Minimoy Link
Standing on that barren strip of grass, knowing that 120 souls lie just offshore, and watching the sea swallow the path behind you—that is not a vacation. That is an experience .
Minimoy is tiny. At high tide, it measures just a few hundred meters across. Located between the larger islands of Île-aux-Moines and Île d’Arz, it is a flat, windswept slice of heather, sea thrift, and sand. There are no cars, no paved roads, and no hotels. There is only the sound of the waves and the cry of the gulls. minimoy
Over 120 people perished, many of them women and children from the convent of nearby Saint-Gildas. Standing on that barren strip of grass, knowing
In 1905, one of the worst maritime disasters in Breton history occurred just off the coast of Minimoy. The steamer SS Hilda —carrying over 130 passengers returning from a pilgrimage—sailed directly into a violent fog and hurricane-force winds. The ship smashed into the rocky shoals near the island. At high tide, it measures just a few hundred meters across




