How to Spend a Perfect Day in Carnac with Itinerary Map

Megaliths in Carnac

Carnac

Check Point
・Seaside town facing the beach

・Mysterious megalithic formations spreading inland

・Town famous for ocean therapy

【City description】

It’s a small seaside town. But when you visit the inland town, you’ll find uncountable stones put in row in the field. Although we think that it was made in the prehistoric age, we haven’t understood yet. Because it is far from the town, you should take a tram which runs between April and September. If you visit the other season, you rent a car. In addition, the thalassotherapy is famous in this town.

【Overall rating】

 ★★★★☆

【Time required】

 3 h

【Budget】

 24 euros

【Fatigue】

 ★★★☆☆



Access

★Although it’s possible to visit the city by train, it’s so far from the station and you must take a bus of the line 1. You can take a bus at Auray station, Quiberon station and Plouharnel station. So, you should visit Auray or Quiberon with Carnac. It takes 30 minutes from Auray, 40 minutes from Quiberon and 10 minutes from Plouharnel. The ticket is 2.50 euros.

Time Table
https://www.breizhgo.bzh/se-deplacer-en-bretagne/se-deplacer-en-car/morbihan


Itinerary Map

Navigation

【Start】
①Bus stop; Carnac Plage Office de Tourisme

②Tourist Information Center

★Go to Druides Avenue in front of the tourist information center and turn left at a forked road. When you arrive at the sea, turn right to go to a bridge. it takes 15 minutes by walk.

③Station of the Small Tram

★At first, the tram goes to the seaside and arrives at a town of La Trinité-sur-Mer. It’s possible to get off and visit this town. After this town, the tram goes to the stone alignments. It takes 20 minutes.

④Kerlescan Megaliths

⑤Kermario Megaliths

⑥Ménec Megaliths

★After those three aligments, the tram arrives at a stop.

⑦Megalith Museum

★Get off the tram when you come back the stop on the bridge. Return to the bus stop with the same route. It takes 15 minutes by walk.

【Goal】
Bus stop; Carnac Plage Office de Tourisme


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【Start】

①Bus stop; Carnac Plage Office de Tourisme


②Tourist Information Center

Time required: 5 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Get information here.


★Go to Druides Avenue in front of the tourist information center and turn left at a forked road. When you arrive at the sea, turn right to go to a bridge. it takes 15 minutes by walk.


③Station of the Small Tram

Small Tram

Time required: 50 min

Admission fee: 8 euros

Opening hour: leave each 30 minutes 10 am – 6 pm from April and October
(until 6 h 30 pm in July and August)

Close: between December and March

It’s useful to visit the stone alignments.

Official Site
https://www.petittrain-morbihan.com/en/carnac/


★At first, the tram goes to the seaside and arrives at a town of La Trinité-sur-Mer. It’s possible to get off and visit this town. After this town, the tram goes to the stone alignments. It takes 20 minutes.

La Trinité-sur-Mer


④Kerlescan Megaliths

Kerlescan Alignments

Alignements de Kerlescan

This is the first group of megaliths that you will see. There are 555 stones arranged in a total length of 350m. It is believed that these were placed during the Neolithic period.


⑤Kermario Megaliths

Kermario Alignments

Alignements de Kermario

This is the second group of megaliths, with 980 megaliths lined up over a distance of 1,100 meters. At the end, you can see a grave made of stones.


⑥Ménec Megaliths

Alignements du Ménec

This is the third group of megaliths. There are 1170 megaliths lined up within the 950m width. The fact that they are arranged in descending order gives me a strange feeling.


★After those three aligments, the tram arrives at a stop.


⑦Megalith Museum

Megalith Museum

Maison des Mégalithes

Time required: 30 min

Admission fee: 11 euros

Opening hour: 9 h 30 am – 6 pm
(10 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5 pm between October and March)

Close: 1/1, 5/1, 12/25

This is a museum that provides explanations about the megaliths. You can get off at Petit Trang here as well, so it’s a good idea to take a look at the megaliths on the side until you get to the next Trang. There are special exhibitions and souvenirs, and you can also participate in guided tours.


★Get off the tram when you come back the stop on the bridge. Return to the bus stop with the same route. It takes 15 minutes by walk.



【Goal】

Bus stop; Carnac Plage Office de Tourisme



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