Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Guidel

River marina on the Laïta estuary between Morbihan and Finistère, 220 berths upstream of the Guidel-Plages bar.

Brouel Sud

Open anchorage south of Brouel point, on the southern shore of Île d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pen Cadenic

Anchorage on the north shore of the Pénerf estuary in southern Morbihan, Brittany, on the approach to the village of Le Tour-du-Parc.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Kaolins

Anchorage off the Kaolins beach at Ploemeur on the southern Brittany coast, west of Lorient.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe du Grand Mont

Anchorage off the Pointe du Grand Mont on the west coast of the Rhuys peninsula in southern Brittany, on rock and sand.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le blavet aval ferme

River anchorage on the lower Blavet below Hennebont, sheltered from all directions, mud bottom.

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

Le Bono

Tidal harbour of 428 berths on the rivière du Bono, a tributary of the Golfe du Morbihan in southern Brittany.

Portz Plous

Anchorage on the south coast of the Île de Groix, off Morbihan in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Samzun

Anchorage on the east side of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, south of Le Palais.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île de la Jument

Small island in the Gulf of Morbihan between Larmor-Baden and the Île-aux-Moines, with 8 visitor buoys on a mixed mud and weed bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Mouillage de Merrien

Anchorage in the ria of Merrien, a narrow inlet on the south coast of Finistere between Doelan and Brigneau.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Plage de Isthme

Anchorage off the sandy isthmus linking the Quiberon peninsula to the mainland, south Brittany, on the east-facing baie de Quiberon side.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Beg Salus

Open anchorage on rock and algae bottom on the Breton coast, 0.7 NM south-west of the port of Saint-Gildas.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Port de l'Argol

Small drying harbour of about 35 places on Hoedic, a Breton island of roughly 100 inhabitants south of Quiberon.

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

Sainte Catherine - Sud

Mooring field of 69 spots in the Lorient roadstead off Locmiquélic, sand bottom, sheltered from NE to SE.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Belloc

Anchorage with 22 moorings on sand north of Sauzon, on Belle-Île-en-Mer.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Les Sept îles - Baden

Anchorage with 36 mooring spots off Baden in the Gulf of Morbihan, sand bottom, fully exposed to wind from every direction.

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

Pointe de Penkernéo

Anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers in southern Finistère, off Port-Manec'h on the Cornouaille coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Anse de Goërem

Small cove on the west side of the Gâvres peninsula, in the Lorient roadstead, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de la chapelle

Anchorage on the east coast of Île-d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan, 5 berths on sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Lorient - La Base

Marina set inside the former Keroman submarine base in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

Île Dumet

Rocky islet 3 NM off Piriac-sur-Mer in the bay of Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique. Forain anchorage on the south side.

• Sheltered NW, N

Île Berder

Anchorage on 31 visitor buoys off Île Berder in the Golfe du Morbihan, opposite Larmor-Baden.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port du Palais

Main harbour of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 245 berths at the foot of the Vauban citadel, on the island's north coast facing the Morbihan mainland.

île holavre

Anchorage off Île Holavre, a small islet in the Golfe du Morbihan north of the Île aux Moines, near Arradon.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

La Marle

Buoy mooring on the Marle river, a tidal arm of the Gulf of Morbihan just south of Vannes.

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

Pointe de Brehuidic

Mooring buoys off the Brehuidic headland in the Golfe du Morbihan, mud bottom, well sheltered on most bearings.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

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 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