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Île de ...... 54 Île d’Hoëdic...... 62 Île d’Houat...... 63 Not To Be Missed Île aux Moines...... 64

The canal from Nantes to Brest...... 8 Côtes-d’Armor...... 9 Beauport Abbey...... 9 ...... 9 Côtes-d’Armor Fort-la-Latte...... 10 Ploumanach...... 11 Dinan...... 70 Finistère...... 12 ...... 82 Île de Sein...... 12 Fréhel...... 86 Monts d’Arrée...... 12 Pléneuf-Val-André...... 88 Pointe Saint-Mathieu...... 12 Sables-d’Or-les-Pins...... 91 Peninsula...... 12 ...... 92 Ille-et-...... 14 ...... 97 Dol-de-Bretagne and Mont Dol...... 14 Perros-Guirec...... 104 Brocéliande – Forest...... 15 Saint-Brieuc...... 110 ...... 15 Saint-Quay-Portrieux...... 116 ...... 16 Binic...... 120 Aiguilles de Port-Coton and Pointe des Poulains...... 16 ...... 16 Golfe du Morbihan...... 17 Suscinio...... 17 Finistère

Audierne...... 126 Bénodet...... 127 Brest Métropole Océane...... 130 Bretagne Islands Camaret-sur-Mer...... 150 ...... 153 Côtes-d’Armor Islands...... 20 ...... 158 Île de Bréhat or l’Île aux Fleurs...... 20 ...... 158 Finistère Islands...... 26 La Forêt-...... 163 Glénan Islands...... 26 Le ...... 166 Île de Batz...... 26 ...... 167 Île de Molène...... 28 ...... 170 Île d’Ouessant...... 30 ...... 172 Île de Sein...... 36 Pont-l’Abbé...... 174 Morbihan Islands...... 38 Pont-Aven...... 176 Île d’Arz...... 38 ...... 178 Belle-Île-en-Mer...... 40 ...... 188 ...... 277 Ille-et-Vilaine Baden...... 281 Larmor-Baden...... 283 ...... 194 Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys...... 284 Combourg...... 202 ...... 285 Dinard...... 206 ...... 287 Dol-de-Bretagne...... 211 ...... 289 Rennes...... 215 ...... 291 Saint-Malo...... 235 ...... 303 Ploërmel...... 304 ...... 307 Locminé ...... 310 Morbihan Peninsula...... 311 Quiberon...... 311 ...... 260 Saint-Pierre-de-Quiberon...... 315 Le Bono...... 263 Ria d’Etel...... 316 Carnac ...... 264 Belz...... 316 ...... 270 Etel...... 317 La Trinité-sur-Mer ...... 271 Rochefort-en-Terre...... 318 Le Faouët...... 273 Vannes...... 319 ...... 275 Campénéac...... 329 Golfe du Morbihan...... 276 ...... 330 ...... 276 Index...... 332 BDLM – ICONOTEC © ©

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6 D767 6 Martigné- Morbihan 1 Bain- N de-Bretagne Ferchaud D768

Iles de Glénan D9 LORIENT La Gacilly D772 Larmor- Rochefort- Plage Auray en-Terre To VANNES Angers D775 D177 Ile de Groix Carnac N165 Redon Golfe du To Maine-et-Loire La Trinité- Morbihan N sur-Mer Muzillac Vilaine ante Atlantic Ocean Presqu'île de Port-Navalo Sarzeau s Quiberon Quiberon La Roche-Bernard

Bretagne Houat To Loire-Atlantique Belle-Ile Nantes Hœdic

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Lesneven Bégard x Saint-Quay-Portrieux Ploudalmézeau u e Saint-Cast- i Cancale r Baie Erquy le-Guildo T Lanvollon Mont- Plabennec N12 Morlaix de Saint-Brieuc Saint-Malo Le Vivier- N12 Guingamp Matignon Dinard Saint-Michel vranches Pléneuf- sur-Mer Gouesnou Landivisiau To A Val-André Ploubalay Saint-Renan Elorn rrée N176 d'A Châteauneuf Landerneau nts Manche Mo Parc Naturel D787 SAINT-BRIEUC Dol- Le Conquet BREST Régional Plancoët de-Bretagne Sizun N12 Lamballe N165 d’Armorique Rade de D764 Callac Pointe de Brest D137 Antrain Saint-Mathieu Huelgoat Quintin N176 To Dinan D794 A84 D700 Camaret Combourg Mayenne Crozon Finistèr e Côtes-d'A rmor La Pointe de Penhir nd Moncontour Carhaix-Plouguer D790 e D175 Pointe de Dinan Corlay s d N164 u M C Fougères en Tinténiac ou Châteaulin é Caulnes esn Gouarec Ca on N12 Cap de la Chèvre res na Saint-Aubin- Noi Rostrenen Mûr- Rance l Châteauneuf- es d d'Aubigné n de-Bretagne Forêt de Loudéac ’I To du-Faou ag l t le n o Merdrignac e Saint-Aubin- Le Mans, P Lac de t M Gourin N164 R du-Cormier Douarnenez Plouray Guerlédan N12 D137 a Locronan Loudéac n A84 c Pont-Croix e Forêt de Rennes Forêt de St.Méen- Pointe Odet D15 Quénécan Audierne Coray D768 C le-Grand du Raz Guémené- an Ille-et-Vilaine a l aris QUIMPER sous-Scorff d Châteaubourg D2 Le Faouët e en N Mauron RENNES Vitré Pontivy a Av n N157 D769 D764 t es Scorff à N24 B D8 Rosporden r Plélan- Châteaugiron es t D766 le-Grand Fouesnant et N165 Pluméliau N1 Pont-l'Abbé Blav Quimperlé Ploërmel 3 Bénodet Concarneau N24 7 Josselin 77 Janzé La Guerche- Saint-Guénolé D1 e n de-Bretagne Pont-Aven Maure- i D163 Locminé la Baud Guer de-Bretagne i Pointe de V Penmarch Hennebont D8

6 D767 6 Martigné- Pluvigner Morbihan 1 Bain- N de-Bretagne Ferchaud D768

Iles de Glénan D9 LORIENT La Gacilly D772 Larmor- Rochefort- Plage Auray en-Terre To VANNES Angers D775 D177 Ile de Groix Questembert Carnac N165 Redon Golfe du To Maine-et-Loire La Trinité- Morbihan N sur-Mer Muzillac Vilaine ante Atlantic Ocean Presqu'île de Port-Navalo Sarzeau s Quiberon Quiberon La Roche-Bernard

Bretagne Houat To Loire-Atlantique Belle-Ile Nantes Le Palais Hœdic

0 25km Duplication Prohibited Jean-Baptiste Nény June 2011 Crozon Peninsula

©©SYNTO – FOTOLIA 8 9 0 0 16 12 14      Not To Be Missed Finistère Morbihan Ille-et-Vilaine Côtes-d’Armor The canal from Nantes to Brest canalThe to Nantes from THE CANAL FROM NANTES TO BREST 8 The canal from Nantes to Brest

Hilly in the cosy fall of the countryside, reorganizing commerce and industry will soon sprout thanks to space and creating a thousand landscapes in , the intensive work. From 1898-1902 train in the centres of entertaining canal located in the heart of the peninsula Brittany contested seafaring. The Guerlédan dam was links Brittany of Nantes to Brest. Taken under Napoleon I constructed that year to supply electricity to a part of and inaugurated in 1858 by Napoleon III, its construction the centre Brittany. was inspired by war. In 1803, the war with the «perfi- Buried under tons of water seventeen locks, the village dious» Albion beginning again, it is more than ever of slaters, towpath and promises attesting that the dam essential to link the arsenals of Brittany. However, such would be ideal to Brest. And today? Canal de l’Unité, as a company required the involvement of all the actors named by the association that worked for the reunifica- of the project and it is certainly not the case. It is an tion of Brittany, successfully escapes from being a hoax: incredibly site which remarkably describe Jacques Guillet the destruction of the locks and the outfalls! Hence to in his splendid work «Breton sea-faring». It will take answer a European directive * aiming at obtaining ten years to level the 52000 m2 of the base and twenty the «ecological welfare of water» by 2015. The strong years to squeeze all the blocks. 3000000 m3 of soil was mobilisation for the canal but also with the elected to be stirred to level a platform as that of the pyramid representatives of the centre of Brittany at the end of of Khéops to dig the trench of ! Prisoners of 2007 classified Nantes canal in Brest «strongly modified the Spanish war, free workers and convicts of Brittany body of water» – MEFM equally recognising the historical are the suffering inhabitants of the canal attacked by heritage, and culture of seafaring. At the great dam of cholera, fevers or tuberculosis. The conditions are terrible. the Federation of Finistère for fishing and the protection From dawn to dusk work is carried out at any time in the aquatic milieu qualifying the canal natural water mass water or mud for very low wages paid with a delay, the (MEN), permitted the return of 2000 salmons. Ecotourism canal was never served neither during wartime nor in covers 360 km from the river valley, crossing the «lose time of peace, meaningless and almost desert-like for callous of Brittany», permitting sailors and pedestrians sailing. Meanwhile despite all the setbacks, agriculture, to discover this attractive country. JEB – FOTOLIA © ©

