Les Cinq Pineaux

During your stay at the Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez campground, take a trip to see the Cinq Pineaux—five isolated rocks at the edge of the Sion cliffs, at the heart of two local legends.

A must-see feature of the Hilairo landscape! At the end of the Sion cliffs, in the ocean, you can see five isolated rocks that once formed a cape, but have undergone erosion to take their current shape. Two legends make up this site: they are the remains of a bridge that the devil tried to build to the Ile d’Yeu after making a pact with Saint Martin; or the 5 pineaux are five monks petrified to watch over the devil imprisoned on the ledge, in a place known as the “devil’s hole”.

Why not hike up Mont des Alouettes or explore Talmont Castle on another day?