The extreme southwestern peninsula of the Breton area is Cap Sizun, everything here is dominated by the sea. The part of the Pays Bigouden below Quimper is full of traditions, symbolized by the costume, the headdress, the lace and the embroidery unique in its kind in Brittany. Together, these regions are a beautiful discovery and unforgettable souvenir.

You start and end the tour in Quimper. The Breton art city is connected to the sea by the Odet. Many rich people have built their historical residences on the same Odet. In season, you can see all these palaces with a boat trip from Quimper. Quimper itself is a pleasant shopping city. In the historical heart, three sights stand close together between the beautiful half-timbered houses: the Gothic cathedral, the Breton museum and the recently completely renovated museum of fine arts, which shows a sample of 19th-century Breton painting. Quimper ceramics are very popular, as evidenced by the windows of many shops. Anyone who wants to discover the development of this craft can visit the Musée de la Faïence.

You leave the city centre in a southerly direction to refuel and then drive northwest to Douarnanez. The port city is situated between beaches and cliffs on a spacious bay, south of the Crozon peninsula. It is an important fishing port and also a so-called 'thalassotherapy spa centre'. So you can go there for a cure using salt water and algae treatments. Douarnenez recently acquired a sensational open-air museum, the Port Rhu. This museum was created in and along a ria (inlet) after it was closed off from the sea by a dam. The boat museum, the traditional shipyard, the old fishing port, the fish market, the adventure boats and many other things related to the sea make this museum a family attraction of the first order.

Along the vast bay of Douarnenez, it goes wild over the headland Cap Sizun full of gorse and with numerous capes. The best known are the Pointe du Van and the Pointe du Raz, also called the nose of France. Here the waves crash, churning and boiling, breaking on the weathered cliffs, their thousands of sailor's tales have to tell. Beyond the Pointes, the lighthouses La Vieille and La Plate, and further on that of the île de Sein, continue the continent for a while. An impressive place, despite the car park, the shops and the restaurants that have been built to accommodate the million visitors per year. From the Pointes you drive to the bay Les Trépassés (the deceased), one of the most beautiful beaches in Brittany that has nothing scary about it apart from its name. It connects the Pointe du Raz with that of Le Van.

Then you take the southern side of the peninsula. You now drive through a land of dunes and grey granite coasts. What a contrast between the high cliffs on the north coast and the long sandy bay of the fishing village of Audierne, where the coffee is ready. Here it is a lot less busy than at the Pointe du Raz. There are small harbours everywhere along the coast. In some places you can still see the remains of fortified places. Here folklore is at its peak, the Grand Pardon of Penhors is famous.

The Pointe de La Torche is an impressive natural peninsula. This place, where the wind plays a major role, is known to surfers and hikers who come here to visit the megalithic sites. A visit in spring, when the point is covered with colorful tulips, is certainly worth it.

The area around Saint-Guénolé is wild and deserted, especially the land behind the storm-battered coast, where the water swirls and rushes between the reefs, makes an inhospitable impression. In the Middle Ages this area had a completely different appearance, there were flourishing trading cities and prosperity reigned everywhere. However, this prosperity was entirely dependent on the cod fishery and when the cod disappeared from the waters off the coast for some inexplicable reason, the area fell into poverty. In the bend of the peninsula you will find beautiful lighthouses with a watchtower at the Pointe de Penmarc'h.

Le Guilvinec and Loctudy are two pretty fishing ports south of Quimper, on the beautiful and jagged coastline of the land of sandy beaches in between, all facing different wind directions. In the morning, the trawlers unload their crates of fish and langoustines on the quays of Le Guilvinec, in a cacophony of voices, creaking pulleys and where the seagulls still manage to be heard.
Loctudy is a pleasant and very touristy seaside resort, first and foremost known for its langoustines. Every day around five in the morning a whole string of multicoloured fishing boats returns to the harbour, passing the photogenic black and white checkered lighthouse Les Perdrix.

Pont-l'Abbé is best viewed after lunch by strolling along the quiet, shady quays. Behind the quai St.-Laurent you will see the Eglise des Carmes (14th and 17th century), originally the chapel of a Carmelite monastery, now a parish church. Sights: 15th century windows, a 15th century crucifix and two old granite baptismal fonts. The quai St. Laurent turns into the rue J. Jaurès. On the corner of this street and the rue Voltaire you will find an 18th century fortress with a 15th century plump, oval tower: le Château de Pont-l'Abbé. The castle houses the Musée Bigouden.

You now drive via Bénodet and Fouesnant, where there is a second fuel station along the coast to Concarnau, hidden deep in one of the bays. It is the third fishing port of France and is especially known for its completely walled old town, the “Ville Close”. It is an island of 350 by 100 meters and it has completely preserved its old appearance as a military fort. as a fortified village, surrounded by water, in the middle of the harbor. The extent to which the sea determines the commercial life of Concarneau becomes clear during the 'crié', a fish sale that takes place from Monday to Thursday between 7 and 10 in the morning. Here you may find time for a drink or an exploration.

You will drive back to Quimper via the beautiful Château de Kériolet to end the day with a visit to one of the many cafés and perhaps to the city.