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9 PHILIPPE GUERSAN – AUTHOR’S IMAGE – AUTHOR’S GUERSAN PHILIPPE © © Beauport Abbey Beauport CÔTES-D’ARMOR Dinan - sea, this room also welcomes groups of children, in in children, of groups welcomes also room this sea, site. on the rooms educational the existing addition to accepted In addition, the Beauport recently domain was the of Network of the prestigious member as the 33rd (RGSF). in Sites Great Dinan «fortified Or «City on the heights»? DIN – ham, town»? the «fortress the mother goddess of Anna», DIN – Ana, the underneath became, of the gods and all the Celts, the very Anna of Breton official owner of Santez, face 1913? Discover! since perfectly expresses the size of the abbey coastline. It It coastline. abbey the of size the perfectly expresses to on their way pilgrims for a centre successively was trade maritime a and Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle the canons six centuries, For centre. and economic with a remarkable built and designed this property, and orchards. fig trees with roses, decorated architecture, close the abbey is located marshes, salted by Bordered all harbour and activities organized protected are a to of a presentation apple offers of House The round. year Beauport.of the Open to orchard cider-producing the 4. E 3.5). Group 3.5). Group E 6 and child E 3. Visit abbey + strolls abbey + strolls 3. Visit E 6. Child (from 5 to (from 6. Child 10 years old): 4 and child 4 and E E 5. Stroll natural around Beauport: around adult natural 5. Stroll 9.50, young person 9.50, young 5. Reduced (students, unemployed people, people, unemployed (students, 5. Reduced E E +33 (0)2 96 55 18 58 +33 (0)2 E

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6, young person 6, young Côtes-d’Armor PAIMPOL PAIMPOL „ over in 1993 by the Conservatoire of coastal areas and areas of coastal in 1993 by the Conservatoire over “Bellus Portus”, or “Beauport”, name The shores. lake count Alain de Goëlo in 1202. Classified as a historical de Goëlo as a historical Alain in 1202. Classified count in 1862, the Beauportmonument bought abbey was It is one of the most important collections of religious the by founded in Brittany, preserved architecture handicapped): handicapped): E adult natural: E (15 people): 10am to 7pm. From 2pm to 5pm from October 1st to October 1st to 5pm from 2pm to 7pm. From 10am to 15th. Adult: March [email protected] 12pm to 10am from season: every day Low year. Open all 5pm. High season: every from 2pm to day and from www.abbaye-beauport.com Chemin de l’Abbaye de Chemin Kérity Beauport Abbey 10 CÔTES-D’ARMOR - Dinan

It is simply important to note that its name is glorious conferences, exhibitions in the centre of interpretation due to its rich history that has made it one of the best of the heritage... For other ages exist than the middle equipped cities of Brittany in urban and architectural Ages in Dinan! medieval heritage. The ramparts are visible and open all over the walls, dotted with towers and doors which „„TOURIST OFFICE OF DINAN – PAYS DE RANCE are witnesses to the various eras and modernisations. BP 65 261 – 9, rue du Château – DINAN While Brest’s tours were destroyed in the second half & +33 (0)2 96 87 69 76 of the 19th century, that of Jerzual, built in the 12th www.dinan-tourisme.com century to which a drawbridge was constructed in the [email protected] 14th century, that of Saint-Malo, fortified in the 15th Low season: open from Monday to Saturday, from 9am century or that of Guichet with its 13th century towers to 12: 30pm and from 2pm to 6pm. High season: open are for the pleasure of visitors or historians. However, the from Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 7pm; on Sundays «Donjon» built by the duke John IV on his return from and public holidays from 10am to 12: 30pm and from 2: exile, in 1368, was undoubtedly the most attractive. 30pm to 6pm. Low season, opening on some Sundays Made up of two towers linked by a curtain, it is similar and public holidays during long weekends. Guided tours (make inquiries for schedules): 6 E per adult and children to the old castle of the Ermine of Vannes or the Solidor E tower of Saint Malo. It is one of the best preserved (from 12 to 18 years) and 4 for students. works in Brittany, despite the collapse, at the end of The Dinan tourism office celebrated its 100 years in 2006. the 17th century, the pepper-pots which topped it. Hundred years of information, services and reception, The Donjon, now deprived of its military role, houses which built its reputation and made it a departure point a fine collection of traditional costumes from Dinan. A for all visitors. For more transparency, it signed a quality walk inside the ramparts will inevitably lead visitors to control charter with the regional federation of tourism the Saint-Sauveur basilica, one of the most remarkable offices just before summer 2006. You can discover all the Romanesque monuments in Brittany. The west porch and aspects of this city that has kept its medieval structure the southern traditional farmhouse, only memories of the and its fortifications, the greatest in Brittany with the era of its construction, date back to the 12th century. You help of a guide lecturer. Therefore, along its streets, have not heard the last of it for it is important to note that you can marvel at its 17th and 18th century hotels, Dinan has the richest civil urban heritage and profane it’s beautiful Roger-Vercel college fresco, its ancient in Brittany, with a hundred and fifteen wood houses. Benedictine convents or the old Saint-Catherine convent, So it is ideal to come and take a walk in the «key of the the abandoned children’s refuge and its chapel. ducal cassette» as affectionately called by the duchess Anne, during the International Meetings of the Celtic harp, during the violin or ramparts festivals. The heritage service of the City valorises the 18th century heritage, Fort-la-Latte very important but also less known. Dramatized visits, Just a stone’s throw from high cliffs of cap Fréhel, Fort- La-Latte is a beautiful stone structure in the middle of a short moor with yellow dyes of the gorse, white hawthorns and mauve heath in spring. Built on a rocky spur by the Gouyon- Matignon, it was known as the “Gouyon-Rock” before name; Fort-La-Latte definitively. STÉPHANE SAVIGNARD STÉPHANE © © This Stone mirador overlooking the sea is one of the most spectacular fortresses in Brittany. A scarp donjon that dates from the war of succession in Brittany, between 1341 and 1368, a small entrance hall with drawbridge at counterweight and bring doorway in tierce-point, a barbican, steep-cliffs, bastions added in the beginning of the 18th century by Garengeau, the Vauban military engineer architect and a cannon ball oven: Fort-La-Latte is worth visiting. Renovated for cinema purposes, the old historical stone fortress has become very attractive and ideal for film making for many films have been made within the last four decades: Ridicule de Patrice Le comte, with Jean Rochefort, Game of the king, Quentin Raspail, according to the work of Jean Raspail, with Marc Evans, Pierre Dux and François Matouret, of the Lake, by Claude Santelli, the Dance of death, Claude Chabrol, with Michel Bouquet, Metzengerstein, Roger Vadim, with Jane Fonda or Chouans, Philippe of Broca, with Sophia Marceau, Stéphane Freiss and Philippe Noiret. The most memorable was the shooting in 1957, by the Hollywood blockbuster Les Vikings, in which Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis share the limelight with beautiful Janet Leight. Dinan

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TOURIST OFFICE OF THE COUNTRY OF FRÉHEL +33 (0)2 96 41 57 23 +33 (0)2 „ „ Place de Chambly – (Kirk Douglas), at the top of the donjon is breathtaking. is donjon the of top the Douglas), at (Kirk The final scene opposing Eric (Tony Curtis) and Einar Einar Curtis) and (Tony Eric opposing scene final The same conviction as the other keepers of Sept islands same conviction as the other keepers to offshore miles few a flickers lighthouse including rocks. It is by taming them that they will release their they will release taming them that It is by rocks. lighthouse the from steps a few Take shapes. attractive with the his stones who looks after Marie Scanve’s to Le Goffic. It is necessary to come in a pilgrim’s humility It is necessary Goffic. in a pilgrim’s come to Le these appreciate better and the conviction of a seer to the bottle, Napoleon’s hat, inverted shoes... In these In these shoes... inverted hat, Napoleon’s the bottle, the hand of God – or by struck the devil – «theplaces Charles by said rightly as spirit is lost in conjectures», happened here to make this place this disgusting? Erratic this disgusting? Erratic this place make to happened here turtle,The subdue their excesses? it to Is on a moor. rocks of the sea you will find a blend of pink rocks damaged will find a blend of pink rocks of the sea you But what petrified waterfall. a gigantic in the sea like It is one of the most unusual landscapes in Brittany. As It is one of the most unusual landscapes in Brittany. the tip of Squewel when get to can see, far as the eye the fury from the lighthouse protecting wall or the low Ploumanach inside out. It couldn’t be better because this is why you you because this is why be better It couldn’t inside out. you? didn’t came, area of Côtes d’Armor in the tourist office lobby. On the lobby. office in the tourist d’Armor of Côtes area can contact the you another angle, other hand and from staff;friendly and knowledgeable the area he knows free on-site access to a wide range of documentation of documentation a wide range to access on-site free a wide geographical covering topics by categorized The tourist office is open all year round and provides you you and provides round is open all year office tourist The have On the one hand you information. with tailored Low season: open Monday to Saturday from 10am to to 10am from Saturday season: open to Monday Low 5pm. High season: to Monday 2pm to 12.30pm and from 6pm. to 2pm from and 12.30pm to 10am from Saturday www.paysdefrehel.com [email protected] & 12 FINISTÈRE - Île de Sein

