{"id":3203,"date":"2013-01-02T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T12:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2013-01-02T12:46:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T12:46:39","slug":"why-you-should-take-a-daytrip-to-belle-ile-en-mer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-a-daytrip-to-belle-ile-en-mer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should take a daytrip to Belle-Ile-En-Mer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incredibly picturesque island of Belle-Ile-En-Mer that is cloaked in mystery and surprise lies 15 kilometres off the French mainland at Brittany. Here we list why you should take a daytrip to Belle-Ile-En-Mer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Belle-Ile-En-Mer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3212\" title=\"Belle-Ile-En-Mer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Belle-Ile-En-Mer1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Belle-Ile-En-Mer1.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Belle-Ile-En-Mer1-375x233.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This popular French island has a total of 60 beaches and due to the ocean currents that sweep past the island, has a warmer climate than the waters that mainland coast. The beaches are tremendously beautiful on Belle-Ile-En-Mer, and, with their palm trees and white empty sands, are more reminiscent of the south Pacific, than of a northern European country.<\/p>\n<p>The island is not particularly high and as a consequence the depressions sweeping in over the Atlantic ocean are not uplifted by the land mass which means it rains much less here than on mainland Brittany. Having less rain and more sunshine a microclimate is formed on Belle-Ile-En-Mer, where exotic plants thrive and the vegetation is reminiscent of the Mediterranean, augmenting the uniqueness and intense beauty of the island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century the British navy took control of Belle-Ile-En-Mer but ended up swapping the island for Menorca in a deal with the French .Former French president Francois Mitterand. Mitterand was a self-confessed lover of Belle-Ile-En-Mer and used to come here for his holidays to get away from the hubbub of city life and the pressures of his demanding job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claude Monet, Father of the impressionist painters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monet came to Belle-Ile-En-Mer in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century and inspired by the exhilarating coastal surroundings, painted a series of seascapes, some of which are on display in the Musee D\u2019Orsay in Paris. These powerful impressionist paintings create an almost claustrophobic effect as the viewer becomes drawn in to Monet\u2019s three dimensional representations of the \u201cwild coast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In fact so captivated was Monet by his subject that the artist stayed on Belle-Ile for ten weeks in 1886, lugging his easel around the island and painting in the open air. Some critics said that the series of paintings which Monet created on the island led to a great turning point in the artist\u2019s style which altered his \u201coeuvre\u201d forever more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily boat service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visitors can travel by boat to Belle-Ile-En-Mer from Quiberon, Vannes or Lorient but only Quiberon runs a year-round service. You can take your car on the ferry, alternatively you can hire a bicycle and discover the island at a pace which is more suited to island life \u2013 laidback and relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be on the Quiberon peninsula than taking a boat to the stunning island of Belle-Ile-En-Mer to be captivated by the island\u2019s charm the same way Monet was all those years ago, will certainly be a daytrip to Belle-Ile-En-Mer\u00a0to remember.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incredibly picturesque island of Belle-Ile-En-Mer that is cloaked in mystery and surprise lies 15 kilometres off the French mainland at Brittany. Here we list why you should take a daytrip to Belle-Ile-En-Mer. 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