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Cancale
A Breton fishing port on the bay, famous for its oysters, sold from stalls by the harbor.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Port de la Houle, 35260 CancaleDirections
- Getting There
- About 50 minutes by car west along the coast.
Why Go
Oyster beds stretch out across the bay at low tide, and stalls on the quay sell them by the dozen to eat on the sea wall. The coastal path to the Pointe du Grouin has views back to the Mont.
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