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• Rests on a peninsula that extends about 150
miles into the Atlantic. The capital is Rennes.
3. …
• (Arrival from Paris)Exploring Old
Town for couple hours, driving on to
the unique Bay of Mont Saint
Michel(spending the night)
• Day 1 Exploring village near Mont
Saint Michel Abbey. After, visiting
St.Malo. Driving along the Rance
Estuary to visit the old town of Dinan.
(spending the night)
• Day 2 Visiting medieval castle of
Josselin. Next-tour of the Morbihan
Gulf by boat.(spending night in
Vannes)
• Day 3 Visiting city of Nantes. Tour
takes entire day to explore Saints
Peter and Paul
Cathedral, chateau,museums and the
Old Town of Nantes
4. • Originally, when France was Gaul, Brittany was
conquered by Julius Caesar (Roman Empire)and had
a Latin name Armorica. Which means Are-”close”
and Mor-”sea” from Latin.
• After Romans left, the Celtic missionaries came from
British Isles to Christianize the province. From there
region was known as Bretagne(Brittany ).
• People in province always felt apart from the French
and even French language was hardly spoken.
• La Bretagne became part of France through
marriage (Anne de Bretagne). It was a royalist
rebellion during the French revolution and a
collaboration of resistance during World War 2.
• Still today, over a quarter of Brittany speaks Breton
language.
5. • The Vieilles Charrues Festival every year!
Over 200,000 people go to this festival every year
(240,000 in 2010).
6. • Cultural festivals
• Music festivals
• Maritime festivals
• Aquariums and zoos
• Sea parks and gardens
7. Joselin has numerous things
to do. It has a medieval
castle that the Rohan family
still lives in and a doll store!
If a doll store doesn’t win
you over, I don’t know what
will.
The entire town is medieval
based such as the Nantes-
Brest canal in the Ste-Croix
district and the houses are
half-timbered.
8. Just over a mile from
Ploumanac’h is an
aquarium, waterpark, pl
anetarium, and an 18
hole gold course.
Known as the Pink Granite Coast due to the color of its rocks that stretches along the
coastline.
9. Used to be the top summer resort until the 1930s when the French Riviera
took over.
Attracted wealthy celebrities and businessmen as well as European royalty
The tourist office runs guided tours on several themes including ‘the English
touch’ and there’s a British film festival in October.
10. • Picturesque old towns, castles and fortresses
• Beaches, leisure parks, ports ,ruins, fishing
• Also for marine life and fish
• For handmade lace, brushes for artists
• Known for its calvary sculptures
12. • Famous for their
seafood, crêpes, and apple
cider.
• Brest also hosts an annual
Short Film Festival called
"Festival European du
Film Court de Brest".
• Oceanopolis-has fifty
aquariums, divided into
three climatic zones, with
diversity of fish and
marine life. Brest is one of
main naval ports in France.
13. • Carnac has many
fascinating Neolithic
ruins. (“French
Stonehenge”)The
beaches of Carnac are
famous for their fine
sand, gentle shops and
crystal-clear water
which has benefits of
water therapy.
14. • It is a walled port city in
Brittany at the mouth of
river Rance. Has most
seafood restaurants in
Europe and famous for
local oysters .Also has
narrow streets. The most
visited city in Brittany.
• Is a terminal for ferry
services to
Poole, Portsmouth and
Weymouth in England via
the Channel
15. • It’s a riverside town
with cobbled streets
and half-timbered
houses. One of the
best to experience the
Breton culture. The
Cathedral of Saint-
Corentin with gothic
style façade was
constructed there.
16. • It is Brittany’s capital that
has plenty
entertainment, shopping
and leisure facilities.
