Talbert Pipes Life in France Places Côte Sauvage Warning - LOTS of pics, long download! The Savage Coast is the name given to the coastline of the peninsula with Quiberon at the tip. The first view of the Côte Sauvage - we parked among the rolling dunes and hills and followed a pathway out to the rocky cliffs, and we were amazed at the immensity of the place as our view expanded. This was taken during the July 14th week, yet even then the beaches were not badly crowded - most of the tourists seemed to be staying on the "city beaches" of Quiberon. The water is as clear and colorful as it looks. It's possible in many places to stand waist-deep in the ocean and see your feet perfectly. This is a good picture for scale, since the little dots on the far cliffside are people, and the ruined stone house in the background is a large 3-story structure. If you look closely where the waves are meeting the cliff base, you can make out a long white thing - that was an entire tree trunk. It had been bleached bone-white by the sun and surf and washed up as driftwood from who-knows-where. Emily says hi from the cliffsides. The perspective may look a little strange here, but let me assure you that she is indeed around 400 feet tall and prone to emerge unexpected from the ocean to trample cities. A nice wide shot of the oceanside cliffs that conveys a little of their misty quality. One can see so far that the distances inevitably start to blur into the ocean mist. Another shot of the jagged cliffsides. It doesn't look it from the picture, but this was taken while standing near the edge of a giant drop. Down by the seaside, the waves that look so small from above become quite large and violent. The impact of the water smashing against the cliffs and rocks inspired quite a few pictures. This archway in the cliffside rock was a natural funnel for the water, and each wave crash would send an immense explosion of water high into the air. See the picture below for a better idea of the sheer scale of this stone archway. What looked small in the image above can now be seen more accurately when viewed from further back. There's a long stairway here that winds down the cliffside so visitors can walk right out onto the rocks and watch the waves crash from as close as they care to go. We took a few minutes to relax on the rocky shore and watch the waves against the cliffs. An excellent moment for a pipe!