Sillon de Talbert and Pontrieux

Friday – We must have needed a good sleep because the alarm didn’t go off and we only woke at 09:00. For breakfast Sylvie made porridge while I made the coffee. How nice and light. By the time that we were ready to go it was almost lunchtime, a bit late but after all we are on holidays. We made our way to “Pleubian” to see and walk the “Sillon de Talbert” track, but it was bitterly cold with the wind coming of the North Sea although there was no rain. 13:30 we left after a good solid walk. For lunch we went to “Pontrieux” but of course by now the restaurants were closed so we bought a baguette and fresh ham which we ate in the car and for dessert a mandarin each. Another pretty town, called “the Petit Venice” of Tregor with its many waterways and houses for the rich. It’s also known for the numerous ancient washing places along the river. A lovely relaxing day. Soup at home again.

Located in the Côtes d'Armor region, on the Trégor peninsula in the commune of Pleubian, the Sillon de Talbert is a 35 m wide, 3 km long tongue of sand and gravel that juts proudly out into the English Channel, along a rocky coastline, linking the islet of Talbert to the mainland. Unique in France, the Sillon de Talbert owes its existence to two opposing coastal currents, the Trieux and the Jaudy, which meet at the Sillon. It forms a natural dike protecting the Trégor estuary from the English Channel, creating a channel between Paimpol and theisland of Bréhat.Read more