Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

La garenne

Mooring buoy in the Golfe du Morbihan near the Île de la Garenne, mud bottom, sheltered from the prevailing westerlies.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Portz Halai

Cove on the north coast of the Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast of Brittany. Sand bottom, open to the north.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Rosmeur

Anchorage off the Port du Rosmeur, the fishing harbour of Douarnenez in Finistère, western Brittany. Sand bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Grand Veïzit

Anchorage in the golfe du Morbihan, close to Locmariaquer on the west shore of the entrance channel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Port Vilaine Maritime

Marina of 130 berths on the lower Vilaine, at Pénestin in Morbihan, Brittany.

Roche-Bernard

Anchorage on the river Vilaine at La Roche-Bernard, upstream of the Arzal dam and lock, southern Brittany.

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

Anse de Pouldohan

Buoy field in the anse de Pouldohan in southern Finistère, between Concarneau and Trévignon, sand bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Porh Penhoët

Rocky anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, 1.1 NM NW of Sauzon.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Lorient - Centre

Urban marina with 370 berths in central Lorient on the Scorff, up to 3.5 m draught. VHF 9.

Roch Toul

Rocky anchorage on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1.7 NM west of Sauzon.

• Sheltered E

La Roche-Bernard

River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.

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

Anse de Saint - Norgard

Cove on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Baie de Douarnenez, sand bottom, sheltered from the north and west.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Vilaine

River anchorage on the Vilaine above the Arzal dam, between Arzal-Camoël and La Roche-Bernard, southern Morbihan.

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

Port-Louis

Harbour of 450 berths in Lorient roadstead, up to 3.5 m draught, opposite Locmiquélic. VHF 9.

Anse de Combrit

Anchorage in the Odet estuary off the Combrit shore, 1,5 NM NW of Bénodet in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Port d Toul'Ru

Mooring field of 200 buoys off Mesquer in the Baie de Pont-Mahé, Pays de la Loire, between the Pointe de Merquel and the salt marshes of Guérande.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Er Runio

Sandy anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, close to Locmariaquer, with shelter from W, SW and S.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Iles de Glenans

Archipelago of nine main islands 10 nm south of Concarneau, south Finistère, forming a shallow lagoon known as La Chambre.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, SW

Plage de Kermorvan

Sand anchorage off the isthmus beach of Kermorvan on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Mooring with up to 80 berths on buoys, anchoring regulated.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Les Rouignous

Anchorage off Les Rouignous in the Rivière de Crac'h estuary, just south of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Kérel

Sandy cove on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, on the commune of Bangor, with one of the longer sand beaches on the south side of the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

L’Isle

Anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, mud bottom, well sheltered by surrounding wooded banks.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE

L'Odet

Mooring buoys on the Odet river between Bénodet and Quimper in south Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE

Gavrinis

Anchorage off the island of Gavrinis in the Golfe du Morbihan, sand bottom, sheltered from W and SW.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Île aux moines

Anchorage off the Île aux Moines in the Golfe du Morbihan, mud bottom, sheltered from the westerly quadrant.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Anse du Trez

Sand cove on the west bank of the Odet estuary, between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de Brouhel

Sand anchorage on the south-west shore of Île d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

La Falaise

Mooring field of 35 buoys off Locmariaquer, at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Portz Chudell

Small cove on the south coast of the Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast of Brittany. Rock and weed bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage Saint-Nicolas

Anchorage off the Île Saint-Nicolas in the Archipel des Glénan, south Finistère, sand bottom protected from east and south-east.

• Sheltered E, S, SE