Below we have put together a list of places to see and review, ideas for visits and leisure activities for young and old, all within an hour’s drive of the Kerdurod gîtes.
One of the many advantages of renting a gite or a B&B near Lorient is to be close to the coast while enjoying the countryside, and to have easy access to all the tourist attractions of the Breton coast.
Indeed, Guidel is located about 30 minutes drive from Vannes and the Golfe du Morbihan, and from Quimper, in the south Finistère.
The great beaches are yours, as well as the open sea and its islands, all famous: Groix, Belle-ile-en-Mer, Houat and Hoedic are jewels…, and what about the Glénans, off Concarneau.
The pleasures of sand and water, but also an infinite number of coastal paths and hiking trails are all around you, and will allow you to discover or rediscover major tourist sites: the many ports and nautical bases, the little sea of Gavres and the bay of Quiberon, historical and prehistoric sites (such as the famous alignments of Carnac, Quiberon and Erdeven) … the list is long.
Below we have put together a list of places to see and see again, ideas for visits and leisure activities for young and old, and all this within an hour’s drive of the Kerdurod gîtes.
By the way, if you wish to attend a show or an event during your stay, do not hesitate to tell us about it, we will take care of the pre-booking at the best price so that you only have to take care of yourself.
For more detailed information, you can visit the following websites
Lorient Tourist Office
Quimperlé Tourist Office
Morbihan tourism
Finistère tourism
Since prehistoric times, when the first traces of habitation were found, Guidel has been a real crossroads between land and sea, where the ocean and a pretty marina rub shoulders with the countryside and the Laïta, the river that divides the departments of Morbihan and Finistère.
The recent pedestrian-bike itinerary, built along the coastline, links Guidel to Fort-Bloqué and allows you to enjoy the fine sandy beaches and the water acrobatics of the surfers who are present all year round.
The Heritage Trail
also allows you to discover all the treasures of Guidel
of Guidel on foot or by bicycle.
https://www.visorando.com/randonnee-/9497277
Discover the city of Lorient, cradle of shipbuilding in France and flagship city of ocean racing, embodied by the Cité de la Voile Eric TABARLY and … Celtic capital par excellence with its internationally renowned Interceltic Festival
Medieval gateway to the Breton canal network
The charm of a 13th century fortified town, rich in its past, its historical and cultural heritage, its traditions and its dynamism:
The Blavet stretches over a length of 70 kms between Hennebont and Pontivy with nautical stops or pontoons in Hennebont, Inzinzac-Lochrist, Pont-Augan in Languidic, then Pontivy.
It is possible to rent electric boats on this part of the river
Nin’Arion also offers trips on the Blavet in a barge to discover the river heritage and the Blavet valley.
Are you a fan of Doc Martin? … discover this small picturesque port with its natural beauty … a real concentrate of charm that has kept all its authenticity.
… the Citadel … the National Museum of the Navy … the Museum of the Compagnie des Indes
The origin of this stronghold dominating the entrance to the harbor of Lorient is due to the Spanish occupation.
Completed on the orders of Richelieu, it allowed Port-Louis to welcome the first East India Company.
The Museum of the East India Company traces the history of the East India Company, the foundation and the development of the city of Lorient (or L’Orient).
The Petite Mer de Gâvres, a must-see nature destination in the Lorient region, is a unique inland lagoon in Southern Brittany. On a peninsula, the museum of the House of the Kerner Island makes discover its natural and historical wealth at the rhythm of the tides.
It will delight fans of fishing at low tide, kite surfing or sea kayaking at high tide.
The island of Groix is an undeniable jewel only 45 minutes from Lorient.
In Groix, the giant rocks mask the valleys, the wild coastline full of gorse and heather is cut by cliffs and sandy creeks: a real refuge for nature lovers…
Attractions: acrobatic evolution park in the fifty-year-old pine forest of the Grao … dare to do acrobatics in the trees, on nets tested at sea on the largest trimarans, in the circus arts, for acrobats and acrobats.
