{"id":3906,"date":"2020-04-22T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rochelets.plune.fr\/where-to-see-the-megalithic-sites-of-loire-atlantique\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:15:17","slug":"where-to-see-the-megalithic-sites-of-loire-atlantique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/where-to-see-the-megalithic-sites-of-loire-atlantique\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to see the megalithic sites of Loire-Atlantique?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Pays de Retz<\/strong> in Loire-Atlantique attracts a large number of summer visitors every year ,<\/strong> but that’s not its only asset! With a rich historical heritage dating back to prehistoric<\/strong> times, discover the megalithic sites of the Loire-Atlantique region<\/strong> during your stay at the Saint-Br\u00e9vin campsite<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

Megalithic sites in Loire-Atlantique<\/h2>\n\n

There are no fewer than a hundred menhirs<\/strong> and just as many dolmens in the region, mainly located in the Pays de Retz<\/strong> in the east of France. Pays de Gu\u00e9rande. Les Rochelets campsite <\/strong> has listed the sites with the most megaliths near Saint-Br\u00e9vin for an outing with family or friends in the footsteps of our prehistoric ancestors.<\/p>\n\n

The megaliths of Pays de Retz<\/h2>\n\n

Saint-Brevin<\/h3>\n\n

Saint-Brevin<\/strong> is undoubtedly one of the Pays de Retz towns with the most megalithic sites<\/strong>, much to the delight of visitors. Your stay at Les Rochelets campsite<\/strong> will be the ideal opportunity to discover these thousand-year-old treasures, which still hide many secrets.The seaside resort has 10 sites where you can discover this part ofSaint-Br\u00e9vin’s history<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n

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  • The Briordais or Moulin Chevalier dolmen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Rossignols dolmen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Pierre Attel\u00e9e menhir<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Boivre menhir<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Pierre de Gargantua (or Roche des Pr\u00e8s) menhir<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Menhir des Pierres Couch\u00e9es (or de la Pierre de Couche)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Plessis Gamat or Plessis Gamet menhir<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Pont Gaulois or Hunchback Bridge menhir<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Les Fesses du Diable grinding wheel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The stone at the Town Hall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Pornic<\/h3>\n\n

    In less than 15 minutes from your 4-star campsite in Saint-Br\u00e9vin<\/strong>, you can visit Pornic in search of its 5 megaliths, the most surprising of which are the Mousseaux tumulus<\/strong> and the Joseli\u00e8re dolmen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

    Chauv\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n

    Although menhirs and dolmens<\/strong> are generally found along the coast, Chauv\u00e9<\/strong> is the exception, being located further inland and boasting seven prehistoric sites, three of which are grouped around the main site of the Platennes menhirs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

    Megaliths of the Gu\u00e9rande region<\/h2>\n\n

    Donges and Saint-Lyphard<\/h3>\n\n

    During your seaside vacation in Saint-Br\u00e9vin<\/strong>, countless ideas for outings await you! For honey, you can cross the Saint-Nazaire bridge<\/strong> to reach Donges<\/strong>, 20 km from Saint-Br\u00e9vin. This first stop will allow you to explore its dolmens and menhirs before setting off again for Saint-Lyphard<\/strong>.In the heart of the Bri\u00e8re regional nature park<\/strong>, you can take advantage of the beauty of this protected area and its many activities, adding a detour to the 8 megalithic sites of Saint-Lyphard<\/strong>. A great way to combine nature, discovery and history in the Gu\u00e9rande region<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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    The Pays de Retz in Loire-Atlantique attracts a large number of summer visitors every year , but that’s not its only asset! With a rich historical heritage dating back to prehistoric times, discover the megalithic sites of the Loire-Atlantique region during your stay at the Saint-Br\u00e9vin campsite. Megalithic sites in Loire-Atlantique There are no fewer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3908,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906\/revisions\/3908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochelets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}