Port Maria Cove in Locmaria - France

Information on the Port Maria Cove in Locmaria (France)

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Description and location of the Port Maria Cove in Locmaria (56360)

Map of Port Maria Cove in Belle Ile

Our opinion on the Port Maria Cove

Adresse of the Port Maria Cove : Rue de Port-Maria 56360 Belle-Ile - Locmaria

Port MariaBeach in Belle Ile en Mer is located in a narrow cove opening into the cliff and separating into two little coves at high tide. This is historically the beach of the small port town of Locmaria, which doesn’t houses many boats anymore but is popular with children (and adults) for its small jetty from which they dive. At low tide, sand covers all the surface of the estuary, but at high tide, sand remains only on two fringes each "hosting" only twenty people. It is a friendly beach, which has the other advantage of being one of the island’s closest beaches to a village (300 m).

Characteristics of the Port Maria Cove

Type of beach

Creek
Shade
Lawn
Pebbles
Sand
Cement

Equipment on the beach

Handicap accessible
Swimming pool
Kids Club
Shower
Mattress rental
Free parking
Payed parking
Paddle boats
Lifeguards in season
Restaurants
WC

Recreation

Beach volleyball
Nautical Center
Sand Yachting
Nursery
Fishing
Nautical sports
Surfing
Scuba diving
Kitesurfing

Location

Difficult access
Nude beach
Wild beach
Near city center

Miscellaneous

Barbecues permitted
Dogs allowed
Smoke-free beach

Photos of the Port Maria Cove

Port Maria beach in Belle Ile en Mer in France

The former "Port" has become a beach, reduced at high tide.

Port Maria beach at high tide - Locmaria - Belle Ile

The nearest part to the entrance comes down to a few square meters surrounded by rocks to the open sea...

Pier on the Port Maria beach - Belle Ile

... With a pier, which is more used as a diving board nowadays.

The second part is sandy with a few pebbles at the bottom.

Calanque of Port Maria in Belle Ile in France

When the tide goes down, the sandy bottom occupies the entire depth of the estuary, sandy from end to end and gently sloping. Both parts of the beach communicate at high tide by a small coastal path on the left.

Rocks in the Calanque of Port Maria - Locmaria

Some have solved in their own way the sand shortage at high tide.

A multifunctional shop is 250 m away...

... And restaurants in the village of Locmaria, which church can be recognized by its bell shaped like a pepper mill. It is built on the ruins of the first church of the island which establishment dates back to 1050.