Best anchorages and harbours in South Finistère

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

L'Odet

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE

Le Minaouët

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Minaouët river south of Concarneau, Finistère Sud, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Pointe De Castelmeur

Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Saint-Cadou

Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, 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

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

Plage de la Croix

Anchorage in the bay of Concarneau in southern Brittany, sand bottom, just outside the Ville Close.

Anse du phare

Sand anchorage on the south coast of Finistère between Concarneau and Trévignon, with good shelter from the easterly sector.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de la Forêt

Anchorage in the Baie de la Forêt near Fouesnant in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from SW to NW winds.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

La Grande Plage

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south Finistère coast, Brittany, sheltered from SW and W winds.

• Sheltered SW, W

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

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

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

Anse de Saint-Nicolas

Sand anchorage on the south shore of the Crozon peninsula in the Bay of Douarnenez, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Audierne

Port of 240 berths in the estuary of the Goyen, on the south coast of the Cap Sizun, in Finistère.

Concarneau

Working fishing port and marina of 304 berths on the south Finistère coast, opposite the walled Ville Close.

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

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

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

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

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

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 du Ster

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of the Pays Bigouden, sheltered from NW through NE, exposed to the Atlantic swell from the S.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Sainte marine

Port on the west bank of the Odet estuary, opposite Bénodet in Finistère, Brittany.

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

Sainte-Marine

Marina of 770 berths on the west bank of the Odet estuary, Combrit, facing Bénodet at 300 metres across the river.

Lesconil

Small fishing harbour on the Pays Bigouden coast of south Finistère, 32 plaisance berths alongside the working fleet.

Loctudy

Marina of 650 berths on the Pont-l'Abbé estuary in south Finistère, facing Île-Tudy across the river.

Anse de Sainte-Evette

Mooring of about 25 buoys in the bay of Audierne, western Finistère, just outside the fishing harbour.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW