Marché aux Huîtres

Brittany


One of the most authentic seafood experiences you'll ever have awaits you in Cancale. Local fishers sell their catch directly from stalls clustered by the Pointe des Crolles lighthouse. Point to the ones you want, and they'll be shucked, dashed with lemon and served before your eyes, and voilà, one perfect lunch. Oysters are numbered according to size and quality.


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Nearby Brittany attractions

1. Ferme Marine

1.04 MILES

If you ever wanted to crack open the science and art of ostréiculture (oyster farming), this well-organised and informative museum, a couple of kilometres…

2. Anse du Verger

2.07 MILES

Anse du Verger, 4km west of the point, is a lush terrain of beaches, dunes and trails with a picturesque small church, Notre Dame du Verger, dedicated to…

3. Pointe du Grouin

2.81 MILES

A short drive from Cancale brings you to this sublime and stormy headland. Rock cleaves the water and fantastic views range over islands and rocks to the…

4. Île des Landes

2.85 MILES

The wave-pounded lozenge of Île des Landes – 1.1km long, slender and uninhabited – is home to hundreds of gulls and other seabirds. It's directly east as…

5. Musée Jacques Cartier

5.26 MILES

This 16th-century manor house was the home of controversial explorer Jacques Cartier (1491–1557), who mapped the St Lawrence River and whose explorations…

6. Grande Plage

7.4 MILES

This very long, north-facing beach runs along the coast outside the Intra-Muros.

7. Grand Aquarium

7.45 MILES

Containing over 600 species of marine creature, this very popular aquarium about 4km south of the city centre features a 'Nautibus' ride – a simulated…

8. Château de St-Malo

7.94 MILES

Château de St-Malo was built by the dukes of Brittany in the 15th and 16th centuries, and is now the home of the Musée d'Histoire de St-Malo, which…