Is this Greece?!
We arrived on Île d’Yeu after one of those longer 10hrs trips from Piriac-sur-Mer. Ready for spending the upcoming summer days on a quiet charming island. We did not really know what to expect but were happy to have some days on land.
We got surprised by an island that offered charming villages with white tinted stone houses and their colourful window blinds, accompanied by flowery front gardens and vibrant bars and restaurants. It felt like one of these sleepy Greece villages with their white houses, only we got to enjoy moderate 20+ C degrees instead of 40+ C degrees currently.
Apart from it’s charming surroundings, the island offers beautiful sandy beaches in it’s southern part and the typical rugged coastline in the north.
Additionally, one can experience the island’s very old history: Neolithic markings in the native stone and an unusual concentration of megalithic dolmens attest to the island’s early settlers around ~4000BC. A lot later, Irish monks set up their monastery on the Île d’Yeu but it was destroyed by Viking raiders in the ninth century.
We enjoyed coastal hikes, good food and local wine as well as a charming little island harbour.
Now it is time again to head back to the mainland further south for the upcoming days of bad weather.
