CAMPER VANS & ADAPTED VEHICLES Stopping off in the Crozon peninsula - Aulne Maritime 2017-2018 edition • Places to stay • Rules and regulations • Sites and circuits CAMPER VANS & ADAPTED VEHICLES Contents An outstanding natural heritage . 8 A nature reserve for the shores of the Crozon Peninsula . 10 Iroise marine nature reserve . 12 Armorique regional nature park . 13 Regulations and good practice . 14 How to deal with your waste . 18 Camper-van parks . 20 Service areas . 26 Campsites . 28 Places to stay in the communes . 31 Circuit n°1: The Aulne Maritime tourist route . 44 Circuit n°2: The fortifications route . 46 Strolls and Hikes . 48 Water sports and activities . 49 Practical info . 50 Mobile app . 52 We’d like to hear your opinion . 52 Any questions, need further information? www.crozon-tourisme.bzh Office de Tourisme Presqu’île de Crozon – Aulne Maritime Contact the tourist offices, where our holiday advisors will be happy to answer all your questions. Camaret-sur-mer tourist office Le Faou tourist office 15 Quai Kléber – 29570 Camaret-sur-mer (open from June to September) Tel. 02 98 27 93 60 39 rue du Général de Gaulle [email protected] 29590 Le Faou – Tel. 02 98 81 06 85 [email protected] Crozon tourist office Tourist information offices are also Bd Pralognan La Vanoise – 29160 Crozon open during high season in: Tel. 02 98 27 07 92 Morgat, Landévennec, Lanvéoc, [email protected] Telgruc-sur-mer, Roscanvel, Argol. Inlet of Brest Pointe des Espagnols Crozon peninsula Brest roadstead Aulne maritime Pointe de Cornouaille Pointe des Capucins u Cranou To aniale d Ou Dom ess rêt an ROSCANVEL Fo t, M ol èn e t s Île Trébéron re B la Fraternité o Rumengol T Pointe Île Longue LANDÉVENNEC du Drezec Île des Morts Pointe de Lanvéoc Sillon des Anglais LE FAOU n Pointe Tremet o Sei Sillon du Pal T le de Landévennec Île du Renard Fort de Lanvéoc nia Cove of Camaret Le Zorn ma Do Pen ar Vir Le Loc’h êt Saint Le Fret Quillien For Pointe du Gouin Trez Rouz Fiacre Run ar C’hank Porzh Pointe Ste Barbe Pte du Toulinguet Korven École Navale GR 37 LANVÉOC Base aéronavale Enclave Quimerc’h GR 34 d’Argol Pen-Had CAMARET- The Aulne PONT-DE-BUIS- Mari SUR-MER tourist ro tim LÈS-QUIMERC’H ute e Etang de Kerloc'h ROSNOËN Le Veryac’h Route des Manoirs Pointe GR 34 de Pen-Hir Pte de Portzen CROZON Tal ar Groas Logonna- Trégarvan ARGOL Quimerc’h Plage de Goulien de Plage T he A ul d’Argol to ne iale u M an ris a om t r Estuaire de l'Aber êt D Menez-Hom ro it For u im Pointe de Dinan t Postolonnec e e L'Aber Rozan Porzh Koubou Morgat Pointe de Raguénez Plage de TELGRUC- la Source SUR-MER Information point GR34 & GR37 Pointe du Guern Beg ar Gwin Iroise Sea Trez Bihan Bay of Douarnenez Plage de Trez Bellec Scenic viewing point/ Fortification Lostmarc’h Belvedere Pointe du Bellec Camper-van site ST NIC Museum St Hernot Pointe de St Hernot Keric Bihan Plage de La Palue La de Plage Pointe de Kéréon Site on the nature Service area reserve (ERB) Swimming prohibited Permitted night-time parking Porzh Kregwenn Anse St Nicolas Maison du Parc Campsite Pointe de Talagrip Protected sites Cap de la Chèvre The Aulne Maritime tourist route Camping prohibited © Fanchon Roger © Fanchon Welcome to the Crozon Peninsula - Aulne Maritime! From the Aulne valley to the Iroise sea, the Crozon peninsula possesses a succession of outstanding views over countryside that still remains unspoilt. Every year, attracted by the stunning scenery and the richness and diversity of the heritage, as well as the quality of the beaches and surf spots, thousands of you travel throughout our region in camper-vans or converted vans. These still-pristine spaces are also extremely fragile. This is why, in a bid to reconcile exploring the sites with protecting the environment, we wish to structure and improve the accommodation provided for motor homes and converted vans. In the first edition of this guide you will find all the practical information you need for your stay, and also a few rules to observe in order to help preserve the natural sites that makes this such a beautiful place. We hope you’ll find it useful throughout your stay. We hope you enjoy your holidays and that you will play a part in this initiative towards conservation. All that remains for me to say to you is “degemer mat”! Daniel Moysan, President of the communauté de communes * “Welcome” in Breton 6 Buissonnières © toue la page: Les Éditions 7 An outstanding natural Buissonnières © Les Éditions Buissonnières © Les Éditions Treasures heritage to explore… The Crozon peninsula and the Aulne landscapes and natural monuments Each of the natural sites on the Crozon these resources so that everyone can estuary are home to a wide variety of to remain pristine and unspoilt by peninsula and the Aulne Maritime enjoy them. Enforcing the regulations, stunning