Ile de Molène

The island of Molène (300 inhabitants) shares its name with the entire archipelago that the visitor will discover on his ocean voyage from Le Conquet to Molène to Ouessant. Here, Mother Nature is Queen. l'UNESCO has been protecting the site since 1988 with 22000 hectares classed as "Biological Reserve, biosphere of the Iroise Sea". Several small islands are also classed as bird reserves and run by the Société pour l'Étude et la Protection de la Nature en Bretagne (SEPNB) (Society for the study and protection of nature in Brittany). Three of these islands are called Bannec, Balanec, and Trielen.

Running into one of the 45 gray seals (500 lbs) with their long mustaches, or with a group of daulphins is certainly not rare in the Iroise see.

WHAT TO SEE:

Drummond Castle Museum , the Maison de l'Environnement Insulaire (Center for Island Environment) and the SNSM station in the Semaphore.

Practical Stuff:

There are no cars on the island.

The city hall has a list of lodging and rental possibilities with locals (02.98.07.39.05).