Neighborhood highlights
Immediate proximity:
The sea is a stone's throw from the house, the marshes are beautiful and wild.
Errands and shopping
Shopping :
If you don't feel like shopping too far, you can do everything in Plonéour-Lanvern 8 km from the house, the bakeries are good, the two butchers are excellent, a small grocery store on the Place de l'Église, and a Casino supermarket on the road to Plomeur (26 Rue Henri Lautredou), not to mention the excellent crepes and other regional products from the Percelay house on the road to Pont-L'Abbé (ZA de, Kerlavar).
If dining is central to your vacation, go to Pont-L'Abbé, 14 km from the house. The Centre Leclerc is a must if you want to eat fish and seafood. Go there especially between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday to Saturday) the fishmonger receives fish directly from the ports of Guilvinec and Saint-Guénolé, the products are magnificent, the freshness is impeccable and the prices unbeatable (there's no better place in the world to eat langoustines). To visit these fishing ports see below.
The Pont-l'Abbé market is a very beautiful market, it prides itself on being the largest in the Bigouden region and is worth the trip. It takes place every Thursday morning, it extends over three different places that are adjacent, the halls for food products, the large square (clothing and various regional crafts), and the small shaded square lined with plane trees where there are still food shops and small local producers. If you have to start your market with a small coffee I recommend this last place, (same for the well-deserved aperitif at the end of the market).
Pont-l'Abbé still has an excellent BioCoop with a bakery, cheese shop and butcher with very high quality products. Address: Rte de Plomeur, 29120 Pont-l'Abbé.
Swimming :
Kerbinigou beach is huge at low tide, narrower at high tide and reduced to a pebble ridge by the high tides of September, but you will never run out of space, you are one of the happy few to enjoy it.
The water is clear and cool (even very cool), morning swimming is exceptional because the light gives the ocean a unique silvery transparency, the sunset is not bad either…
Days without waves are rather rare, there are always small or even good rollers, great pleasure for children to practice bodysurfing. Some days the waves can become impressive and relatively violent, which makes surfers happy.
Please note that Tréogat beach is not supervised, as in the whole bay of Audierne the currents can be strong. It's the live Atlantic that you have in front of you, don't mess with it. It is recommended not to swim too far and even not to lose your footing. Playing with the waves is a lot of fun, but be careful that this game doesn't take you too far from the edge, panic can set in quickly in the water. Measure the danger each time you swim and watch the children. The first supervised beach with a first aid station is Tréguennec (Kermabec beach), on the left when arriving on the beach, 2 km along the beach (also accessible by car or bike via small country roads).
Further south, Lesconil is a small Breton fishing port that has remained authentic, it is worth the detour, the Sables Blancs beach is magnificent.
To the north, the beaches of Plovan and Pouldreuzic are also very beautiful. If you go for a walk further north towards Audierne and the Pointe du Raz, don't forget your towels, it's good to swim on the Grande Plage just before the pier for the Île de Sein in the small unknown coves of Plogoff: Pors Loubous or Pors Feunteun Aod. Also, if you decide to spend a day at the Île de Sein (see below § day trips), take your towel.
For surfing enthusiasts:
Kerbinigou Beach is popular with surfers fleeing the overcrowded spot of La Torche. Admittedly the waves are more beautiful at La Torche, but here you won't be bothered by the competition. On the other hand, for old people like me, the roll bar in Tréogat is not always easy to pass, this is where the La Torche elevator is nice. For those unfamiliar with the tip of La Torche, it is a rocky outcrop in the Atlantic that regulates the waves and, along the rocks, creates a current that leads to the open sea to easily catch new waves without getting too tired. In short, La Torche is for the old and Tréogat for the young (advertising that is probably a little misleading because the young people are mostly at La Torche). Surfing in Tréguennec (Kermabec beach) or Saint-Jean de Trolimon (Tronoën beach) is also very good. Do not surf alone, check your equipment every year before wetting your board, especially the strength of your leash.
If you want to take surfing lessons, there are plenty of schools that have opened at La Torche over the past twenty years. Find out on the Internet, I can't recommend any, it changes very quickly, I had my children take lessons when they were still young at the one closest to the beach. The boss was very nice and the monitor was very good and very responsible, but it's already old. Have your own experience.
Sand yachting:
For sand yachting, it will be on the other side, towards the north, in Plovan, where a very nice sand yachting school has been established, here are the contact details.
Sailing (dinghies and catamarans):
You will not be able to sail directly from Tréogat beach, there is no boat access possible (barrier prohibiting access to cars + pebble cords preventing access to launches). You don't have much to regret, light dinghies type 4.20 would generally not pass the roller bar. A powerful catamaran can get through, but you would have to surf the rollers on arrival, not go sideways and slide far on the beach, otherwise disaster on arrival. So no, Tréogat is not made for sailing.
The nearest sailing club is the Lesconil Nautical Centre (20 km). It's a small club that exudes good humor. It organizes 5-day courses from Monday to Friday for all ages, and offers catamarans, kayaks, paddles, and windsurfing boards for rent. The sailing site is exceptional, for the more athletic, full west close to Saint Guénolé, Guilvinec and the point of Penmarch and it sends you back downwind. Along the coast on the other side, towards Loctudy and Île-tudy is also a nice outing.
On the other side, to the north, in Audierne (25 km from Tréogat), the Cap Sizun Nautical Center offers roughly the same services, with the addition of dinghies for rent. The sailing site is quite calm if you stay sheltered from the tip of Lervily, beyond that it can get rough.
Finally, if you feel like crossing Cape Sizun and sailing in Douarnenez Bay, you will find calmer waters protected by the Crozon Peninsula. The landscapes are magnificent, it is not uncommon to meet dolphins and even large cetaceans, you can go to sea from Douarnenez but also on the other side of the bay from Morgat, another exceptional sailing site (but it starts to get far from Tréogat).
