Plage des Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

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Plage des Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne

The brilliance of its sand gave rise to a legend saying that the islet of Saint-Michel, off the little estuary, which once sheltered a treasure, was engulfed by the waves that scattered the gold ingots it hid.

The surf turned the ingots into sand that spread into the folds of the coast... and went inland up to the first houses:

Plants and flowers grow there exuberantly in an anthology of colours that you can admire by continuing the walk towards the Pointe du Champ du Port.

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