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac33.50 Low Season – \u20ac39.80 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Le Conquet<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Brest<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Camaret<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Ouessant<\/em> Island<\/a>
\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website – Fr)<\/a><\/p>

Company 2
<\/strong>Finist\u2019Mer<\/em>
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 45min (from Le Conquet<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac30 Low Season – \u20ac32 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Le Conquet<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Lanildut<\/em><\/a>
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In Our Top+<\/span>\u00a0 \u2705<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele d’Ouessant<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 8.0 x 4.0 km (5.0 x 2.5 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 61m (200ft)<\/p>

Ouessant feels like Brittany pushed to its absolute limit. Eight kilometres long and four wide, it\u2019s a land worn down by erosion, with a deeply indented coastline and very little standing between you and the Atlantic wind. Storms, fog and powerful currents have shaped its reputation for centuries.<\/p>

And yet the island never lived from the sea alone. For generations, its inhabitants were farmers as much as sailors, working countless small plots protected by low stone walls. The men sometimes left for months at a time, while the women kept the farms, households and much of everyday island life running.<\/p>

The vegetation stays low, shaped by salt and wind. Heathland, short grasses and hardy flowers cover the interior, while migratory birds use this piece of land jutting into the ocean as a natural stopover. Ouessant is now part of a UNESCO-recognised biosphere reserve.<\/p>

The lighthouses are obviously part of the legend. Cr\u00e9ac\u2019h Lighthouse, with its black and white stripes, has become one of Brittany\u2019s most recognisable landmarks. Around it, reefs, headlands and white waves make it easy to understand why so many lights were needed to make this shipping route safer.<\/p>

Even in calm weather, the light changes quickly. A sudden break in the clouds can turn a dark coastline into a dazzling cliff face, before the grey rolls back across the Atlantic.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 1.5h (from Le Conquet<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac33.50 Low Season – \u20ac39.80 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Le Conquet<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Brest<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Camaret<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Mol\u00e8ne <\/em>Island<\/a>
\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website – Fr)<\/a><\/p>

Company 2
<\/strong>Finist\u2019Mer<\/em>
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 50min (from Le Conquet <\/em>or Lanildut<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac32 Low Season – \u20ac38 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Le Conquet<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Lanildut<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Camaret<\/em><\/a>
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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Sein<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 1.8 x 0.5 km (1.1 x 0.3 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 Flat<\/p>

Sein almost feels like a challenge to geography itself. The island is around 1.8 kilometres long, and its highest point rises only a few metres above the sea. There are no great cliffs to offer protection, just houses, low stone walls and bare ground facing the wind and storms head-on.<\/p>

That apparent fragility hides an extraordinary human determination. Despite flooding and difficult living conditions, generations of islanders have remained deeply attached to this tiny piece of land. The houses crowd together, almost as though the village itself were trying to form a barrier against the sea.<\/p>

Sein also holds an exceptional place in the history of the Second World War. In June 1940, many of the island\u2019s men left their families to join the Free French Forces in Britain. Sein was later made a Companion of the Liberation, an honour awarded to only five French communities.<\/p>

In the distance, Ar Men Lighthouse rises from the reefs. It took fourteen years to build because the sea made every operation so dangerous. Its former keepers called it \u201cthe hell of hells\u201d.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd Google Maps<\/a><\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 1h (from Audierne<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac33.50 Low Season – \u20ac39.80 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Audierne<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Brest<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Camaret<\/em><\/a>
\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website – Fr)<\/a><\/p>

Company 2
<\/strong>Finist\u2019Mer<\/em>
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Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 1h<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac30 Low Season – \u20ac38 High Season<\/p>

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Name<\/th>\tTop+<\/th>\tTop<\/th>\tFerry
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(round-trip)<\/th>		\tPeak
m (ft)<\/th>		\tSize
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St-Nicolas des Gl\u00e9nan<\/td>\t<\/td>\t\u2611\ufe0f<\/td>\t1h<\/td>\t\u20ac39<\/td>\tFlat<\/td>\t0.7 x 0.3 (0.43 x 0.19)<\/td><\/tr>
Groix<\/td>\t<\/td>\t\u2611\ufe0f<\/td>\t45m<\/td>\t\u20ac41<\/td>\t48 (157)<\/td>\t8.0 x 3.0 (5.0 x 1.9)<\/td><\/tr>
Saint-Cado<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\tFootbridge<\/td>\t0<\/td>\tFlat<\/td>\t0.08 x 0.05 (0.05 x 0.03)<\/td><\/tr>
Belle-\u00cele<\/td>\t\u2705<\/td>\t<\/td>\t50m<\/td>\t\u20ac41<\/td>\t71 (233)<\/td>\t20.0 x 9.0 (12.4 x 5.6)<\/td><\/tr>
Houat<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t40m<\/td>\t\u20ac41<\/td>\t42 (138)<\/td>\t4.5 x 1.2 (2.8 x 0.7)<\/td><\/tr>
Ho\u00ebdic<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t1h<\/td>\t\u20ac41<\/td>\t22 (72)<\/td>\t2.5 x 0.8 (1.6 x 0.5)<\/td><\/tr>
Moines<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t5m<\/td>\t\u20ac6.80<\/td>\t31 (102)<\/td>\t7.0 x 3.5 (4.3 x 2.2)<\/td><\/tr>
Arz<\/td>\t<\/td>\t<\/td>\t20m<\/td>\t\u20ac13<\/td>\t17 (56)<\/td>\t3.0 x 3.0 (1.9 x 1.9)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In Our Top<\/span>\u00a0 \u2611\ufe0f<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele Saint-Nicolas des Gl\u00e9nan<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 0.7 x 0.3 km (0.43 x 0.19 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 Flat<\/p>

