Harbours and anchorages near Belle-Île-en-Mer

Port Saint-Julien

Sand bottom anchorage on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, sheltered from W and SW winds.

• Sheltered W, SW

Anse de Cornaud

Sand and rock anchorage on the south-east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, in Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le Palais

Visitor mooring buoy field in the roadstead off Le Palais, the main port of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, south Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Sauzon - ville

Anchorage off the village of Sauzon on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Morbihan, sand bottom, just outside the drying harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Kerbihan

Buoy mooring field off Kerbihan, on the west bank of the Rivière de Crac'h just below La Trinité-sur-Mer, where anchoring is banned to protect archaeological remains and the buoys are for authorized users only.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port de Saint-Gildas

Main harbour of the Île d'Houat, in Morbihan, southern Brittany. Around 37 berths on the drying inner pool plus visitor moorings in the outer bay.

Port Neuf

Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port-York

Open anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Saint Gildas - Avant port

Outer anchorage of about 17 spots off Port Saint-Gildas, the harbour of the island of Houat in the Bay of Quiberon, southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from SE through SW.

• Paid
• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Plage de Port Blanc

Sandy anchorage off Port Blanc beach on the west coast of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage de Kerbourgnec

No-anchoring zone off the beach of Kerbourgnec, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Navalo

Small harbour of 235 berths at the northern tip of the Rhuys peninsula, on the west side of the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan.

Saint-Colomban

Sand anchorage off the Saint-Colomban beach at Carnac-Plage, south Brittany. Water point ashore.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage du Porigo

Beach on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, 0.2 nm SE of Port-Haliguen. Anchoring here is prohibited by local regulation.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Toul-Bihan

Rocky cove on the west coast of the presqu'île de Quiberon, south Brittany. Anchoring prohibited.

• Sheltered NE, E

Île aux Chevaux

Anchorage off a small islet in the Gulf of Morbihan, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW

Port Gwenn

Anchorage on the southern coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, mixed sand and rock, sheltered from the north.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Kerhostin

Rocky cove on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, with mooring prohibited along this stretch.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Île de Roëlan

Rock-bottom anchorage off a small islet in the Ria d'Étel, Morbihan, used at slack water.

• Sheltered W, SW

Portivy

Small drying fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. It takes the ground at low water and anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Port De La Croix

Small drying harbour of 4 berths on the east side of Hœdic, a 2.5 km long island in the Mor Braz off southern Brittany, between Houat and Belle-Île.

Plage des sables blancs

Anchoring-prohibited zone off the Sables Blancs beach in Carnac, baie de Quiberon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse du Pô

Shallow drying cove on the west side of Carnac, in the baie de Quiberon, south Brittany. Used by oyster farmers and shoal-draught visitors.

Port Fouquet

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Le Palais and Sauzon, sheltered from southerly winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Mouillage sud de Belle-Île

Rocky anchorage on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, open to the Bay of Biscay.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Maria Quiberon

Fishing and ferry port on the south shore of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan, 1.2 NM southwest of Port-Haliguen marina.

Port de Carnac

Marina on the river Crach in southern Brittany, on the west bank opposite La Trinité-sur-Mer, 2 km north of the Carnac alignments.

Mousker

Anchorage in the ria de Crac'h, southern Morbihan, between the oyster beds and the channel leading up to La Trinité-sur-Mer.

Kerroch le Dolmen

Anchorage off Kerroch, on the western shore of the Baie de Quiberon near Carnac, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Pointe Erlong

Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the Locmariaquer peninsula near the entrance to the gulf.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E