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abundant wildlife: lovers of nature are at the right place. Human dwelling is sparse: the low houses, are Île de Sein made mainly of schist, the local stone. Life was hard Off the pointe of Raz, 8 km from the coast, is a tiny tip because the ground was poor. Main human activities of ground. It is less than 2 km long for a few hundred were generated by peat and slate. Particular climate meters even a few dozen wide. An average walker runs and difficult human conditions: are the motives behind around it, on foot, in one afternoon. The highest peak many legends? Remains the same for several mysteries hardly reaches 6 m above sea-level and the average glide, come to discover their secrets. altitude does not exceed 1.5 m ! Sein is a bare island with a few trees and bushes. Its architectural heritage is quite new. The church of the market town, dedicated to Saint Gwénolé, was built between 1898 and 1901, Pointe Saint-Mathieu thanks the women who carried stones on their heads Finistère south’s pride is the tip of Raz; the north of one after the other from the port. You to enjoy the the department possesses its place with that of Saint- beauty of the continent. Mathieu. This place is furthermost in the sea. An attrac- tive place, located at the end of became very popular. Shaped by the waves, this twenty meters high steep cliff overlooking the sea. Several buildings Monts d’Arrée were built on this headland with the abbey as point A few lines on a guide are not enough to describe the of focus. It is currently being renovated. All around mounts of Arrée. Get lost to enjoy this outstanding it was a village but most homes now disappeared. A environment. On the spot, all the senses are awakened. lighthouse, built in the 19th century, watches over the At the summits, in the shade of crests, a breathtaking ocean accompanied by a semaphore. A chapel and a landscape is discovered. On sunny days, you can see a memorial to the sailors that died at sea for France is larger part of the department. Depending on the season, found in the vanities. It is a popular starting point for the vegetation produces pink and golden shades. The surveyors along the paths of GR34. This year, this site moor displays a collection of attractive colours. Via the is also a privileged location and popular to observe the paths, designed by the gorse and the short plants, arrival and departure of the flotilla of hundreds of boats gathering instincts are noticed. In summer, blueberries grouped during the Thunders of Brest 2012, the big and wild bays are at your disposal. The flora is rich, international maritime gathering organised from the 13th to the 19th of July in metropolis Brest.

Crozon Peninsula Stuck between the harbour in the north and the bay of Douarnenez in the south, the Crozon peninsula is F. IREN F. & C. PINHEIRA – AUTHOR’S IMAGE © surrounded by the sea. It takes its name from the main © city, Crozon, and its cross shape makes it easily recogni- sable. It is appreciated for the beauty of its landscapes. You will find in particular magnificent natural sites like the pointe des espagnols, the Pointe de PEN-Hir with the famous heaps of peas and Goat. But, you must not be limited to these few mythical places! Municipalitites like Camaret (where the Vauban Tower and the chapel of Rocamadour are located) and Lanvéoc (known for the Naval College and its sea base), are also ideal to visit. Cliffs, creeks, indented coastlines, beautiful beaches: a real paradise for lovers of nature. A military heritage (strong, tour, battery) is also worth visiting due to its location. Apart from that, it also has a rich cultural heritage. At the entrance of the peninsula, Menez Hom over 300 m offers a panoramic view of this territory. Pointe Saint-Mathieu Crozon Peninsula ©©SYNTO – FOTOLIA 14 ILLE-ET-VILAINE - Dol-de-Bretagne and Mont Dol

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on Thursdays and Sundays and we are often taken to the Dol Mountain where we can enjoy the attractive sea and marshland». In this light, François-René De Dol-de-Bretagne and Chateaubriand still a student in Dolby then, drew up the draft of the «old stones» which, according to the Mont Dol legend goes had been thrown there by Gargantua at Dol, first sanctuary in Brittany, neibouring town to the same time as Mont-Saint-Michel and Tombelaine. «Brezih «, Combourg and Antrain. Main door to romantic Formerly, this land was covered by the sea; only peak in Brittany, Chateaubriand and Victor Hugo lived on several the heart of moving beaches sprouted the Dol Mountain. occasions in the medieval town that has the remains This former island, old and important place of druidic of an exceptional past. From the middle Ages, Dol has worship is also an archaeological station. In 1872, art an exceptional fortune. Its location at the crossroads in the vicinity of the town unearthed the remains of leading towards Normandy and the abbey of Mont- some 150 animals, reindeer, rhinoceros, mammoths, Saint-Michel is well known but the jewel of this old and cavern lion... ! The high silhouette-65 m-above the bishopric, is the Gothic cathedral known as the most Marias, mysterious and fascinating, marked by brilliant attractive. Placed under Samson’s evocation, one of since time immemorial. the seven founding saints of Brittany, for a long time „„TOURIST OFFICE it was the primatial church of the peninsula. In the 6th 5, place de la Cathédrale century, Nevenoe-Nominoë in French-was crowned king DOL-DE-BRETAGNE & +33 (0)2 99 48 15 37 of Bretagne in Dol. In order to take the Breton church out www.pays-de-dol.com of the Frankish protection, to change the bishop’s palace [email protected] in to an archbishop’s palace, which did not please the Low season: open on Monday from 2pm to 6pm; Tuesday archbishop of Tours, who had, till then, authority over the to Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to bishops of Armorique! The case was taken to the court 6pm. High season: every day from 10am to 1pm and of Rome, the trial took over three centuries and ended from 2pm to 6pm. with the defeat of the bishop who had to abdicate in The Dol tourism office offers guided tours of the city in 1199 his metropolitan rights. If the Episcopal seat was season, during weekends «coup de coeur», (Escapade deleted since 1801, it is left for the archbishop of Rennes Savoureuse en Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, Escapade and metropolitan Brittany to bear the titles of Fraud and Grandes Marées en Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, Escapade Saint-Malo. Dol is located in the heart of old marshes and Romantique et Bien-Être, Escapade échappées Baie, offers the lure of an exceptional heritage, half-timbered Escapade «gold buckle and the Three Bears» en Baie houses, low galleries, irregular roofs as one of the few du Mont-Saint-Michel, Escapade à Vélo dans la Baie du examples of civil architecture of the 12th century in Mont-Saint-Michel...) or group tours (Circuit of unusual France and one of the oldest houses in Brittany, «house sites of the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, a medieval day in of the Small Metal». «During sunny days, the hosts left the heart of the Doloise city). JEAN-PHILIPPE DELISLE – FOTOLIA

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GALAM – FOTOLIA GALAM © 15 © Brocéliande Forest ILLE-ET-VILAINE Dinard - Dinard TOURIST OFFICE +33 (0)2 99 46 94 12 +33 (0)2 „ „ DINARD through different themes: listen to the history to themes: listen of Dinard, different through stroll, Vicomté de la Malouine, Pointe du Reel, Pointe in the and colours decor in Dinard, Touch» «English reservation and activitiesand (ticketing Visits etc. city, last about one and a half hour and people required) office. the tourism meet at will be delighted by the Moonligh, during summer and by will be delighted everyh evening. the changing musical atmospheres Féart boulevard 2, & www.ot-dinard.com [email protected] 10am to from Saturday to Tuesday season: open Low 6pm. High season: from 2.30pm to 12.30pm and from Sunday 12.30pm, to 10am from Saturday to Monday 3pm to 12.30pm and from 10am to from and holidays open from June and September, May, 6.30pm. In April, 12.30pm and 2.30pm 10h to from Saturday to Monday on school and public holidays except 6pm. Closed to from November to March from Guided tours Sundays. November, to March From required. €5. Reservations are the history of Dinard discover to you lecturer guides invite changed, but for the colour of the stripes of the tents, of the stripes of the tents, the colour but for changed, families and people retired of clientele peaceful is it Bellethe of Dinard kings. and lords the who succeed remains. charm its indefinable but no more is Epoque it meets Rocky peninsula, inserted bays, two between Square the islands. the coasts, the sea in all directions, paths, the ramparts be covered seem to towers, or round and carved the sea, gargoyles to leading steps granite Romantics builders of the resort. reflect the former stones

