Camping Ty Breiz

This seaside site is right on the coast in the middle of the Gulf of Morbihan Regional Park, which is dotted with megalithic sites as well as ancient villages and towns lined with historic half-timbered houses. The communes of Vannes, Damgan and La Roche-Bernard are within easy reach by car. Visit Carnac, well within an hour's drive away, to see its legendary standing stones (a staggering 4,000, and rightly world famed). Then trot along to Carnac's Musée de la Préhistoire to delve into the tale behind the stones and the area's history via exhibitions of almost 7,000 artefacts. Other attractions a short drive away include the 12th-century Moulin de Pen-Mur paper mill in Muzillac (15 minutes' drive); the Château de Suscinio, built in Sarzeau during the late Middle Ages for the dukes of Brittany, and the 35-hectare zoo and botanical garden of Branféré in Le Guerno, both within 25 minutes. Take a trip out to Rochefort-en-Terre (35 minutes) to walk up through the village's main street Rue du Porche, passing 17th-century granite houses out to a comely main square.