Plestin-les-Grèves
Plestin-les-Grèves is a small town with almost 4,000 inhabitants in the rural Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany. With its beautiful coastline, Plestin is a holiday and yachting centre and Its miles of sandy beaches are spread across two bays.
The town centre has a delightful mixture of small shops and and comes alive at the weekends with a regular Sunday morning market.
Plestin-les-Grèves is a small town with almost 4,000 inhabitants in the rural Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany. With its beautiful coastline, Plestin is a holiday and yachting centre and Its miles of sandy beaches are spread across two bays.
The town centre has a delightful mixture of small shops and and comes alive at the weekends with a regular Sunday morning market.
It is less than two kilometres from the town centre to the coast with its beaches bordering two bays: the bay of Locquirec and the huge bay of Saint Efflam with its four kilometre-long beach. In the middle of this beach is "le Grand Rocher", a huge rock associated with Saint Efflam.
In summer, the beaches are perfect for swimming and the area is hugely popular for sailing and sailboarding.
As well as activities linked to the stunning beaches and magnificent coastline, there is much of interest in the town and its surrounds. The parish church of Saint-Efflam, in the town centre, dates back to the 16th Century and bears the date 1576 on its gable porch while the chapel of St. Jagut, rebuilt in 1496, was consecrated in 1498.
There was once a strong Roman presence in the town and remains of Gallo-Roman thermal baths dating from 50 AD are remarkably well preserved in a coastal dune at Hogolo.
The area is heavily wooded and the terrain hilly, and three rivers cross its boundaries.
Plestin and its delightful surroundings provide ample opportunities to experience the way of life in Brittany and to savour the delicious regional produce and dishes and to enjoy a range of delightful French wines.
In summer, the beaches are perfect for swimming and the area is hugely popular for sailing and sailboarding.
As well as activities linked to the stunning beaches and magnificent coastline, there is much of interest in the town and its surrounds. The parish church of Saint-Efflam, in the town centre, dates back to the 16th Century and bears the date 1576 on its gable porch while the chapel of St. Jagut, rebuilt in 1496, was consecrated in 1498.
There was once a strong Roman presence in the town and remains of Gallo-Roman thermal baths dating from 50 AD are remarkably well preserved in a coastal dune at Hogolo.
The area is heavily wooded and the terrain hilly, and three rivers cross its boundaries.
Plestin and its delightful surroundings provide ample opportunities to experience the way of life in Brittany and to savour the delicious regional produce and dishes and to enjoy a range of delightful French wines.