Superb Summers with Brittany 4 Beaches
Fousenant
Kérambigorn : Belle plage de sable fin où flotte le Pavillon bleu. Une superbe dune d’oyats et de chardons bleus vous abrite des vents. Devant, au loin, s’étire les îlots des Glénan
Cap-Coz is a small seaside resort in Southern Finistère, between Bénodet and Concarneau.
Walks can be taken on the custom patrol paths: coastal path from Cap-Coz, 2 hours to go until Beg Meil and 2 h30 to Mousterlin via the Baie de la Forêt and the Roche Percée. 40 km from Bénodet to Concarneau (Le Letty, Le Perguet, Mousterlin Point, Beg-Meil, Cap-Coz, Fouesnant). The “Maison des Marais” near Cap-Coz (1km): an activity, exhibition and information centre on the countryside on the Marshs of Penfoulics and ecology of the marshes.
Shops and Services
- In Cap-Coz: bar/tobacconist 300 m away, snack bar opposite the Residence.
- All shops and services, pharmacy, doctor’s surgery and cash machine in Fouesnant-les-Glénan (2.5 km).
- Supermarket on the road to Quimper (2.8 km) and on the road to Fouesnant.
Sports and leisure
Water sports:
- Fouesnant Watersports Centre at Cap-Coz beach has kayaks, dinghies and catamarans (approx. 3 km away).
Tennis-club:
- Cap-Coz Tennis Club, 5 courts (1.5 km away).
Golf :
- Odet-Clohars- Fouesnant Golf Club (6 km): 18-hole and compact 9-hole courses, practice range.
Preferential rates: 10% for Pierre & Vacances guests off the green fees for the 9 and 18-hole.
- Cornouaille Golf course (approx. 5 km away) 18-hole course.
Preferential rates: 20% for Pierre & Vacances guests off the green fees for the 18-hole.
Horse-riding: “Haras de la Mer Blanche” stud farm at Mousterlin (5 km away).
Thalassotherapy: Relais Thalasso Bénodet. Cures and mini-cures available (11 km away).
+33 (0)2 98 66 27 00. Preferential rates for Pierre & Vacances guests.
For children:
- "Les Balneïdes" leisure pool in Fouesnant with 75 m water slide (approx. 1 km).
- "L'Ilot Jardin" leisure park at Fouesnant (3 km away) with clay tennis court, squash, mini-golf, playground and restaurant.
- "Les P'tits Bouts" beach club (Cap-Coz beach, in July and August).
Boat trips with “Les Vedettes Odet”, gastronomic cruises on the Odet, trips to the Glénans Islands and Pont-l’Abbé River; sea fishing, leaving from Bénodet’s old port (approx. 10 km).
Preferential rates: 10% for Pierre & Vacances guests.
Resort Fêtes and events
July:
- “Fête des Pommiers” (apple tree festival) celebrating cider, with folk show and fireworks on the stadium at Bréhoulou.
- Antiques Fair at Bréhoulou sports centre.
- Cornouailles festival in Quimper : « Fest Noz »( folk dance)., Fest Deiz, parade of traditional Breton costumes, demonstrations of Breton dances.
August:
-“Pardon de Kerbader” with traditional country food, old-fashioned crafts, traditional dancing etc. in Fouesnant.
- Festival in Cap Coz, local dance, fireworks, « fest noz »
All summer: musical festivals, various free open air concerts in Fouesnant.
To discover within the resort
- Cap-Coz is a small seaside resort in Southern Finistère, between Bénodet and Concarneau.
- Walks can be taken on the custom patrol paths: coastal path from Cap-Coz, 1½ hours via the Baie de la Forêt and the Roche Percée. 40 km from Bénodet to Concarneau (Le Letty, Le Perguet, Mousterlin Point, Beg-Meil, Cap-Coz, Fouesnant). The “Maison des Marais” in Cap-Coz: an activity, exhibition and information centre on the countryside and ecology of the marshes.
The surrounding area
The "Route des Peintres" (artists' circuit) through Cornouaille (1850-1950): the Baie de la Forêt, Concarneau, Pont-Aven, Le Pouldu, Quimperlé, Bénodet, the Quimper region and the Odet Valley, the Bay of Douarnenez and Cap Sizun, the Bigouden region, the "Pays des Avens" (20 - 50 km away).
Quimper (17 km) and the Cathedral of Saint Corentin(13th-19th century), the old districts, Breton Regional Museum, Fine Arts Museum, earthenware factories and potteries, Jules Verlinghe eathernware museum, Romanesque church, Bishop’s Palace gardens and theatre (18 km away).
Locronan, scenic town with a 15th-century priory church and granite mansions from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Boat trips with “Les Vedettes Odet” speed boats, gastronomic cruises on the Odet, trips to the Glénans Islands, Pont-l’Abbé River, sea fishing: leaving from Bénodet’s old port (approx. 10 km away).
