Camping Côté Ô Port Manech

When everyone’s tired of beach days and coastal adventures (philistines…), turn backs (mostly) to the ocean and wander inland for days among pretty villages and wandering city streets. Start with trips poking around the scenic villages of Kerascoët and Kercanic within 10 minutes' drive, where traditional stone houses with thatched roofs line quiet streets. Travel on from there to the spectacular Pont-Aven (15 minutes away), the one-time home to Paul Gaugin and now home to a museum of fine arts, a gallery and artists’ studios, and local cakes that come highly recommended. If ready to graduate to towns, make a brief return coastwards and put into port 25 minutes from base at Concarneau – the ‘blue city’ of Brittany – for stops at the museums and aquarium, and (if stays are well-timed) the famed Festival des Filets Bleus. While in the area, claim a spot on deck for the crossing to the nearby Glénan Islands; they’re called the Breton Tahiti for a reason… City days are within 35 minutes in Quimper, where medieval houses and narrow streets, castles, gardens and cathedral vie with shops, breweries, distilleries and restaurants for attention. Can't choose? Explore it all, or bypass the city altogether for a day just outside its walls at the stunning Château de Keriolet.