NEARBY
OUTSTANDING SITES
Kérascoët : just outsite the campsite, it is a small typical hamlet with a group of thatched cottages where you can discover an old baker's oven, a well and tiny buildings with thatched roofs. Kercanic also in the commune but in the background is another village of the same kind.
The ports and the coves :
Located at the mouth of the Aven, Port-Manech (the monk port) is the main port of Névez and was at the beginning of the last century a holiday resort for rich families
From this pleasant time, Port-Manech keeps splendid houses with hydrangeas overhanging the port and the lined beach huts of the beach.
Poulguin, an anchorage area sheltering a very old manor surrounded by centenarian trees has to be visited.
Kerdruc is a pleasant Breton port surrounded by old stones with its ship's hold.
Pont Aven : it is in this town of Finistère and also in the region of Pouldu that Gauguin stayed and founded the school of Pont-Aven.
Before becoming the town of paintings, Pont Aven was called " the town of millers" for its flour-milling industry.
Located near the river Aven, the quiet Pont Aven quickly became a holiday place. Victor Hugo, Flaubert, Châteaubriant came there.
Nowadays, picture galeries and biscuit factories mix and attract an important crowd but the small town has kept its spirit.
Concarneau (in Breton « Konk Kerné ») meaning shelter of Cornouaille; this town is built in the heart of a nice bay in front of the sea.
It was one of the largest French fishing port but pleasure boat activity is now more and more important..
Concarneau is famous for its walled town.
A military fort built on a small island in the middle of the port and linked to the dock by a drawbridge.
This citadel modified by Vauban in the 17yh century is surrounded by high ramparts and remains the symbol of the town.
Quimper : it is the splendour of Odet the cathedral St Corentin, a beautiful Gothic building. The corbelled houses of the pedestrian streets,
the museum of fine art make an interesting visit. The ceramic of Quimper is also famous.
Quimper is a recommended centre to tour around in the whole south Finistère.