BRETAGNE

Bretagne is located in the far west of France and has

4 departments. Its capital is Rennes.

The distance between Paris and Rennes is : 355 km

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Irreducible, the region jealously guards its Celtic past, forging over the centuries a strong and mysterious identity. The opportunity to fill up with a good breath of iodine, energy and fitness through the excellent thalassotherapy centers, or even with sea trips, to play golf in golf courses with false tunes from the famous Scottish “links”…

 

MAIN TOWNS

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• Brest (Finistere)

• Morlaix (Finistere)

• Quimper (Finistere)

• Lannion (Cote d'Armor)

• Dinard (Cote d'Armor)

• Lorient (Morbihan)

• Vannes (Morbihan)

• Quiberon (Morbihan)

• Saint-Malo (Island and Vilaine)

• Rennes (Island and Vilaine)

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CURIOSITIES & ESSENTIALS

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ISLAND AND VILLAINE

• Discovery of the bay of Saint-Malo

• Walk in Rennes    

• Visit of the historical monuments of Ile et Vilaine

• Excursion within the islands of Chausey, Jersey and Guernsey

 

COTES D'ARMOR

• Discovery of Dinan

• Visit of the Telecommunications Museum in Pleumeur -Bodou towards Lannion -

• Walk in Paimpol

• Excursion to the island of Bréhat

 

FINISTÈRE 

• Discovery of the Ponant Islands or other sites in Dakota

• Mini-cruises, visit to the Océanopolis in Brest, 500,000 liter aquarium

• Visit of the Douarnenez boat museum (200 old rigs on display)

• Visit of Pont-Aven, a charming Breton village made famous by the famous painter Gauguin

• Visit of the walled town in Concarneau, a fortress built on the sea

• Visit of the islands: Batz, Ouessant, Molène, Sein, Glénan

 

MORBIHAN

• Visit of the megalithic site of Carnac

• Excursion within the islands: Croix, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Houat, Hoëdic, Ile-aux-Moines, Arz

 

 

CULINARY SPECIALTIES

 

• Crustaceans & shellfish

• Artichokes & cauliflower

• Fish & soup

• Salted butter dishes

• Crêpes & pancakes of wheat or buckwheat

• pastries

• cider bottles

 

 

ACTIVITIES

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THE BRETON COASTS

All water sports can be practiced along the 1700 km of Breton coast, with the demonstration of sports shows and traditional games, sea fishing or to be discovered on foot.

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ISLAND AND VILLAINE

• Boat

• Mini-cruises

• Helicopter flight over Mont-Saint-Michel

• Scuba diving in the bay of Saint-Malo

• Discovery cruise of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel

• Parts of peaches (cockles, oysters, mussels, prawns)

• Thalassotherapy

• Several 18-hole & 27-hole golf courses

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CÔTES D'ARMOR 

• Sea fishing

• Mini-cruise

• scuba diving

• MTB

• 18-hole golf courses

• Thalassotherapy

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FINISTÈRE 

• Mini-cruises

• Introduction to sailing techniques

• Surf & jump board on the beach

• Underwater exploration to discover the fauna and flora

• 18 & 27 hole golf courses

• Thalassotherapy

 

MORBIHAN

• Scuba diving in Belle-Ile-en-Mer

• 27 & 18 tower golf courses   

• Thalassotherapy

 

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REGIONAL PRODUCTS

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• Lithographs of seascapes

• Reproduction of Gauguin's paintings

• Scarves

• Laces

• Cider

• Liquors…

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EVENTS CALENDAR - ANNUAL

 

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