FORÊTDE BROCÉLIANDE AND VAL SANS „ PAIMPONT „ RETOUR by its ambiance, came for holidays: Ernest Renan, Agatha Renan, Agatha Ernest holidays: camefor ambiance, its by Winston Churchill, JulesChristie, Vernes, Oscar Wilde, have If on the beach nothing seems to Picasso… Pablo a billiard table, Dinard enabled elegants and dandies to and dandies to enabled elegants Dinard table, a billiard seduced celebrities, Many celebrations. of full life a enjoy by 1887 with all the amenities of leisure, ballroom, the ballroom, all the amenities of leisure, 1887 with by and room game a and orchestra, a terrace with Café Grand small Riviera, where boulevards and avenue adorn the and avenue boulevards small Riviera, where verynot the beach is it Although wide, new city. elegant equipped and train by Accessible semicircle. a in swells historical monuments– its stones covering, raised around around covering, raised its stones monuments– historical the city making a and camellias, tamarixs palm trees, station, the smartest of the Emerald coast, was classified was the smartest coast, station, of the Emerald and 800 castles Nearly one of the best beaches in France! than 400 of more a classified them are villas – today, Pasquier, Sirs Coppinger, Roederer and baron Féard built Féard and baron Roederer Sirs Coppinger, Pasquier, became a fashionable and Dinard superb residences have got used to stay at holiday in summer and practice in summer holiday at stay got used to have of Audiffred- duke The in the sea and tennis. bathing Enogat. Twenty years later, Dinard became the centre became the centre Dinard later, years Twenty Enogat. the beauty by of the attracted colony, English of a real Anglo-Saxon aristocrats The climate. and the cool shore gardens lingering down to the sea. In 1850, the city to was lingering down gardens of Saint- small fishing porta just the town to attached Mont-Saint-Michel in the east and Cap Fréhel in the in the Fréhel in the east and Cap Mont-Saint-Michel pearl of the North, the dazzling of its offers Dinard, west, Dinard with in the heart region, of a magnificent Located pond, the Miroir aux fées and the well-known golden and the well-known aux fées the Miroir pond, Davin. François of work Tree, 2,500 years BC, is especially an excuse to push you in the push you to BC, is especially an excuse 2,500 years Sans is also the Retour Val The forest. druids’ mythical faithful to Guenièvre, could break the enchantments. the enchantments. break could Guenièvre, faithful to around back to which dates But this megalithic safe, de Morgane or Hotié-Morgane. According to legend, the legend, to According Hotié-Morgane. or de Morgane lover an unsteady for be avenged fairy to who wanted Only Lancelot, imprison the unfaithful knights. decided to Arthur. As for Val no return, here again, let the experts here no return, Val As for Arthur. of the Maison destination on the real debate to the role Brocéliande is the world of the Magician, of the is the world Brocéliande of King Table, of the Round of the Knights Viviane, fairy myths tangled up without being easy to untangle it. it. untangle to being easy without tangled up myths island, but on the Brittany existed, Arthur have seems to Whatever, during the time of Anglo-Saxon invasions. theatre of the adventures of and his Knights of the adventures theatre History Graal. and for the search to Table of the Round forest that once covered Brittany. From the middle Ages, the middle Ages, From Brittany. covered once that forest as the in literature is mentioned forest the Brocéliande www.broceliande.valsansretour.com also called Paimpont this forest, for name Descriptive

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Morbihan

coasts, rocky coasts, fine sandy coasts, every summer hundreds of thousands of lovers of marine delicacies Aiguilles de Port-Coton are welcomed here. and Pointe des Poulains Do not miss these two attractive sites. The first, in the municipality of Bangor, captivated Claude Monet who, Carnac against winds and tides, completed Port Cotton in thirty- This is the place of the world megalithism. Kind of nine fabrics. These jagged rocks are very inspiring to lovers’ Mecca of “large stones ”, in a radius of a few km ² artists. Walkers will not escape a moment of emotion, it accommodates the greatest concentration of all types especially when the sea is out of control and the wind of megaliths in the world. Carnac is famous for its blows endlessly. In the northwest of the island, the tip alignments! 3 871 stones high, or peulvens of Poulain where the Sarah Bernhardt’s shadow still according to the former name, spread throughout the floats dips into the ocean. A few steps away, the island four major groups of Menec, Kerzerho, Kerlescan and of Poulains is dominated by a small light. In fine weather, Kermario, very close to each other, with that of Small you can see Groix Island, Lorient and the bay of Quiberon. Menec which includes a hundred stones are distributed At low tide, the island is linked to the tip of Poulains by a over eight lines. The landscape is at this point marked by sandy beach and pebbles. Recommended for lovers and the presence of the stones that gave this town its name. the curious. Wait till sunset for maximum satisfaction. Carnac actually takes its name from carn, word common Unless you prefer one of these days when the elements to all the Celtic languages meaning a heap of stones. are unleached… also worth a visit! 800 km of jagged Theories of Royer de la Sauvagère which, in 1755, have there the remains of a Roman camp to those of these American gis on the territory which, in 1944, took them for German anti-tank lines of defence, via all of Doctor Stukeley ophiolâtriques in 1824, you could make it an SERENE – FOTOLIA ©

© encyclopaedia of the megalithic collection of carnacéen howler. It was only during the second half of the 19th century and, in the 60s, first scientific excavations organised under the auspices of the Polymathique Company of Morbihan, to notice finally, with the view of the furniture that was discovered here, that the in the corridors were actually sepulchres, dating from the Neolithic era, (at least 2000 years on arrival of “our ancestors the Gallic”! Alignments are a source of inspiration and their builders left symbols to be debated on. For numerous writers like Jacques Briard or Gwenc’ hlan Scouézec, Carnac, with its monumental dimensions at the time was a major religious centre where huge crowds gathered to celebrate seasonal worships. „„TOURIST OFFICE 74, avenue des Druides Carnac-Plage CARNAC & +33 (0)2 97 52 13 52 www.ot-carnac.fr [email protected] Low season: open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm. High season: every day from 9am to 7pm. On average season, open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 6pm. At the Church square in Carnac- City, an annex office is open from 1st April to 30th September, during school

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floors, all make Suscinio a model of renovation and and Suscinio renovation of model a make all floors, 30 000 terracottaThe resurrection. with tiles varnish in 1963 at found slip or earthenware, of the bottom and in 1975 inthe moats in the south a slope located collection the most beautiful of constitute castle, the of visit absolutely! To tiling in Europe. medieval façade and the western home that made Suscinio a home that façade and the western with its attractive comfortable residence and prestigious the 15th the first half of From windows. dormer heard have which you the structure the castle adopted castle ducal new a of construction the and today about of the dukes in 1466, diverted the attention in Nantes, the while of the marshes”, “above of the old fortress of 1488 destroyed in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier of defeat was Suscinio Brittany. in policythe independence of abandoned at later king a propertyonce of the French Sold as national the mercy and jackdaws. of brambles the property it accommodated during the Revolution, “ classified first was It partsin sold owner. careless a by Mérimée visit of Prosper the after Monument” “Historical in 1835 but gained building that it is a dilapidated after However, in1965 the council. Morbihan general regained ducal the house decadesrenovation of four rebuilt identically and blanket a beauty;its a ceiling, Suscinio in the heartIn the peninsula of Rhuys, of a marsh box, iris the and buttons golden the hatch beds, reed where times when blossom, Suscinio ancient castle recollects Brittany. of dukes the of residence favourite the was it letter a written 1218 in by first revealed castle was The the fortress but as Mauclerc known de Dreux, Pierre by If his Breton. ducal manors that is only one of the many son Jean left the (1286-1305) II Jean forest, the of parks game of settle in to Vannes of the Mound in old ducal residence (1399- V John son his and (1364-1399) IV Jean Suscinio. the home-châtelet1442) constructed of the eastern -

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Catalan making the gulf always bright even at the peak the at even bright always gulf the making Catalan season. of the tourism twenty metres high, Table of traders, Er Grah Grah Er of traders, Table high, twenty metres A mixture of softness – all very and unique. attractive in like the sun shines here it is said that and violence, Island, a masterpiece, Locmariaquer and its imposing Locmariaquer a masterpiece, Island, than more once which was great monuments– continued celebrating the Gulf in the heart celebrating of the best continued Gavrinis from Cairn world. the in center megalithic flat, Zodiac, sea kayaking, sailing, sinagot, shuttles to to shuttles sinagot, sailing, kayaking, sea Zodiac, flat, discover to it is no doubt the best way the sea for enjoy Civilisations pearl with changing landscapes. this rare endless since the coasts are cut into embedded valleys, embedded valleys, cut into are the coasts endless since on all sorts Embark ah the boat! of boats, boat, and by it is a real paradise. There are various ways of reaching of reaching ways various are There paradise. it is a real it is tour the but tracks coastal the taking foot, on setting; the ground… The gulf empties and refills every six gulf empties and refills The the ground… of the moon, entertaining, under the influence hours, country, mist and lights, alternating spits of land and alternating mist and lights, country, from wter seperate not easy to of salt water, stretches It stretches over about 100 km, enclosed by the Rhuys enclosed by about 100 km, over It stretches near Locmariaquer; peninsula and the tip of Kerpemir 300 islands,the and country faces many with water “Mor-bihan” in Breton. in Breton. “Mor-bihan” times violent! sea, but at and secret A small welcoming Paradise for migrating birds and oyster farmers, a real a real farmers, and oyster birds migrating for Paradise sea”, “small the over seasons pass-by wildlife, for reserve Golfe du Morbihan Golfe located near the tourism office in Carnac- Beach. in Carnac- office near the tourism located information on available accommodation. One is located One is located accommodation. on available information Cityand the other is hall in Carnac- next the town to working hours with the beach office. Two telecommu Two the beach office. hours with working information, touristic also provide computers nication holidays of All Saints’ Day and Christmas (closed during (closed and Christmas Day Saints’ of All holidays the same at Saturday to Monday ), from February holidays Tide Mill in Birlot

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Côtes-d’Armor Islands

Nowadays, fishermen go round the seas of the world to make ends meet but always come back to plant their Île de Bréhat or Île aux memories. If fishing is no longer the main activity here, numerous sites bear the history of this glorious past. Fleurs ww L’île aux Fleurs. Bréhat named Flower Island is ww A glorious past. L’île aux Fleurs, little gem nestled not for granted. Several generations of privateers and in the heart of sunny pink rocks lit by the sun, and a sailors brought back from their world adventures all deep blue sea. Here, the landscape changes from hour sorts of exotic plants that easily grew up, thanks to a to hour to suit the mood of Madame weather. Composed very favourable sunny microclimate, often sunlit. Ideal of two main islands linked to the eighteenth century by mini-paradise of scents and colours, Bréhat offers in a bridge built under the orders of Vauban, surrounded comparison to the miniature garden, flora composed by about ten islets, this archipelago is always animated of mimosas, myrtles, fig trees, almond trees and other by ebb and flow. eucalyptus, pierced with luxuriant vegetation and pink A very attractive landscape, its history dates back to rocks. The contrasts are amazing and attractive; they the prehistoric period; the Romans took over the land show the difference between the northern and the of Cocagne. Bréhat like many Breton cities, was founded southern islands. The first is tormented by its wild by a monk, Saint Budoc, in 470. Fleeing from the looters moors and coves. Its eastern coastline covered by storms ravaging Great Britain, he, joined by other brothers, and currents is also very violent with many protruding founded the first Breton monastery. In the middle of rocks, making it Irish-like. The archipelago and the the eleventh century, Bréhat was placed under the great expanses discovered during low tides are good supervision of the duchy of Pentièvre and its capital, for reproduction and wintering of a rich and varied Lamballe. Fortified in the middle Ages, it bears the avifauna: terns, oystercatcher birds, curlew and other repercussions of the war of succession in Brittany and the sandpipers. The pleasant island of the south is a garden League. Breton, the English and French fought over this of Eden with contemporary villas, low small houses strategic land. Later, the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with stone mansion and thatched old roofs built almost made the archipelago a theatre of wild fighting later everywhere. Spring is certainly the best season to come ravaged by England and . Privateers, pirates and for a dream on this island that has managed to inspire smugglers haunted the sea during the heroic decades Matisse, Gauguin and Foujita so well. of the late eighteenth to nineteenth centuries, thus „„SYNDICAT D’INITIATIVE DE BRÉHAT separating England from France; this made the sailors Le Bourg & +33 (0)2 96 20 04 15 of the island famous for their bravery. Corouge captains: www.brehat-infos.fr Lambert, Fleur, Burgeon and others are names forever [email protected] remembered in the island explaining why the economy Open on Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday from 10am of Bréhat has for long depended on the sea; the peak of to 1pm and from 2pm to 4.30pm; Wednesday from 2pm its development was during the Great Fishing Period. to 4.30pm. Open Wednesday on two. ARNAUD DA COSTA – FOTOLIA © ©

Tide Mill in Birlot BRETAGNE ISLANDS 21 - CÔTES-D’ARMOR ISLANDS CÔTES-D’ARMOR ÎLE RAGUÉNESÎLE ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DU BON SECOURS MAUDEZ ÎLE LA CROIX DE MAUDEZ LES DÉCAPITÉS DE BRÉHAT „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ covered by ferns and ivy, and has very few trees. You can You and has very trees. few and ivy, ferns by covered It Island. and the Lavrec Loguédic by tide, low it at access century. the eighteenth least from at inhabited once was on the of a rectangular building still remain ruins The On the north-east of the island. south coast you coast, of a small guardroom. will also find the vestiges mately to the sixth century, of which there are only some are of which there the sixth to century, mately the island It is said that of the island. the centre in ruins, hunted Saint-Maudez and that with snakes, infested was the at abandoned island was The his prayers. some with In the century. in the ninth invasion time of the Norman Abbaye. the Bégard to offered it was century, eleventh remarkable the island has an extremely private, Today remains century priory, eleventh heritage: architectural a home, in to restored prieuriale church of a former century nineteenth guardroom.A chapel, Saint-Maudez 18th on on November place took once ceremony pardon the fact for War, World the Second until Island the Maudez in Brittany much respected cult was Saint-Maudez’s that the fact due to that probably Trégor, and particularly in he had the capacity snakes. preserve to opposite the Raguénes is located Island of Bréhat, East it is mainly not inhabited; are Its 5 acres Island. the Lavrec to the owner, telling her that his work was worth was more his work her that telling owner, the to the artists practice for took Consequently, than her slate. glasses. des Pêcheurs Café on the their faces paint to in 1873 on built is this church hall, town the far from Not (classified the stole It houses of the old cemetery. the site a to who according of Saint Pol Monument) as Historic can also admire You with it. the dragon legend defeated of wood made of polychrome Virgin of the the fine statue reveals as a stained glass that as well the 16th century, now lifeboat whose pilot, Tremintin of the the exploits bears his name. was it because of town the to Attached River, Trieux the channel of the by Bréhat from separated part is geographically Island the Maudez of the Brehat which Saint-Maudez, its name from It takes Archipelago. approxi and had an oratory dating there removed was You will enjoy a wide view standing opposite the sea, standing opposite a wide view enjoy will You the by erected was cross This the moor. in the middle of in memory a monk,Bréhatins who built a of Maudez, being 570 after monastery island in the year on a nearby The evangelize. to he had come of the island ousted 1788 and in the Island erected faces was cross Maudez monolith standing on It is a granite of the same name. a molded base. everyone, story amazes is a very that This interesting «Café The collection a nice the «decapitated». of leaving visited was Madame Guéré by run cabaret, des Pêcheurs» artists numerous last century. the beginning of the by at and the quick- his slate for pay One not to of them could artistThe cut off his head. to boss threatened tempered it his self-portrait gave on a glass and make began to - - Île de Bréhat or Île aux Fleurs - aux Fleurs or Île Bréhat Île de 14.50, E 15 (departure 15 (departure E 8.45 (cheaper rates up to up to rates 8.45 (cheaper E 9.50. Child (from 4 to 11 years 11 years 4 to (from Child 9.50. E 10.50. Credit card not accepted. Holiday voucher. Holiday accepted. not card 10.50. Credit E

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LA CHAPELLE SAINT-MICHEL LA CHAPELLE LA SAINTE-ANNECHAPELLE LES VEDETTES DE BRÉHAT +33 (0)2 96 55 79 50 +33 (0)2 „ „ „ 7.55 (more than 100 people)). Bicycle: Bicycle: than 100 people)). 7.55 (more „ „ „ of a small private home in front of the chapel, dating dating of the chapel, home in front of a small private 1898. back to destroyed by lightning in 1820. It also replaces a much in 1820. It also replaces lightning by destroyed and used as guardroom once which was older chapel, the presence Note during the Revolution. store gunpowder as a seamark and offers views veryas a seamark and offers clear on the southern of the old semaphore on the ruins built It was island. especially the Béniguet Island, the Maudez Island and Island Maudez the especially the Béniguet Island, used is therefore tiled roof Its orange tip. the Arcouest a 26 metres high mound, located on the highest point of on the highest point located high mound, a 26 metres the Saint-Michel one of chapel offers Island, the Bréhat the most beautiful views of almost all the archipelago, Built during the second half of the nineteenth century half of the nineteenth onBuilt during the second movement of sand. The rest of the chapel was dedicated to dedicated of the chapel was rest The of sand. movement classified in 1980. of the island and was owner Saint Ann, into an arms depot, which led to the degradation of the the degradation which led to an arms depot, into the to 1860 due in collapse pillars and roof Its monument. church. In the middle of the 18th century, this edifice and this edifice In the middle of the 18th century, church. used its neighboring Notre-Dame-de-Péniti were church transformed 1793, it was From official ceremonies. just for tructed between the end of the 11th century11th the of end tructedthe between theand beginning of the 12th century of the primitive on the site The Sainte-Anne chapel is located around the Delasselle around Sainte-Anne chapel is located The recons was it style, Romanesque in Constructed garden. children children E a Animals (on 4pm). before return and 9.30am before adults (45 minutes): island the of Tour leash):free. under 3-year-olds. Adult: Adult: 3-year-olds. under old): public holidays. Schedule on answering machine to the machine to Schedule on answering public holidays. 02 96 55 73 47 - for Free Reservation groups. only for to 12.30pm, then every 8pm of hour until 7.30pm, + to 9am 15/07 tothe every from hour Return: 31/08. the 7pm. Off-season:to 5 to 7 trips and day Every per day. Open all year. Tip of Arcouest – Bréhat from April to – Bréhat April to Arcouest of from Tip Open all year. atSeptember every 8.15am, 30 minutes 9.30am from & www.vedettesdebrehat.com Sightseeing Binic to Bréhat via Saint-Quay-Portrieux. Bréhat Binic to up history. Daily trips are also planned: one from Erquy Erquy also planned: one from Daily trips are up history. the other from day), (free the island of Bréhat towards offered by Les Vedettes de Bréhat: The rise of the sea by rise of the sea by The de Bréhat: Vedettes Les by offered its spectacular between you shores will take Tieux River make that places beautiful 4 hours in discover will you so you are cycling, pay attention to the very restrictive hours very the to restrictive attention pay cycling, are you also are Other walks maritime on time. be always so as to and islets and most especially the know-how of the the know-how and islets and most especially If trip. your enjoy you who will make captain on board around the island. Aboard one of the five ships of the fleet ships of five the of one Aboard island. the around 250 passen transporting(including a catamaran) 200 to rocks with many this archipelago will discover you gers, Arcouest near Paimpol, to reach L’île aux Fleurs. Les Les Fleurs. aux L’île reach to near Paimpol, Arcouest direct route packages, two offers de Bréhat Vedettes It will take about 10 minutes to go from the tip of theof tip 10 minutesabout the from take go will It to 22 CÔTES-D’ARMOR ISLANDS - Île de Bréhat or Île aux Fleurs

