Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Port d’Orange

Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Locmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine

Marina of 475 berths at Locmiquélic on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, 0.6 NM south of Pen-Mané.

Pointe du Grand Village

Open roadstead on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, off the village of Locmaria, south Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N

Arradon

Marina of 330 berths on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, between Vannes and the Ile aux Moines ferry landing.

Toulvern

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan at the head of the Anse de Toulvern, west of the Île aux Moines, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NE to SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Auray - Bono

Anchorage of about 379 buoys on the rivers of Auray and Le Bono, in the northern Gulf of Morbihan.

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

Île Longue

Anchorage off Île Longue in the Golfe du Morbihan, on sand, sheltered from SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Men er Beleg

Anchorage in the south-west of the Golfe du Morbihan off Locmariaquer, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from N through NE and E to NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage du canot

Small cove on the south-west side of Île de Hoëdic, just west of Port de l'Argol.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île de la Jument

Islet in the Golfe du Morbihan near Larmor-Baden. Anchoring is prohibited in the immediate vicinity.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

L'ile aux moines

Visitor mooring buoys off Port-Blanc on the north-east shore of the Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany.

Port de Kerledan

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and Le Palais, in the Morbihan department of Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Navallo

Anchorage at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan, on the Arzon side of the pass, opposite Locmariaquer.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Plage de Manec’h

Sand anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers, next to Port-Manec'h in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Domois Bay

South-facing cove on the ocean side of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Port-Coton and Pointe du Skeul.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Anse du Conguel

Sandy anchorage on the southern tip of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Doëlan

Narrow ria on the south Brittany coast between Lorient and Concarneau, with 25 visitor buoys laid by the commune of Clohars-Carnoët.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Étel

Tidal harbour of around 400 berths on the Ria d'Étel, south Morbihan, entered across a shifting sand bar.

Groix

Small annex berthing on the île de Groix off the Morbihan coast, alongside the main harbour of Port-Tudy.

Le Blavet Stomac

River anchorage on the Blavet, 1.8 NM S of Hennebont and upstream of Lorient, in Brittany.

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

Port du Crouesty

Large purpose-built marina at the southern tip of the Rhuys peninsula in Morbihan, just outside the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan. 1432 berths over five basins.

Plage de Port Navalo

Sand anchorage off the beach of Port-Navalo on the western tip of the Rhuys peninsula, at the mouth of the Golfe du Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Île de Boed

Anchorage on the north side of the Île de Boëdic, a small private island in the Golfe du Morbihan south of Séné.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Treac'h Salus

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east side of Île de Houat in the Mor Braz, Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Îles Logoden

Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Golfe du Morbihan, off Arradon, south Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SE

Île aux Moines

Anchorage off the largest island of the Golfe du Morbihan, between Port-Blanc and Arradon, south Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Piriac-sur-Mer

Marina on the presqu'île guérandaise north of La Turballe, 830 berths behind a breakwater, in a village labelled Petite Cité de Caractère.

Plage des Sables Rouges

Anchorage off the SE coast of the Île de Groix, Morbihan, facing a beach where the sand contains garnets that give it its red colour.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Yorc'h

Small sand-bottomed cove on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, about 1.8 nm south-east of Le Palais.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Tal er Hah

Sand anchorage on the south-east coast of Île de Houat, a short hop from Port de Saint-Gildas.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW