Camping Le Diben

The site is within easy reach of the world-famed megalithic site and prehistory museum at Carnac. When you’re done at the museum, pick up a snack at one of the town’s famed Saint-Georges and Chez Marie crêperies; if you’re there during the summer, there’ll likely be some sort of festival to wander around too. Helicopter and boat tours around more of the gulf and its isles depart close by: hit up the harbour at Larmor-Baden for trips out to the island of Berder, where there are a couple of spectacular and relatively short walks punctuated by sandy coves for swimming and canoeing expeditions. From Berder, continue on out to the islands of Arz and Moines or take a boat trip around the gulf. The harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer – famed for its marina, its sailing heritage and its regular regattas – is around half an hour’s drive away, and the towns of Auray and Vannes are both within easy reach of Carnac.