Larmor-Plage is a town of Morbihan, Brittany. Lorient Agglomeration member of the community, it was created in 1924 and is located on the west bank of the harbor of Lorient, facing the island of Groix and the Atlantic Ocean.
Classified seaside resort, the town is famous for its sandy beach, a marina, and for its idyllic setting that particular niche in the ocean park Kerguélen. The heritage is not lost Larmor-Plage, whether architectural or natural.
Full of charm, this resort seduces visitors with the many activities and other activities that are proposed. Windsurfing, kitesurfing, swimming or sea kayaking are accessible for lovers of maritime sensations.
Difficult to resist Larmor-Plage and his charming family, warm and rich in sensations.
Small extent, Larmor-Plage commune still has its visitors a rich and particularly interesting heritage.
Classified as an historic monument, the Church of Our Lady of Larmor is the ancient pilgrimage chapel of Our Lady of the Armor. Located on the promontory near the shore, it has elements dating from the fourteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One can in particular discover the statues of the twelve apostles of the early sixteenth century, a wooden statue of Christ in mercy, a polychrome wooden statue of the sixteenth century, or an altar, the altar of the Jews, composed of thirty -eight triangle figurines from the early sixteenth century. Not far from the fountain Notre Dame, the eighteenth century, not lack of interest. Topped with a heart and a star, it houses a statue of the Virgin.
Visitors can enjoy the fort of Kernevel, a redoubt of the eighteenth century which hosts conferences on the maritime domain, all Kernevel blockhouse, one of which can be visited during the Heritage Days.
Villas at Kernevel are one of the tourist jewels of Larmor-Plage. Built in the late nineteenth century, it is a set of three resort buildings. The villa Kerlilon, known as the Admiralty, the largest, which is sometimes open for Heritage Days, or the villa Ker Margaret, are real wonders. The latter now houses the harbor marina.
The marina with its cafés, restaurants, or its many boats do not lack charm.
In the early twentieth century, the tip of jokers was a place of rendezvous for fishermen and other fish merchants. A square ceramic remembers to this old sardine activity.
Dune area bordering a beach 1.5 kilometers long, ocean park Kerguélen houses 82 hectares of marine fauna and flora protected by the Coastal Conservatory.
Larmor-Plage is a pleasant and vibrant resort of wealth in which visitors and residents spend good times.
Larmor-Plage hosts a weekly market on Sunday morning.
The first Sunday of March, the appointment of collectors allows fans to find real gems of all kinds.
In early spring, the city of Larmor-Plage organizes its famous spring rolls celebrating the first bath of the year in the Atlantic Ocean.
Singing competitions and traditional Breton dance, the competition-a-Kas barh is held annually on November 11 by the famous Celtic circle Larmor-Plage.
