Bretagne

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Introduction

Bretagne (Brittany) is the far west region of France and borders Pays-de-la-Loire to the east and a very small pert of Basse-Normande to the north-east. The old Breton language is Celtic and in the same group as Welsh and Cornish. Its provinces are Finistère, Côtes d'Armor, Ille et Vilaine and Morbihan.

Geography

Bretagne is a peninsula most of which is washed by the Atlantic. It has no high mountains and most visitors keep to the coast, although the charms of inland Huelgoat are increasingly being recognised.

Cities, towns and villages

• Rennes - the capital, inland to the east.
• St Malo - walled and picturesque town on the north coast.
• Quimper - beautiful Gothic and semi-timbered houses in cobbled lanes. cathedral
• Roscoff - small but attractive port to the west side of the north coast.
• Nantes
• Vannes
• Concarnot
• Guilvinec - fishing port - almost messy but enormously atmospheric with great food from the sea.
• Huelgoat - delightful inland village with fine woodland walks.
• Perros-Guirec - a very atttractive little town on the 'Pink Granite Coast.
• Dinan - quaint town up river from Saint Malo
• Dol de Bretagne - a wonderful photogenic village with stone houses and oversized church

Sights and Activities

• Carnac - a wealth of stone rows and other prehistoric remains.
• Forest of Huelgoat - great walks including a rock chaos and an eartwork claiming to be a camp of King Arthur!
• Quimper Cathedral
• Nantes-Brest Canal

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Ireland

• Irish Ferries between Rosslare and Roscoff.
• Brittany Ferries between Cork and Roscoff.

United Kingdom

• Condor Ferries between St Malo and Poole and Weymouth.
• Brittany Ferries between St Malo and Portsmouth.
• Brittany Ferries between Roscoff and Plymouth.

Jersey and Guernsey

• Condor Ferries from St Malo to both Guernsey and Jersey.

Getting Around

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Eat

Drink

Sleep