Almost white sand, crystal-clear turquoise water and tiny islands scattered across the horizon, at first sight, Saint-Nicolas can feel like an atoll. But this is still the Breton Atlantic, with cold water, shifting winds and an extremely fragile ecosystem.<\/p>

The main island of the Gl\u00e9nan archipelago is particularly famous for one small white flower, the Gl\u00e9nan narcissus. It grows naturally nowhere else in the world. Once threatened with extinction, it has been protected since 1974 within a tiny 1.53-hectare nature reserve.<\/p>

The unusual colour of the water comes largely from shell-rich sand and the pale seabed. Beneath the surface are also beds of maerl, a calcareous algae that grows incredibly slowly.<\/p>

Saint-Nicolas brings together everything that makes the Gl\u00e9nan so unusual, scenery that looks almost tropical above the water, extremely vulnerable biodiversity below it, and a few weeks each spring when tiny narcissus flowers dot the grass with white.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company<\/strong>
Vedettes de l’Odet<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 1h (from B\u00e9nodet<\/em>)<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac39<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From B\u00e9nodet<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Concarneau<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Loctudy<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Beg Meil<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From La For\u00eat-Fouesnant<\/em><\/a>
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Groix<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In Our Top<\/span>\u00a0 \u2611\ufe0f<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Groix<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 8.0 x 3.0 km (5.0 x 1.9 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 48m (157ft)<\/p>

Groix begins with a geological surprise. Unlike much of Brittany, the island is not mainly made of granite. Its metamorphic rocks contain an extraordinary range of minerals, including blue glaucophane and garnet, which is why Groix is sometimes known as \u201cthe island of garnets\u201d.<\/p>

You can see that geological diversity directly in the landscape. The west is more rugged, with cliffs, heathland and powerful seas, while the east is gentler, with beaches and more vegetation. On some shores, tiny garnets even give the sand a reddish tint.<\/p>

Groix was also once a major tuna-fishing island. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, its boats sailed across the Atlantic, giving the island an exceptionally strong maritime culture. Low houses, old maritime structures and family memories still carry traces of that past.<\/p>

Grands Sables beach adds another rare curiosity. Its shoreline is convex, curving out towards the sea, and its sand gradually shifts under the influence of the currents. It\u2019s one of Groix\u2019s most iconic landscapes.<\/p>

Elsewhere, heather, gorse and small valleys quickly bring you back to a much more rural Brittany, until a gap between two houses suddenly reveals the ocean again.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
BreizhGo Oc\u00e9ane<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 45min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac37.80 Low Season – \u20ac41 High Season<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Lorient<\/em><\/a>
\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website)<\/a><\/p>

Company 2<\/strong>
Escal’Ouest<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 45min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac30<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Lorient<\/em><\/a>
\ud83d\udccd From Port Louis<\/em><\/a>
\u2699\ufe0f\u00a0<\/strong>Schedules & Prices (Official Website)<\/a><\/p>

Company 3<\/strong>
La\u00efta Croisi\u00e8res<\/em><\/p>

Duration (one-way)<\/span>\u00a0 20min<\/p>

Price (round-trip)<\/span>\u00a0 \u20ac29<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd From Lomener<\/em><\/a>
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Full Name<\/span>
\u00cele de Saint-Cado<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 0.08 x 0.05 km (0.05 x 0.03 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 Flat<\/p>

Saint-Cado is tiny, but few Breton islands offer such an instantly recognisable scene. A handful of fishermen\u2019s houses cluster around an old Romanesque chapel, surrounded by a landscape where the tide rises between mudflats, rocks and oyster farms.<\/p>

Most of the chapel dates from the 12th century and keeps alive the memory of the saint who gave the island its name. Just opposite, a tiny fisherman\u2019s house with colourful shutters, standing alone on its own little islet, has become one of the most photographed sights in Brittany.<\/p>

Sardine fishing, followed by oyster farming, shaped this tiny community for generations. At low tide, the landscape opens up dramatically, while at high tide, the houses and chapel seem to float in the middle of the water.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccd Google Maps<\/a><\/p>

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In Our Top+<\/span>\u00a0 \u2705<\/p>

Full Name<\/span>
Belle-\u00cele-en-Mer<\/em><\/p>

Size<\/span>\u00a0 20.0 x 9.0 km (12.4 x 5.6 mi)
Peak<\/span>\u00a0 71m (233ft)<\/p>

Belle-\u00cele certainly lives up to its name, but its scenery is anything but uniform. Brittany\u2019s largest island has two very different faces, a sheltered coast that is softer and greener, and a western side exposed to the Atlantic, with cliffs, caves, dark rocks and sea spray.<\/p>

Inland, the landscape becomes surprisingly pastoral, with fields, valleys, hedges and small villages of low houses. You can almost forget you\u2019re on an island, until a road suddenly drops towards a cove or a patch of ocean appears between two hills.<\/p>

Its history has been eventful. Fortified for centuries because of its strategic position, the island was occupied by the British from 1761 to 1763. Soon afterwards, Acadian families expelled from North America settled here, adding an unexpected chapter to the island\u2019s history.<\/p>

Belle-\u00cele was especially loved by artists. Claude Monet stayed for more than two months in 1886, painting the wild coastline over and over again, particularly the Aiguilles de Port-Coton, where rocks and waves become almost abstract under his brush.<\/p>

A few years later, Sarah Bernhardt fell in love with the Pointe des Poulains. She bought an old fort there in 1894 and returned almost every summer until 1922, surrounded by artists, friends and much of the Parisian cultural scene of the time.<\/p>

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FERRY<\/strong><\/p>

Company 1<\/strong>
BreizhGo Oc\u00e9ane<\/em><\/p>