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Major cities: Rennes, Brest 800 miles of rocky, rugged
coastline The delights of the French way of life can be summed up in one word, Brittany. Brittany offers eight hundred miles of grand rocky coastline with scores of bays and little fishing villages. The enchanting countryside is dotted with giant granite boulders and wild meadows on the moors, thickets and forests in a gently rolling landscape. It is the buildings that give a region its soul, and in Brittany, you can find it in the megaliths, calvaries, castles, manor houses, countless chapels and old villages. All of them bear witness to Brittany's eventful history and wealth of traditions. Popular traditions, local musical instruments and dialects still used in many parts of this region contribute to the particular character of Brittany. |
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| Places of interest | |
| Belle Ile | The largest of the Breton islands, Vauban citadel |
| Brest | Commercial port, and important naval base, Siam Street known to sailors throughout the world |
| Cancale | Small fishing port famous for oysters |
| Carnac | Lines of almost 3,000 menhirs (gigantic stones) of which the last were erected in 2,000 B.C., Museum of prehistory, St. Michel tumulus (burial chambers) |
| Combourg | Birthplace of romanticism, 16th century chateau where Chateaubriand was born |
| Concarneau | Fishing port, old walled-town, little island with narrow streets and picturesque houses, surrounded by ramparts |
| Dinan | Historical walled town high above the Rance River |
| Dinard | Opposite St-Malo in a magnificent setting on the estuary of the Rance River |
| Douarnenez | Typical Breton fishing port, port museum |
| Josselin | Chateau with 15th century manor owned by the Rohan family |
| Lorient | Military and fishing port. The center of town, destroyed between 1944-45 has been rebuilt in regional style |
| Paimpol | Sea and Floating Museums, boat excursions to Bréhat Island from Pointe de l'Arcouest |
| Perros-Guirec | Leading resort on the "Pink Granite Coast" |
| Pont-Aven | Quaint village with typical architecture along the painter's route |
| Quiberon | Boat service to three quiet and restful islands: Belle Ile, Houat, Hoedic |
| Quimper | Gothic cathedral, Museum of Fine arts, pottery, old town |
| Rennes | Capital of Brittany, medieval streets, half timbered houses, Brittany Museum |
| St. Malo | Historical walled city, fishing port and yachting harbor |
| Tréguier | Former Episcopal city, 13th-15th century St. Tugdual Cathedral, Ernest Renan's House |
| Vannes | St. Peter Cathedral (13th-19th century) with 16th century Gothic doorways, Place Henri IV with 16th century gate |
| Locality | Attractions | Lifestyle | Properties |
| Trains and boats and planes ..... and maps for cars, etc | There’s water everywhere. It gurgles and splashes above and below ground. | But then we just fell in love with the countryside, the wine and the people | All this area's properties currently held in the exhibition centre |