Hello. We are planning a trip to Brittany in Sept-October. We plan to spend 4 days in the Dinan area and would like to find one town to stay in on the coast to west/southwest.
We’d like to drive to visit other locations. What do you recommend? Looking for town recommendations, but gite or hotel recs welcome. Thanks!
you need the Michelin Green Guide for Brittany. It lists just about every town of interest to a tourist, has suggested driving routes, and more.
We stayed in Locranon--absolutely charming town. From there we visited Quimper and coastal sites, including Douarnenez a town with a beautiful beach. In Locranon we stayed at Logis Hôtel Rest. le Prieuré, which has a wonderful restaurant.
We enjoyed a Brittany trip several years ago. After flying to Brest for a couple days, we rented a car there, and headed out. It’s on the coast, due west of Dinan, but it’s a big city, and less charming than other places in Brittany.
Farther south, Quimper (aka Kemper as well as Quimpair) was a fascinating Renaissance town, although it’s a bit inland from the coast. Same with Pont-Aven, where many Impressionist artists were based, long ago. We had memorable stays in both.
Nearby is Concarneau, on the coast, a nice town where we also stayed.
Last, Lorient was good, a small city on the coast, and from where we also did a two-day guided sea kayaking and camping trip to the Isle de Groix.
If you can, on your way from Dinan, stop off at Josselin, a medieval village with a fairytale castle.
Schinn, our TR below may be of some use.
https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/lappel-de-mer-a-southern-brittany-tr-also-paris-1723447/