landscapes. buildings, campsites and any other possesses treasures that we must be able restoring damaged sites, providing To the west there are shores to explore, development, for the enjoyment of all. to look at, appreciate and also protect. activities… these are the daily routine consisting of rocky headlands, cliffs Naturally, the involvement of every one Red-Billed Chough, Drosera Intermedia of those aiming to provide visitors with a and dunes, landscapes that are at of us plays a major role in maintaining (sundew), Marsh Fritillary… a whole list pristine countryside. times hidden by pine trees or wide the beauty of our region. of poetic names depicting the natural Every one of us can play a part in this open spaces on the moors, little-known wonders that one can come across on preservation by taking care to respect the > see page 15 “Regulations and good such a varied landscape as this. beaches or those that are famous the practice”. sites. After that, let’s keep our eyes wide world over. And don’t forget the more Communities and associations are open… There is always something to look secluded corners of unspoilt wooded The joy of discovering these natural working every day towards preserving at just around the corner. countryside, or the untamed estuaries of monuments will thereby remain the Aulne and the Aber. complete, for you during your next visit, for your children, grandchildren… Dunes and beaches These spectacular areas The surroundings The sand in the dunes is held in place are a real treasure and The region’s countryside is varied by the vegetation. must be preserved. and fragile… it is up to us to This is why our coastal landscapes have take care of it. Amongst the most been classified and listed according to typical ones that stand out are: the Law of 2 May 1930. A significant proportion of the coastline is also included in the Natura 2000 network, aimed at preserving the biodiversity The close-cropped heather The wet zones on a European scale. Lastly, over 1000 moorland, the cliffs Watercourses, ponds and brackish hectares are owned by the Conservatoire The close-cropped moorland and the waters are very important for du Littoral (Coastal protection agency), cliffs are very typical of the peninsula. biodiversity. 508 hectares are National Forest and 50 hectares belong to the Département du Finistère (Espaces Naturels). The communes also possess natural sites such as the Pen Hir headland. These safeguards have allowed © Les Éditions Buissonnières © Les Éditions 8 9 Réserve Naturelle SITES GÉOLOGIQUES DE LA PRESQU'ÎLE DE CROZON A nature reserve for the shores Le Borgne © F. Porzh Korven (Camaret-sur-mer) of the Crozon Peninsula Protecting, enhancing and showcasing Email: [email protected] these resources are the three major web: www.comcom-crozon.bzh/ missions of the nature reserve, which is environnement/reserve-naturelle Created in 2013 under the “Espace traces of life from the past (animal run by the Communauté de communes Remarquable de Bretagne” label, fossils, worm tracks, ripple-marks). Presqu’île de Crozon – Aulne Maritime. the Regional Natural Reserve of the Limestone rocks resulting from the This activity receives financial support Crozon peninsula’s geological sites is sedimentation of shells, marine life, and from the Région Bretagne, Europe and the a protected area that is recognised for magmatic rocks resulting from volcanic Communauté de communes. its outstanding natural heritage. Spread eruptions add to the geo-diversity of this over the 120 km of the peninsula’s outstanding terrain. Safety advice shores, its 27 coastal sites have … to rare and been singled out for their outstanding Located on cliffs, the sites of the nature reserve are naturally unstable and geological heritage as well as for the endangered species potentially dangerous. For your safety, keep to the coastal footpaths, visit the sites natural habitats and the biodiversity to Located at the interface between at low tide and keep away from the base of cliffs to avoid cliff falls. Take care not to be found there. land and sea, the sites of the nature become trapped by the sea in coves and caves. > See map in pocket inside cover reserve also offer a mosaic of natural habitats (cliffs, moorland, dunes, silt From outstanding flats, caves…) that are home to a Regulations geological heritage… significant biodiversity. Here, one can spot common shore species such as For everyone’s enjoyment of this heritage, it is forbidden to deface and remove Formed at the bottom of the sea, the European gorse1, the silver gull2, and rocks, minerals and fossils, to destroy the flora and fauna, to leave rubbish, to Crozon peninsula’s subsoil consists wall lizard3, not to mention the rare and light fires, to camp and to drive a motor vehicle on the nature reserve.