ST-QUAY-PORTRIEUX
CÔTES-D’ARMOR, BRITTANY
A pretty little town located north of St. Brieuc and south of the beautiful historic port of Paimpol. As the name suggests, St. Quay is all about the sea. It retains all the charm of a Breton fishing port, with a very modern deep-water 24-hour marina that is home to a scallop fleet but also from where cruises can be taken out into the Bay of St. Brieuc, a sheltered stretch of water popular for regattas. There are also lovely beaches, and north of the town, hidden coves around the highest cliffs in Brittany - the Pointe de Plouha. In the town there are tennis courts, shops, hotels, fish restaurants and créperies.
“This area appeals to people who like the best of what Brittany has to offer - the clean beaches, pretty coastline and harbour - and buyers (including Parisians) that have a slightly higher budget and are willing to pay to be near a particularly pretty bit of coast,” says Lisa Greene, head of Leggett’s Brittany network. She says the mainly French buyers tend to buy apartments in the town, rather than houses outside. You’ll pay around €150,000 for a one-bed apartment or €190,000 for a two-bed compact house or fisherman's cottage.