Brittany's largest island — Monet's needles and the Côte Sauvage. A fuller Belle-Île-en-Mer guide is being written.
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Getting there
- Access
- Ferry from Quiberon (45 min). Book the car ferry months ahead in summer, or leave the car and hire bikes at Le Palais.
More Brittany islands
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Île de Groix A geological reserve and the only convex beach in Europe -
Île-aux-Moines The largest island in the Gulf of Morbihan, and its mildest climate -
Ouessant The far west of France — five lighthouses and the Fromveur current -
Île de Batz A market-garden island with a subtropical garden at one end -
Île de Bréhat Car-free pink granite, mimosa and hydrangeas, on the Gulf Stream -
Îles de Glénan A ring of islets round a lagoon that looks Caribbean and is not