Concarneau, a city of art and history, is now a popular seaside resort for tourists. During your stay at our 5-star Concarneau Le Cabellou Plage campsite, whether for a weekend ora week in Concarneau, don’t miss out on discovering the blue city. Here are the top 5 things to do and see in Concarneau.
Stroll along the beaches
Concarneau is renowned for its many fine sandy beaches with translucent waters to suit everyone’s tastes: lazing around, strolling or water sports. La plage des Sables Blancs is the most family-friendly of all, where paddles, kayaks, windsurfers and catamarans can be found side by side. Kernous beach is the wildest and most unspoilt of all Concarneau’s beaches. Plage de la Belle Etoile is perfect for those who love fishing on foot. What’s more, the Plage des 4 Sardines offers a beautiful walk along an almost untouched path.
Attend the “Les Filets Bleus” festival
The “Filets Bleus” festival takes place every year in August. Les Filets Bleus in Concarneau is a major traditional Breton festival, welcoming over 70,000 festival-goers to promote Breton culture through dance, music, costumes and numerous shows.
Strolling along the port
A true meeting place, Concarneau harbor is both a fishing port and a yachting harbor. Here, you can watch fishing boats come in and out of the harbor, as well as admire superb sailing yachts moored alongside.
Visit the city-close
Concarneau’s Ville-Close is the town’s historic center. A fortified town dating back to the 11th century, the city grew up around its ramparts. Its narrow streets are home to the city’s oldest dwellings, numerous restaurants and stores, and the Musée de la Pêche. From its ramparts, the Ville-Close offers magnificent panoramic views over the Bay of Concarneau.
Discover the Glénan archipelago
Concarneau is the ideal base for exploring the Glénan islands. Just a 30-minute boat ride away, this little Breton paradise is made up of seven islets grouped around a lagoon. Île Saint-Nicolas is the main island of theGlénan archipelago, but also one of the smallest in France. This archipelago off the coast of Brittany guarantees a total change of scenery.
