Jun 19, 2014
Postcards: Piriac-sur-Mer (FR)
We may soon be running out of interesting and new places to visit in the vicinity of F’s hometown. Each time we travel east to my in-laws’, we’ve always borrow one of their cars on one of the afternoons and explore places within an hour or less of driving time. The distance that we’re stretching, however, is getting longer and longer. We may have to start doing day trips rather than an afternoon away…
Our most recent trip to the hometown saw us driving out along the coastline and sought out Piriac-sur-Mer, a quaint village on the peninsular of Guérande. The centre of the village is pedestrianised, making it very pleasant to visit on foot, down along the main streets and continue along the sea wall, past the parked boats and yachts, and a well-loved merry-go-round which (sadly) danced to the tunes of the 80s.
On a sunny June afternoon, it would be unforgivable to skip out on the ice cream and a dip in the sea. There are some nice beaches just outside the main village, and since it was not yet vacation time for the kids, we found a stretch where there were but a few other people around. Felt like we were on a private beach, without paying a fortune to acquire our own beachfront property with access to the sea. Not bad, right?
Beautiful weather and view!!! Dip in sea *thumbs up* was it cold?
It was on the chilly side…