„„MOULIN DU BIRLOT „„PHARE DU ROSÉDO BP5 The Rosédo Lighthouse is set on the Rosédo land, north & +33 (0)2 96 20 02 83 of the Bréhat Island. Historically, its alignment with its [email protected] twin the lighthouse of the Peacock, enabled sailors to The Birlot tidal mill is set on the Kerpont canal, west avoid the Horaine pitfall, located off the Paon tip! You of the southern Bréhat Island. It is a 140 meters cove will also find in this place a semaphore dating back to created for the 2 acres water reserve that supplies the 1862. The first Rosédo lighthouse was built in 1858 and mill. Renovated, it was built between 1633 and 1638. This lit in 1860 as a fixed red light; the current lighthouse was mill is considered one of the most beautiful in Britain. built between 1947 and 1949. It consists of a rectangular In 1916, it stopped producing its 25 tons of annual turret with a round face; it was automated in 2007. flour and a baker who had settled on the island started importing floor from the continent. Today, buckwheat is „„PLAGE DE GUERZIDO milled there. Strangely, the mill accommodates a small Located at Pointe du Guerzido consisting of a barra spur, barn owls family in low seasons. Plage de Guerzido is the main beach of l’ïle de Bréhat; it is composed of sand and pebbles and is truly remarkable „„LE PHARE DU PAON for its natural and calm site, very attractive. It stretches Pointe du Paon from Roc’ H Guenanec to ‘Bec Per an Nouan. On the The Paon tip (originally known as «Pen» in Breton, seafront, you will find the seaside architecture typical which means peak or head) is located at the extreme of the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning north of the island. The current lighthouse, red polished of the twentieth century, heterogeneous in the styles porphyry, is a fully automated fixed fire from 1949. It ranging from Scottish mansion, the English house with replaces the original building built in 1853 and destroyed bow-window. Cabins also built at the beginning of the by the Germans in 1944. last century can also be seen. Sit at the foot of the lighthouse and admire the bright sunrays on its pink granite rocks. The breath-taking view, alongside the smoking foam and cool smell of the Moor Knife & Fork makes it an ideal place for relaxation as you dream of a distant place. No wonder: The lighthouse overlooks „„LA BRAZERADE an impressive chasm formed by two huge rocks (do Le Bourg not venture there). And he who talks about Breton & +33 (0)2 96 20 06 30 chasm means legends! This place was the theatre of the Closed from October to March. Menu from E12 to E18. assassination of Count Goëlo by his two sons, represented À la carte: Around E21. Terrace. by the two rocks following their petrifaction. Later, the This restaurant is located in the village and offers a spirit haunting the chasm was an oracle: Bréhat girls relatively simple menu of fish, meat, mussels and chips came to consult it by throwing a stone, the number of in various preparations, as well as several menus at bounces on the rocks indicating the number of years interesting value for money prices. With a bistro brasserie separating them from marriage. style, the cuisine is not pretentious but it is neat and very JEAN-MARC – FOTOLIA MEDINA

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E +33 (0)2 96 20 06 80 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)2 96 20 00 24 +33 (0)2 & & LE SHAMROCK LE L’OISEAU DES ÎLES HOTEL-RESTAURANT LA AUBERGE VIEILLE HOTEL-RESTAURANT LE JARDIN DES COQUETTES +33 (0)2 96 20 00 53 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)2 96 20 02 19 / 28 23 48 57 +33 (0)6 +33 (0)2 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ from the very attentive owner is located at the famous at is located owner the very attentive from mainly can taste you Here of the village. main square or seasoning, served sauces mussels, with various will You the classic mussels or with cream. beyond pudding. rice homemade a or aman kouign a by end affordable. yet Unpretentious This small Creperie with a family atmosphere is set in a atmosphere with a family small Creperie This galettes The near the port hall. setting, and the town nice and with local produce made on site, are and pancakes courtyard in a flower-filled terrace The side dishes. fresh is cider organic Excellent and very pleasant. shaded, is would you that, Note the restaurant. at also available (sometimes much) in season, need a bit of patience is no there Of course, but the service friendly. remains but espresso, a real like if you a coffee linger for need to attacking, time before a pleasant spent have would you the charming île aux Fleurs. visit to your or continue Le Bourg Around À la carte: bar with a particularly welcome restaurant warm This Rue du Port & Around À la carte: Open all year. Holiday voucher, Chèque Restaurant. Groups welcome welcome Groups Restaurant. Chèque voucher, Holiday Terrace. Garden. reservation). (by in a in the bourg is located creperie- tearoom This on and garden, house with a terrace beautiful stone sit It is ideal to lighthouse. the Paon to leading the road are galettes and pancakes The walk. a during meal a for whether with «classic» or «special» garnishes delicious, will not be disap You scallop shells...). (fish garnishes, Kig like Brittany the specialties from either by pointed sautéed or typical Brittany, ancient of stew, Farz ha or pancake-sausage with salicorne. lamb with peat cider Breton a can choose you all: it complement To and the is pleasant terrace The the best origins. from taste to will return perhaps you very friendly... welcome selection, an excellent from a tea enjoy to in order it, an ice-cream from large a or cake homemade a with artisan ice-cream maker. Le Bourg www.brehat-vieilleauberge.com [email protected] Around carte: la À dinner. and lunch Openfor a traditional offers Auberge Vieille of La restaurant The the at unpretentious and simple cuisine, family and a snack; at it is also dubbed as Besides, same time. also could you Notwithstanding, partleast offers. its of with of here, ingredients with fresh find dishes made with line: mussels the front those of the sea at course, fish of homemade fish soup, and apples, or cider cream The connoisseurs. for but also meat oysters... the day, pies and chocolate desserts including homemade, are in season. Crowded profiteroles. Le Bourg & Île de Bréhat or Île aux Fleurs - aux Fleurs or Île Bréhat Île de 51 per 51 per 13.50 for 13.50 for E E 20 to 20 to E 9.50 ( 43 (lobster menu: menu: 43 (lobster E E 17. À la carte: Around Around 17. À la carte: 26 to 26 to E E +33 (0)2 96 20 00 95 +33 (0)2 & 15. Chèque Restaurant. Terrace. Restaurant. 15. Chèque E HÔTEL-RESTAURANT BELLEVUEHÔTEL-RESTAURANT L’ENEZ VRIAD LE CRECH KERIO CRECH LE +33 (0)2 96 20 00 05 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)2 96 20 08 05 +33 (0)2 „ „ „ 24. Terrace. 134 for 2 people). Children’s menu: menu: Children’s 2 people). 134 for „ „ „ are a fan, then eat some lobster for a menu is dedicated is dedicated a menu for some lobster eat a fan, then are dinner in after spend the night advised to are You it. to of the hotel. one of the rooms seafood, rack of lamb with thyme flower will give you you will give flower of lamb with thyme rack seafood, sumptuous and if you are platters seafood The a treat. innovated and some dishes like bass fillet with clams and some dishes like innovated a fan of not are if you Even will charm you. and chorizo species are fresh from the sea and your appetite will will appetite the sea and your from fresh species are with Espelette gras go crazyhomemade foie the for but also cuisine is classic, The pepper and onion jam. Arcouest to come at mid-day to savour fish and seafood fish and seafood mid-day savour at to come to Arcouest the marine Here, restaurant. of this lovely on the terrace person. Groups welcome (up to 150 people). (up to welcome person. Groups the tip of from a boat take idea to It will be a nice Open every day. Menu from from Menu Open every day. E from Seafood platters courses). 3 main & www.hotel-bellevue-brehat.fr Le Port-Clos Le is sometimes crowded (according to season) and you season) and you to (according is sometimes crowded a long time. sometimes queue for might present from all sides. The chef’s speciality, beef stew stew beef speciality, chef’s The sides. all from present the place that Note reputation. has its own Scallops, you will meet both tourists and locals who take their and locals who take will meet both tourists you cuisine rather is The meal. midday working their or coffee it is for the sea; so much the better towards oriented adapted to island life and also works throughout the throughout and also works island life to adapted is why That and bar service. with their restaurant year up the snack bar whose owner had retired. Erwan was had retired. up the snack bar whose owner while Marne Paimpol, La chef at second previously is well couple The there. head waiter Delphine was is run by Delphine and Erwan Hamet, a couple who Delphine who by Erwan a couple and is run Hamet, taking 10 years for Fleurs aux now, île the on settled E and shaded terrace with flowers hotel little pretty This 21, Allegoat 21, & at Set menu Open all year. the sun is up, you will be delighted under the arbour, under the arbour, will be delighted you the sun is up, a walk for leave to ready and in a good mood, well-fed paths. on the multiple Bréhat for the produce may be limited on crowded days since since days on crowded be limited may the produce for soon as and as is warm welcome The fresh. they are For dessert, delicious pancakes, a Breton far or classic a Breton dessert, delicious pancakes, For late Do too not come available. are fondant chocolate are excellent. Many guests fissure for a house speciality: for guests fissure Many excellent. are can choose You scallop nuts tart and leeks fondue. you. will not disappoint classic mussels and chips that offers a traditional and local cuisine in an old rustic stone and local cuisine stone a traditional old rustic in an offers the dishes served the menu is not long, Though house. À la carte: Around Around À la carte: this restaurant-brasserie of Bréhat, centre the Set to close Lieu-dit Crech Kerio [email protected] it? The service in season. The can is the risk here be long but it it? pleasant for the taste buds; it is the most important, isn’t important,most the is isn’t it buds; taste the for pleasant 24 CÔTES-D’ARMOR ISLANDS - Île de Bréhat or Île aux Fleurs

well equipped kitchen area, and of course, bathroom Sleeping and toilet. Already housed, it is with a free spirit that „„HÔTEL-RESTAURANT BELLEVUE you can try some water sports or sea bathing and at the Le Port-Clos & +33 (0)2 96 20 00 05 end of week of walks by bicycle, you must have visited www.hotel-bellevue-brehat.fr every exclusive sites of Brehat. os „„LE REFUGE DES ELFES 19 rooms (including 11 with sea view). Double room from Crech-Kerio & +33 (0)6 08 03 06 43 E72 to E146; triple room from E102 to E112; studio/ www.refugedeselfes.fr apartment from E134 to E175. Half-board: E154 (at D E210 for 2 people). Buffet breakfast or in room. Garage: E E E For 6 people (40 m ²). From 410 to 570 per 12 (in mainland, by reservation). Seminars. Receptions week depending on season. Rate 5 nights – At the night: and weddings. Wifi. Catering facilities. Kayak rentals, E130 to E160. Cot available in each cottage. boat rental. Spending time at l’Ile aux Fleurs is a good idea. A few You will love this seaside hotel found on the banks of minutes from the wharf, you will find these comfortable this lovely Breton island. A short walk from the pier, you cottages which provide the ideal solution for your stay on will enjoy the peaceful car-free atmosphere. Warmly the island. You can go shopping in the near-by shops and welcomed by its management, you can stay in the also prepare your own food in the kitchen before going comfortable rooms, each having a bathroom and some about your business. You can swim at Centre Nautique equipped with balneo baths. From the seaside rooms, Les Albatros or the beach nearby before taking a cycling you can enjoy your breakfast from the balcony or the tour to Brehat. Rates per night, weekend, midweek, terrace before a bicycle ride or hiking in a kayak or week 5 or 7 nights are offered. boat, which you can rent from the hotel. As you come back, the Bellevue restaurant will make your stay even more pleasant. Guesthouses „„HOTEL-RESTAURANT LA VIEILLE AUBERGE „„L’HIPPOCAMPE Le Bourg & +33 (0)2 96 20 00 24 Maryvonne Lamy www.brehat-vieilleauberge.com Le Bourg [email protected] & +33 (0)6 70 58 52 46 / +33 (0)2 96 20 04 00 as www.locationlamy-brehat.fr Open of Easter to November. 12 rooms. Double room p from E79.50 to E120. Half-board: E71.50 (at 1 room. Double room E420 per night, E65 per night. E118 depending on room and many people). Breakfast Breakfast included. Extra bed: E10 (total capacity: in the room: E9.80. Extra bed: E29 (with breakfast). 5 people). Cheaper rates as of the 2nd night. Puppies: E10. Catering facilities. This attractive guesthouse awaits you in the market It will charm you, this eighteenth century house of town. Isn’t this a holiday cottage? Certainly both. You privateer dominating on a flowery garden. You are not can stay here comfortably in a group of five. The room likely to be crushed, going up from the pier located at has a private bathroom, but also a private terrace with about a kilometre away, as cars are undesirable on this barbecue facilities and a small kitchen, which allows flower-decked paradise. On arrival at the Inn, you have you to prepare your meals with products from nearby the choice between one of the six rooms on the ground shops. Every morning, your host provides you with a floor which has a terrace and one of those upstairs where delicious and fortifying breakfast, necessary for your the view of the gardens is quite charming. After a walk sea bathing and memorable walks. on the shores of the island, you will have the joy of going to the restaurant, to enjoy some fish of the day. Friendly „„MEN JOLIGUET atmosphere, unique setting. M. Ewan Carrée Le Port Clos Cottages & +33 (0)2 96 20 08 29 / +33 (0)6 88 20 32 88 www.locations-brehat.net „„CÔTÉ MER p Port Clos Open of Easter holidays at All Saints holidays. Double room Madame Céline Tartault from E88 to E123. Breakfast included. & +33 (0)6 32 24 50 90 / +33 (0)2 96 20 03 45 Visit Men Joliguet to fulfil a dream of the sea for the www.locations-brehat.fr name of the place is that of a tag of the harbour entrance. Open all year. For 6 people. From E450 to E545 per Just a short walk from the pier, you will reach this house week depending on season. Terrace. overlooking the closed harbour and a typical garden Landing at Port-Clos, you are not far from this cottage of the island, with flowers and an exceptionally sunny with an apartment, on the first floor of a large freestone terrace. The rooms are all furnished, comfortable, each house. On the whole, 5 apartments are available, able to has a bathroom and some have fireplaces. From your accommodate from 2 to 6 people according to the case. window, you can admire the boats at the port and also Each has a bedroom and a large living room and has a enjoy a view of the mainland. BRETAGNE ISLANDS 25 - 3 per 3 per E 169 per week; first week; 169 per E 98 to 98 to 10 per zodiac: outing hour; E E CÔTES-D’ARMOR ISLANDS CÔTES-D’ARMOR 10. Child rates. Rates cart: Rates rates. Child 10. E +33 (0)2 96 20 03 51 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)2 96 20 09 09 +33 (0)2 20 per person 2 hours. Contribution club Contribution person 2 hours. 20 per & & E 5. E 8 per day. 40; kayak rental: rental: kayak 40; 17 to 17 to E E E LES VERRERIES DE BRÉHAT DALIBOT – LES VÉLOS LES PLUS BEAUX CENTRE NAUTIQUE LES ALBATROS LES NAUTIQUE CENTRE +33 (0)2 96 20 07 24 / 77 98 00 42 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)6 „ „ „ 13. The half-day:The 13. „ „ „ of many other decorative objects like door buttons, objects door buttons, like other decorative of many You articles. balls and other decorative staircase lamps, one of the aesthetic objects produced have to will like decoration. or objects vases your for crockery, here; awarded was this art that Note centre and glass crafts in 2007. price and Living Heritage Firm the prestigious part of the island, towards the Paon lighthouse, the the lighthouse, the Paon part towards of the island, tidal mill of Birlot and the Saint Michelstrange chapel and you maintained well bicycles are The it. overlooking with helmets and theft protections. will be provided Shopping La Citadelle www.verreriesdebrehat.com [email protected] 4.45pm. 10am to from Friday season: to open Monday Low 5.45pm. Open 10am to High season: every from day all year. about the craft more know to this establishment Visit In the heartof glass. of the 1863 citadel, will not you after the end of a cane, at paste only see the glowing the production but also a 1,200° oven, passing through hour, hour, those who do not practice for island is a good place The is good and very coast secured The cycling regularly. carts The are of cars. absence the due to children for visit every luggage and will help you practical your for stones and small islands, guided by a qualified instructor. instructor. a qualified by guided islands, and small stones rent diving lessons, can take you sailing, In addition to such a stay, After days. several a trip for or take a kayak will be and its marine life of Bréhat the archipelago you. for no secret Rental Vehicle Two-Wheeled Le Port-Clos www.locationvelosbrehat.com with bicycles, wedding seminars, weekly rates, Group day: adult The VTC. and bike mountain Rates rental. E sunset while looking at the sea after visiting the island visiting the sea after the at looking sunset while shop with to access will have you Here and bike. walk by and good sanitary prices affordable conditions. Leisure Guerzido du Plage & www.les-albatros.com High season: open every January. October to from Closed of sailing: from Course day. dive: from required: the mono from Far sail. to how learn to ideal place An canor learn you beaches, uniform with shores tonous between dinghies sailing or catamaran on your improve Île de Bréhat or Île aux Fleurs - aux Fleurs or Île Bréhat Île de 5.60/ E 300 for a 110. 80 at E E 230 to 90 to 90. Catering facilities 90. Catering 0.41/night/person. E E E E 11.20/night. Extra person 11.20/night. E 5.30. Campsite + vehicle + vehicle + Campsite 5.30. E

