The best places to visit in the region
Kerbeleg is located in the “Land of the Rias”. The Rias are these stretches of sea penetrating inland (estuaries) where small, confidential ports nestle (Pouldu, Bélon…). Their luminosity and shades of colour have fascinated visitors and famous painters alike.
You can enjoy these grandiose landscapes through exhibitions, guided tours, numerous nature outings and walks, cycle rides, horse-riding or on the water..
The list would be too long to give you all the tourist spots and cultural and sporting activities that our region has to offer, but here’s a brief overview that we’ll be happy to add to once you’re here.
The Promenades
In Pont Aven :
Stroll on the Aven by boat from the port
Xavier Grall walk (nice little walk along the Aven)
Hike on the Bois d’Amour
Walk on the coastal path of the Aven (departure at the end of the port of Pont Aven)
On the coast :
Hike on the coastal path of Bélon (departure from the chapel St-Léger to the huitrières of the castle of Bélon)
Hike from the Fort du Bélon to the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers
But also :
To the West: Kerdruc (14 km), Port-Manech (18 km), Rospico (18 km), Tahiti (19 km), Raguénez (19 km), Trévignon (21 km)… up to the Pointe du Raz, which is the furthest west in Finistère (101 km)
Towards the East : Le Bélon (11 km), Rosbras (12 km), Kerfany (12 km), Trénez (12 km), Moelan (11 km), Brigneau (9,6 km), Merrien (10 km), Clohars-Carnoët (11 km), Doëlan (13 km), le Kerou (15 km), le Pouldu (16 km).. until Fort Bloque, already in Morbihan, which is the place to be for water sports enthusiasts and more particularly for kitesurfers (29 km)
For hikers, sportsmen, the curious or the aesthetes
To do, to see, to visit
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