Île-Grande is a big name for a little island. Measuring just 2km by 1km Île Grande is on Brittany’s Côte de Granite Rose (pink granite coast) a popular 30km stretch of coastline known for its pink granite rock formations and wide sandy beaches. The GR34, Sentier des Douaniers (custom officers path) goes around the island, just a small segment of its long journey from Saint Nazaire to Mont Saint Michel. A distance of roughly 1240 miles makes it the longest coastal trail in France and twice the distance of the South West Coast Path.
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