Quiberon

Quiberon is a town in Brittany, France (on the Altantic coast). It is situated on a peninsula Presqu'île de Quiberon. In France it is well-known as summer spa-resort. == Understand == === Tourist information === Quiberon tourist website == Get in == By train from Paris. To get there you should take a TGV-Express from Gare de Montparnasse that will bring you to Auray town, where there is a connection with a bus directly to Quiberon (in July and August there is a train from Auray to Quiberon). In order to find a bus stop you should leave the railway station and go to the right, it is situated a bit aside. The tickets for the whole route can be bought at the Montparnasse railway station (the approximate price for return ticket is €135/person, people younger than 25 years old get a price reduction). Before getting into the train you should stamp your ticket in a yellow machine that are situated a bit aside from the platforms. It is also possible to buy a ticket only to Auray and to pay there to the bus driver on-site. The duration of one way is 4 hr 55 min. 1 Gare de Quiberon, Place de la Gare, 56170 Quiberon. June 1 to September 30. Served only during summer by TER Bretagne line 32 (from Auray), called "le Tire-Bouchon", the "corkscrew". (updated Feb 2018) == Get around == == See == Côte sauvage - so called wild coast, where the ocean waves beat the stones, where it is forbidden to swim because of life-danger, where you can see picturesque landscapes. == Do == Surfing in the Atlantic ocean Spa-procedures Sunbathing on the Grande Plage == Buy == In the centre of the town, the small shops are open even on winter Sundays (at least in the morning). As a souvenir it is interesting to buy cider and sardines. == Eat == Bar de la Marine, Port Marina, ☏ +33 2 97 50 09 81. A restaurant with marvellous ocean view. Serves breakfast, sea food, fish, perrywinkles. Open all year round. 1 Le Triskell, 2, quai de Houat, Port Maria, 56170 Quiberon, ☏ +33 2 97 30 41 86. Nice restaurant with good wine, sea food, perrywikles. Sea food plate. Open all year round. €28/person. == Drink == == Sleep == There are a lot of small hotels and houses with apartments to be rent alongside the coast. Auberge Du Petit Matelot, 23 Avenue de Saint-Malo, ☏ +33 2 97 52 31 21, aubergepetitmatelot@wanadoo.fr. (updated Mar 2018) Hôtel Des Deux Mers, 8 Avenue Surcouf, ☏ +33 2 97 52 33 75, infos@hotel-des-deux-mers.com. (updated Mar 2018) Hôtel de la Plage, 25 Quai d'Orange, ☏ +33 2 97 30 92 10, contact@hotel-plage-quiberon.com. (updated Mar 2018) == Go next == Belle Île — from Quiberon it is possible (also in winter) to take a ferry and to get to the island, well-known resort.