It doesn’t matter whether you’re alone, with friends or family, a picnic should be simple and good. On a beach with a wonderful view…here are several picnic ideas featuring the best of Bigouden specialities !
A CHIC PICNIC AT SAINTE-MARINE
Between visiting the historic harbour and walking to the Pointe de Sainte-Marine, have a delicious picnic break near Kerobistin park overlooking the beautiful Odet estuary and Bénodet lighthouse.
Gourmet picnic hamper :
- Cooked langoustines,
- Oysters from Ile-Tudy,
- Salted butter,
- Seafood rillettes (coarse paté)
- Gâteau Breton for dessert !
TEATIME FUN IN TREOGAT
Unpack your hamper on a picnic table overlooking the sea between Tréogat and Plovan and invite the children to tuck in ! Yum yum ! Enjoy a Breton-style teatime with delicious apple juice, crispy biscuits and as for the caramel spead…simply divine ! Once the picnic is over, have a family walk along the beach, fly a kite, play games or go bodyboarding...
Shopping list :
- Kouign Amann ( a delicious caramelised pastry cake)
- Palets or galettes (biscuits)
- Apple juice
- Gâteau Breton (plain, with caramel or raspberry filling)
- Far aux pruneaux (a sort of custard flan with prunes)
- Salted butter caramel spread
“I love teatime cos I can eat caramel spread with my fingers!”
AN ECO-FRIENDLY PICNIC AT TREGUENNEC
A picnic at Treguennec is always a marvellous experience, both on the beach or by the footpath which runs along the top of the old pebble-crushing factory. As this is a nature conservation area where it is forbidden to go among the dunes, there is no better place for an eco-friendly, waste-free picnic ! Recyclable tins of bigouden sardines, bread wrapped in a cloth, proper cutlery and crockery, re-usable containers of mixed salads and glasses of cider or apple juice. Afterwards, everything is taken home and nothing is put in the bin !
After this excellent meal, go for a walk along the designated paths and don’t forget your binoculars to watch the different birds which nest in the Pays Bigouden conservation area.
Hints on how to have a waste-free picnic
- Seasonal salads in reusable containers
- Put everything in reusable containers
- Wrap bread in a clean cloth
- Take glasses or travel mugs for drinks
Please note, the Bay of Audierne is a nature conservation area.
To help preserve it, keep to the designated paths. The dunes are cordoned off to preserve the area and protect the wildlife which lives there.
“It’s a beautiful area today, let’s keep it that way for tomorrow”
