Douarnenez, France

Douarnenez and its four harbors were the center of the sardine canning industry during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. While trade has dropped off, signs of the town’s fishing heritage are everywhere – from its cozy fishermen’s cottages to the aptly named Chemin de la Sardine, the main route through Douarnenez’s buzzy center. Follow the waterfront promenade along the Quai du Port-Rhu to the Port-Musée, where you can step aboard a traditional lobster boat, barge and British tug at anchor. The island of Tristan, which sits opposite, is home to an exotic botanical gardens; you can access it by foot at low tide. A coastal path leads past Le Ris Beach to the Plomarc’h Natural Site, a cliffside hamlet of stone cottages from the 1700s that has been transformed into a 50-acre farm park.