Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

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

Plage du Béniguet

Sandy anchorage off the north-west coast of Île de Houat, in the Mor Bras between Quiberon and Belle-Île.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

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

Stêr-Ouen

Narrow inlet on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, open to the north.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Vannes

Wet dock of 240 berths set directly below the ramparts of Vannes, a prefecture town of about 54 000 inhabitants at the head of the Gulf of Morbihan.

Auray - Saint-Goustan

River port of 154 berths on the Loc'h river at Auray, 7 nautical miles upstream from the Gulf of Morbihan.

Île des Poulains

Anchorage off the Pointe des Poulains at the north-west tip of Belle-Île-en-Mer, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered SW, S

Les Trois Tourtes

Anchorage on the Odet river in Finistère, mud bottom, sheltered from all sectors except S.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Locmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine

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

Port de Malestroit

Inland port on the canal de Nantes à Brest at Malestroit, a medieval town in the Morbihan 40 km north-east of Vannes.

Pen-Mané

Marina of 150 berths in Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, facing the city across the Blavet estuary.

Plage de Trez Cao

Open anchorage off the sand beach of Trez Cao, south Finistere, between Concarneau and the Pointe de Trevignon.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

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

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

Port de la Roche Bernard

River port of 563 berths on the Vilaine, 8 nautical miles upstream from the Arzal dam, in Morbihan, Brittany.

Anse du Conguel

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

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse du Guip

Anchorage on the east coast of the Île aux Moines in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany. Sand bottom, open to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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

Baie des Trépassés

Wide sand bay between the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van at the western tip of Finistère, open to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

île de Guiriden

Anchorage off the Île de Guiriden in the Glénan archipelago, south Finistère, Brittany. The islet is a long white sand bar that uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered SW, W

Île de la Jument

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

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Île Longue

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

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Kerners-Bilouris

Marina of about 380 berths on the south side of the Rhuys peninsula, in the bay of Kerners between Arzon and Sarzeau, inside the Gulf of Morbihan.

Kernével

Deep-water marina in the rade de Lorient on the Larmor-Plage shore, 1,000 berths with 5 m draught available at all tides.

La Baule - Le Pouliguen

Tidal harbour at the mouth of the étier du Pouliguen between La Baule and Le Pouliguen in southern Brittany, 820 berths.

La Pie

Buoyed anchorage off the Île de la Pie, north of the Glénan archipelago in southern Brittany, 32 berths on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

La Trinité-sur-Mer

Marina of 1250 berths on the estuary of the Crac'h river, between Carnac and the Gulf of Morbihan in southern Brittany.

La Turballe

Fishing and leisure harbour of 329 berths on the Guérande peninsula, between Le Croisic and Piriac-sur-Mer, first sardine port of France.

Plage de Cap-Coz

Open anchorage on sand off Cap-Coz beach, north side of the Bay of La Forêt, Fouesnant, south Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage des pirates

Anchorage off a small sand beach on the Rhuys peninsula, south Brittany, near Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE