The peninsula of Quiberon is very busy in summer, to the point that the main road that runs it is often crowded. To relieve congestion, a train was put back into circulation between Plouharnel and Quiberon. The Corkscrew is financed by the SNCF and the department of Morbihan. Commentary on factual images.
Quiberon has many advantages for tourists who come numerous every year. Factual images of Quiberon: fishing port, ferry terminal that connects the islands, seaside resort, casino, thalassotherapy center, heritage.
Off the Morbihan, opposite Quiberon, 18 km at sea: the island of Houat. Far from civilization, this island of sailors makes the happiness of a few adventurers during the summer. Comment on the daily life of the Houatais who live without a car, without electricity, without a doctor or a police officer, but with a rector responsible for the problems.
On the Breton peninsula of Quiberon, a thalassotherapy center will open in May, under the direction of Louison BOBET, former cyclist, victim of a serious accident in 1961. This conversion does not stop there. He hopes to soon build a golf course and an airliner track to facilitate the arrival of tourists in Quiberon. Interview of Louison BOBET at the controls of his plane that flies over Quiberon and explains his projects.
In Quiberon, the sardine supports 500 families of fishermen and runs the canned plants and related industries. Commentary on pictures of sardine fishermen, boats returning to the port and the discharge of fish to the dock, intended for cannery factories.
Louison Bobet, whose athletic career ended in 1959, runs a thalassotherapy centre in Quiberon. In this extract, he visits the wealthy curists on the terrace of the spa.
Arrival in Quiberon of the second stage of the Aurore race, former name of the Solitaire du Figaro: Patrick Eliès, winner of the first stage, arrives detached from the rest of the flotilla. Images of the finish and interview with Patrick Eliès who expresses his satisfaction and analyses his race.