Carnac

Beaches and megaliths...

Carnac is both a land of history and holiday resort. Carnac is a renowned seaside resort in Brittany, also famous for its alignments of menhirs and other megalithic sites.

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      • Carnac-Plage, sea resort in the bay of Quiberon

      • Saint Colomban, Ty-Bihan, Légenèse, the Grande Plage, Beaumer: these are magnificent sandy beaches lined with maritime pines, ideal for swimming and relaxing with family or friends, which border the coast of Carnac. Activities and water sports are widely represented: diving, stand up paddle, sailing, funboard ...

         

        While strolling along the large beach of Carnac, you will discover in front of the sea the many villas with old charm, built more than a century ago when Carnac Plage was only a "great sand dune".

         

        Carnac Plage, it is also a very lively seaside resort, during the day as in the evening, where the ideas of outings do not miss: casino, bars and glaciers, restaurants, discotheques, cinema, room of games and rides ...

         

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      • Carnac-Village, an authentic charm

      • 5 minutes from the seafront, waits for you the village of Carnac, to discover the rhythm of its lively market, one of the most important in the region, with local products and local crafts.

         

        Market days :

        • Wednesday and Sunday, from 7.30am to 1pm, Saint Fiacre car park in Carnac-ville
        • Thursday, in july and august, from 6pm, craft market in streets of Carnac-Ville
        • Tuesday, in summer, organic market on the place of Port-En-Dro in Carnac-Plage

         

        To visit:

        • The church of Saint Cornély, built in the 17th century, one of the most beautiful renaissance style monuments of Morbihan.
        • To better understand what was happening in Carnac, thousands of years ago : the famous museum of prehistory has one of the richest prehistoric collections in Europe. It offers conferences, guided tours on the megalithic sites, workshops and demonstration of prehistoric techniques, initiation to archaeological excavations...

      • Important place of prehistory and history

      • Carnac listed as UNESCO World Heritage

      • The Carnac alignments are part of the "Megaliths of Carnac and the shores of Morbihan", officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since July 12, 2025.