Visiting family in the area we were driven down to Le Gouffre on a Tuesday late afternoon in early…read moreJune. With a soft breeze and the sun out this is a lovely site to visit. Lovely rock formations that form the coast line, beautiful nature, a strange house built in between two rock formations and a WW2 German gun placement thrown in, this is very nice to come down to for a quick visit.

This beautiful archipelago is well worth a visit in its own right, but is most famous for its…read morebirds. The islands form a bird sanctuary, and visitors can land on only one (the Ile des Moines, which has a lighthouse and ruined fort as well as wildlife to see). On our boat trip, we saw puffins, cormorants, razorbills, oystercatchers, various gulls and the famous colony of gannets as well as a sunbathing seal. The scenery is lovely too, making this a perfect trip for anyone with an interest in wildlife, ornithology or just the beautiful Breton coast.