Moëlan-sur-Mer

Moëlan-sur-Mer is a commune in southern Finistère where the Belon and Merrien rivers reach the sea through wooded estuaries, creating a fragmented coastline of coves, beaches and small harbours. The area is known above all for Belon oysters, harvested from the river estuary just inland, and for the quiet beauty of its granite coastline dotted with tidal inlets. The Manoir de Kertalg, a 19th-century granite manor house hidden in a 40-hectare park above the Belon river, is one of southern Brittany's most atmospheric small châteaux. The beaches of Kerfany and Trenez face the open Atlantic, while the wooded paths linking them and the estuaries are among the most rewarding coastal walks in Finistère.

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Things to Do

• •Walk the coastal path from Plage de Kerfany to Plage de Trenez along granite cliffs and wooded coves
• •Visit the Manoir de Kertalg and stroll its wooded park above the Belon river
• •Eat Belon oysters at one of the riverside producers along the Belon estuary
• •Kayak the Merrien estuary at high tide through the wooded inlet to the sea
• •Explore the small fishing harbour of Brigneau and the tidal cove at Port-Manec'h

Nearby Attractions

• Pont-Aven — a picturesque mill town on an estuary famous for Paul Gauguin and its local butter biscuits
• Concarneau — a fortified port town with a walled medieval island (Ville Close) in the harbour
• Quimperlé — a medieval town at the junction of two rivers with a remarkable round Romanesque church
• Île de Groix — a small island 15 km offshore with dramatic clifftop walks and a unique geology museum
• Quimper — the cultural capital of Finistère with a Gothic cathedral, old town and Breton faïence pottery