Nothing quite prepares you for the first time you go to the beach in Quiberon - the western side is called the Cote Sauvage, or savage coast, and all the huge rocks littering the beaches make the whole place seem unreal and rather majestic. Swimmers should take particular note of any warnings and no swimming flags on Quiberon because it wasn't named Savage Coast for nothing!

The town of Quiberon is an absolute delight, and comprises of the upper and lower towns. The upper town has the bulk of the shops and the post office, council office etc, whilst the lower part is at sea level. The whole place is spotless as you might expect.

Shops at the bottom of the town are predominently aimed at the tourist market, and when we last visited there was even a Scottish shop! They were all lovely, and a bonus was that at that time all the car parking in town was free - the only pay spaces being just a few bays right at the bottom in front of the shops.

Evenings and weekends are when the bottom of the town comes to life, sand sculptures, musical plays, open air theatre etc - get there early to bag a seat on the beach!