Welcome to Piriac-sur-Mer! Charming little port with granite houses and cobbled streets, the coast and its beaches are just as many treasures to discover.
On an autumn morning, as the sky rolls in heavy clouds and the air sweeps through your hair with a cool, damp breeze, walk in the sand, your nose in the wind, to smell the fragrance of the ocean.
From the coastal path, as you overlook the cliffs, glide your gaze along the striated rocks that emerge from the water, from the most monumental to those that disappear beneath the waves.
Watch the seabirds, huddled together in the gusts.
Listen to the sack and the surf as you make your way towards the dune, on which the sparse vegetation, battered by the spray, clings on.
Taste the lull when the little port is revealed behind the rock, illuminated by the timid sunlight.
Its boats bob in the glistening water, reflecting their bright colours on the stone of the quay and the breakwater.
They announce those of the city, the town.
Nestling behind its hedges and low walls, Piriac retains an air of nature despite the rough grey of its stone houses.
These are the houses of the sailors, the children of the sea.
PLEASE NOTE:
This route takes in parts of the coastal path,
also known as the Sentier des Douaniers, or GR®34.
This path is exclusively for pedestrians: bicycles are not permitted.
