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Access
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By car : 4h 35
By train : 3h 00 Lamballe station 25 kms - Direct via Rennes - Or St Brieuc station 35 kms - Connections with the resort by coach, taxi or car hire
By air: 1h 00 Rennes airport 1h30 away - Connections with the resort by taxi or car hire.
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• Tourist Information Office
3, rue du 19 Mars 1962 |
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+33 (0)2 96 72 30 12 |
| Fax : +33 (0)2 96 72 02 88 |
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Erquy boasts a large choice of quality Accommodation all year round :Hotels, guest houses with a quality label, Camp sites, mobile homes, holiday villages, Self-catering homes from 4 estate agencies or ask for the tourist office list of "clévacances" or "gites de France"self-catering houses and apartments.
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Erquy
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Erquy offers both tranquillity and liveliness in a magnificent authentic site. It is also an active fishing harbour and a stroll along the quay is a real pleasure. Erquy bay is ideal for the practice of water-sports and the resort boasts 10 beautiful sandy beaches for the enjoyment of the whole family. Fine sands, pink sandstone, pines and moorlands accompany you on your walk along the sea front... Head on for Erquy in all seasons!
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 IDEAS FOR SPRING AND AUTUMN STAYS
- Sea kayak outing : discover the preserved coast of Cape Erquy with an instructor.
- 2005 Great tides : discovery of beach fishing, walking along Cape Erquy... Scallops are a gourmet's delight. It is during winter that the scallop fishermengo off to sea to fish in the Bay, 2 daysa week. Freshly caught, its taste is like no other.
- Fête de la Coquille St Jacques (scallop fest), 16 and 17 april 2005. A convivial weekend dedicaded to getting to know the famous shellfish : sea excursions, exhibitions and tasting events... in a festive musical atmosphere !
 10 beaches of fine sand
Wide stretches or small coves allow safe bathing in total security. In summer, beach clubs for children, volley ball and the Cap Armor program of sports and cultural "a la carte" activities for everyone.
Sailing school
Offers courses and hire: sailboards, catamarans or dinghies, easily accessible to all. A sea kayak ride enables you to combine sport and nature discovery; speed sailing provides immediate sensations and the skin diving school will take you safely to the depths of the bay. Become a sailor just for one day onboard the Sainte Jeanne, traditional sailing ship, the emblem and pride of Erquy harbour; a unique experience to be shared by the whole family.
Shell fishing enthusiasts
can satisfy their passion on the shores temporarily exposed by the ebb tide.
Local clubs
will invite you to partake in their activities: watercolours, patchwork, climbing, Breton dancing...
Erquy fishing port
with its old lighthouse and its flotilla of trawlers is picturesque ; the troll near the fish auction just as fish and scallops are being unloaded is a must.
Bienassis Castle
Bienassis Castle and its wooded park are open to the public. Several hamlets within the commune harbour historical elements part of our heritage: chapels, cannonball ovens, guard rooms...
A lively market takes place all year round on Saturday mornings.
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Erquy is sometimes transformed into an open air painting exhibition.
Painting tuition courses, day for "Couleurs de Bretagne", painters' market in the harbour......Several rendez-vous for art enthusiasts and ordinary visitors. |
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Sports meetings, nature outings, concerts, fest-noz, sea festivals..... a detailed program, updated regularly is at your disposal in the tourist office or on: www.erquy-tourisme.com |
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Celtic Wednesdays
In a different place every wednesday evening in the summer, appreciate the variety of Celtic culture : music, dance, sailors songs. Free shows for any audience. |
Summer volley-ball tournaments and sand-ball tournaments
Novices or top level players moving on the beach pitches, a very good show. |
Nature runn and hike "Heath and heather, Cape Erquy - Cape Fréhel "
The 28th April 2007, 2 magnificient courses and hikes gather togither hundreds of runners and hikers on the "custom" path. Sport and discovery of the local heritage are combined for a festive week-end for everyone. |
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SPRING AUTUMN WINTER
Your walking itineraries on Erquy Cape are full of surprises, renewed with each passing season: bathing in the clear waters of wild open beaches...impressive stretches of blooming heather in spring...the quietness of the vast natural stretches of coastline, only disturbed by the waves coming and going...fresh sea air and breathtaking sights all year round. Scallops are a gourmet's pleasure. In winter, fishing boats go out to catch scallops in the bay. Freshly caught, their taste is incomparable.
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