AURAY SIGHTS
Quiberon—Wild Coast
Saint Goustan
There is a long coast on the western side of the
peninsula of Quiberon whose name is the Wild
Coast.
The port of Saint-Goustan is an old fishing port and
trading centre situated near the river Auray (or river
Loc'h.) In modern times it has become one of the
quarters of the village of Auray in the department of
Morbihan .
It is spread over 5 miles. It's a beautiful natural view:
erosion has formed a lot of coves, reefs, caves and
arches.
When there is a storm in Brittany, the Wild Coast is
the best place to watch big waves break on the
rocks. The coast is preserved by rules. Indeed, we
can't walk away from the coast path. It's a national
reservation of flowers. Swimming isn't allowed: the
currents are very strong.
The main activity in Saint Goustan is tourism with
many bars and restaurants. Especially we can find
there the best pub in the world, « The Phoenix ».
There are also many artists who expose their works
on the port.
The wild coast is a famous place to practice surfing.
We have a lot of places, with beautiful waves.
People come from all over the world to surf our
waves.
In Quiberon, on the Wild Coast we pratice kitesurfing
and windsurfing because we have a lot of wind. In
2012 the French Racing Championship was
organised in this place and in October 2014 we have
the French Wave Championship again there.
On the peninsula, we have the National French
Center of Sailing. There, the Olympic French team is
training all year long .
The Bono
The bono is a little town in Brittany where the density
of teens is the most important. In summer the old
bridge is place where they can chat, they can meet
themselves. It's a place ,in summer, where they
bathe and part of them jump over the old bridge, or
do tricks from there. Therefore, it's too a place for
walking and for strolling all around the gulf and
discover this beautiful place.
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