Here, no vehicles are allowed except for a few tractors. You’ll discover, in peace, this island surrounded by a dozen of pink orange rocky islets. Do not miss the sight at sundown when the islets are ablaze…Pleasant and cheerful, the south end of the island is made of tiny gardens planted with hydrangeas, fig trees, mimosas and eucalyptus. The north side is more tortured with its heath land and wild coves.
Getting There
All year round
Vedettes de Bréhat - BP 28 - 22870 île de Bréhat.
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 55 79 50 - Fax + 33 (0)2 96 55 79 55
10 min crossing from the headland « Pointe de l'Arcouest », Ploubazlanec, near Paimpol
What to see
La Chapelle Saint-Michel - Saint Michel Chapel
To find Saint Michel chapel, you have to climb up the “mountain”, approximately 26 meters altitude. The chapel rules over the west side of the island and there is a view over Béniguet island, Maudez Island and the headland la Pointe de l’Arcouest.
Le Phare du
Paon - the lighthouse of the "Peacock"
Extreme north of the island, the lighthouse rules over a chaos of pink rocks.
Le Moulin à marée du
Birlot - Birlot tidal mill
Recently restored, it’s one of the few examples of tidal mills that can be visited in Brittany.
Website : www.bretagnenet.com/moulin_brehat.
Les Verreries de
Bréhat - Glass works of Bréhat
La Citadelle 22870 île de
Bréhat.
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 20 09 09 - Fax. + 33 (0)2 96 20 09
08
E-mail : yves.neumager@wanadoo.fr
Website : www.verreriesdebrehat.com
The most modern glassworks of Europe. Production and retail. Open all year round from Monday to Friday and open daily from April to September, 10 am- 6 pm.
Getting around/ activities
Bicycle rentals
Les Vélos les Plus Beaux
- Le Port Clos 22870 île de Bréhat
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 20 03 51
Sailing
Les Glénans - Base de l'Ile
Verte, Quai Pierre Loti BP 241 - 22500 Paimpol
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 20 84 33
La Vieille Auberge ** - Le Bourg
22870 île de Bréhat.
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 20 00 24 - Fax. + 33 (0)2 96 20 05
12
Aux Pêcheurs - Le Bourg
22870 île de Bréhat.
Tel. + 33 (0)2 96 20 00 14 - Fax + 33 (0)2 96 20 05 18
Camp sites
Municipal camp site : Camping municipal de Goareva **
Information at the Tourist Office - Tel.
+ 33 (0)2 96 20 04 15
Other accommodations
Furnished flats or rooms
Information at the Tourist Office. - Tel.
+ 33 (0)2 96 20 04 15
Nature
The north part has remained the wildest part of the island with its heath landscapes and its shingle bars. The archipelago and its wide shores at low tide offers great breeding and wintering grounds for a rich and varied avifauna : terns, oystercatchers, curlew and other sandpipers.
Getting There