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CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU GOAREVA** CAMPING DU MUNICIPAL LE REFUGE DES ELFES LA POTINIÈRE DE BRÉHAT L’OISEAU DES ÎLES +33 (0)2 96 20 02 46 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)6 98 49 24 12 / +33 (0)2 96 20 04 78 98 49 24 12 / +33 (0)2 +33 (0)6 130 to „ „ „ „ 100/night for several nights. Internet access. Free Wifi. Free access. Internet nights. several 100/night for „ „ „ „ Port-Clos near the pier, it is an ideal place for nature nature for it is an ideal place Port-Clos near the pier, at trees fall asleep under the lovely will They lovers. from sleeping campers who love real is good for campsite This above Located camping with gas. and cooking in tents 2 people from from 2 people 2 to 3 people Campsite night. Open from June 15th to September 15th. Campsite + + 15th. Campsite September June 15th to Open from 2 people+ vehicle from www.iledebrehat.fr [email protected] See hours of the star Bréhat & Campsites nearby. An excellent place to enjoy the charms of the of charms the enjoy to place excellent An nearby. île aux Fleurs! in for a night, a weekend or more in an apartment or more or a weekend a night, in for 800 m in a chalet des Elves properly bears its name. It is located in the in the located is It bears its name. properly des Elves Port-Clos from away minutes five south of the island, can move You the continent. from landing place your Nestled in a setting of pink rocks reminicent of the Côte of the Côte reminicent in a setting of pink rocks Nestled Refuge Le is, which Bréhat the sea at at De Rose, Granit E included. Breakfast weekend. D from Double room March. to November from Closed Crech-Kerio Crech-Kerio www.refugedeselfes.fr is free from cars. from is free with bathrooms, toilets and wifi, they are worthy of and wifi, they are toilets with bathrooms, or on on the terrace leisure After site. this exceptional island the bicycle as a on Brehat discover beach, the of the four guestrooms of this old boathouse, with direct of this old boathouse, guestrooms of the four very the beach. All comfortable equipped and access to E in one will stay You California. Guerzido beach looks like [email protected] as Reservations 30th. April October to 1st from Closed from Double room March. from & www.lapotinieredebrehat.com plage du Guerzido du plage breakfast will be served either in the restaurant or on or servedbe will restaurant the in either breakfast A very place. choose. nice to you it is up to the terrace; have a shared bathroom. You can also have good time can have also You bathroom. a shared have your sleep, night’s a good After garden. the flower at adapted for guests in her establishment, renowned renowned establishment, her in guests for adapted up to can accommodate rooms The its pancake. for upstairs, located bedrooms, of the three Two 3 people. (creperie). in one of the 3 rooms you welcomes Favreau Christine Rue du Port Double room 26 FINISTÈRE ISLANDS - Glénan Islands

Finistère Islands

endangered by the anchoring of the boats, organised moorings of the Magpie and Chamber.It is recommended Glénan Islands to fish before the tides. A vast expanse of sand and rocks A fluctuating population for an incalculable surface area is discovered as you explore the sea further and the and an island occupied only during high seasons! 18 km sea offers ponds for fishes and shellfishes. Endeavour from Fouesnant, the Glénan islands are very attractive. to protect the ecosystem while visiting to secure its Around the “Room”, a small inland sea and favourite future and beware: underwater fishing is prohibited stopover for great sailors, eight main islands, a dozen of in the greatest part of the archipelago.Saint-Nicolas small islands and many tablets are organised in a circle. Island is a rich and small natural reserve. A Quimper Today, most of these islands are classified as ornitho- botanist discovered in 1803 a narcissus (unknown and logical reserves or private islands, such as the Giautec very scarce) on the island.The news keeps spreading Island and its islets where birds (tern sandwich and and gradually the island is being ravaged and a natural pierregarin, gravelot with uninterrupted collar, crested reserve was created in 1973, to be invaded by brooms cormorants…) come for refuge and breeding. The rest and brambles. Sheep and donkeys have been used for of the archipelago is inhabited only in summer and thirty years by botanists and naturalists to preserve entirely dedicated to nautical leisure.The past of Glénan the Ouessant bushes. Available ecological balance, Island is dotted with fortunes and ailments. Inhabited the narcissus can blossom. Visits are possible at the since prehistory period, they have been the landmark beginning of spring. of the privateers and pirates at the beginning of 18th century. In 1881, the archipelago had 85 inhabitants, all fishermen, farmers – goémoniers or soda manufacturers. «Sea workers» of the whole of Finistère concentrated Île de Batz on lobster and langoustine fishing. The installation Batz has many attractions and is an ideal touristic of the nautical centre in 1940 and an international sight. Tour the island-3.5km long, 1.5 km wide – in diving centre gained the archipelago its fame. It is four hours. An old corsair house built at the beginning important to protect it to make the site permanently of the 18th century is located in the south-west, this attractive.1000 pleasure boats are available for you on guardhouse accommodated gunners of close batteries the island on some summer days; as a result some seabird as well as custom staffs. The lighthouse, the Delasselle species desert the archipelago; one of the most attractive garden, the snake hole, the old stone houses are some coastal eelgrass herbarium, the «marine pastures», is places to visit to get a taste of unsubdued nature. The PHOVOIR

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LE PHARELE JARDIN GEORGES-DELASELLE +33 (0)2 98 61 77 76 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)2 98 61 75 65 +33 (0)2 „ „ 1.70). No pets allowed. Jardin remarquable label. remarquable Jardin pets allowed. 1.70). No „ „ Adult: Adult: reservation. Low season: open every day from 11am to 11am to season: open every from day Low reservation. 16 included. the until every open weekend September, 5pm. & by groups for Open all year March. October to from Closed world’s biodiversity. world’s garden is divided according to species, each of which species, to is divided according garden conservatory the genuine a of is It visit. a for you invites the conservatory of littoral became the owner. You You the conservatory became the owner. of littoral than 2,500 plants see a collectionwill of more with The the southern hemisphere. from about two-thirds oasis replaced the original arid dunes. Abandoned for for Abandoned the original arid dunes. oasis replaced and in 1997, the garden renewed an association years, to these plants. In the process, a necropolis from the the from a necropolis In the process, these plants. to a luxuriant he died, When put in place. was Age Bronze nate of exotic plants, loves the atmosphere of Batz island. island. of Batz atmosphere the loves plants, of exotic nate corners the four from plants and rare the exotic noticed He dedicated construct a garden and decided to of the world E passio and insurer Parisian a Delaselle, Georges 1897, In to 6pm. Free for under 10-year-olds. Adult: Adult: under 10-year-olds. for 6pm. Free to old): 16 years 10 to www.jardin-georgesdelaselle.fr [email protected] 11am from every day 1st, November to 1st April Open from Penn-Batz & Sightseeing and thalassotherapy. This Island also accommodates also accommodates Island This and thalassotherapy. all paths Follow and shells. birds species of plants, rare the island. discover or not to paved sea water and local climatology. The algae are used for used for algae are The and local climatology. sea water agri-foodstuffs cosmetology, medicine, agriculture, 650 species of North of algae on the coasts Finistère. extraordinary the qualityThis heritage is due to of the Sandy beaches cover over 14 km over of this Sandy of the coast beaches cover it a very and gives rich flora Its microclimate island. than More heritage. natural preserved a and fauna to the other finistériennes islands. Discreet? Sail for Discreet? islands. other finistériennes the to this overwhelming scenery. get to to barely 5 minutes This Island was originally divided into squares and swept swept and squares into divided originally was Island This compared it less known making Gulf the Stream by land divided into several pieces. Fishing is also part Fishing of pieces. several land divided into 22 professionalthe economy: 5 fileyeurs, sailors for and 5 goémoniers. 2 trawlers Agriculture is the main activity organic Agriculture fifteen in Batz: 170 hectares farms share and traditional of cultivable temperature is often colder than elsewhere, however, however, than elsewhere, colder is often temperature and invigorating! tonic beaches are located to the west and south, but the water water south, but the and west to the located are beaches above the English Channel, it lights up to 36 km at sea. at 36 km up to it lights Channel, the English above and Cardiac its platform. to 198 steps access you give The pulmonary away. people should stay insufficient to build this tower of 44 metres. Its electification was build this tower to sixty-seven metres At War. World Second the before done number for the visits). for number years Its construction three started it took in 1834 and 28 FINISTÈRE ISLANDS - Île de Batz

„„LES HERBES FOLLES – HÔTEL- RESTAURANT** Île de Molène Le débarcadère Several interpretations have been made on the origin & +33 (0)2 98 61 78 28 of Molène. For some, the name of this “island of the www.hotel-iledebatz.com end of the world” comes from Breton moal enez which a means bald island and others believe it comes from the Open all year. 10 rooms (7 with sea view). Double room hilly structure of the island with its peak 26 km above from E60 to E105. Full-board: E43 (in addition to sea level surrounded by islets, 15 km from the coast; the price of the room). Half-board: E28 (in addition to 1h30 from Brest by boat or 30 minutes from Conquest. the price of the room). Breakfast: E8.80. Pets allowed Molène has a home port that welcomes Molenians and (E10). Wifi. Catering facilities. holidaymakers all year round since access to the Molène When you arrive at Batz island. Herbes Folles hotel is archipelago is very dangerous for sailing meanwhile located by the sea, in a seaside house. Recently opened, tourism has grown in Molène over the years. Fishing this charming hotel welcomes you in one of its very remains the main economic activity in Molène and comfortable rooms equipped with wifi. Choose one most people specialise on abalone shells which were of the rooms overlooking the sea, as the view of the awarded a label “Molène abalone” due to its scarcity mainland and the coast of Roscoff is very beauty. Just and taste; they are usually collected from September 200 metres from the beach, your stay is divided between to April. Algae gathering serve both agro-nutritional sea bathings, walks on the island up to the lighthouse or purposes and cosmetics industries. A marked hiking path leisure on the lovely terrace on the first floor of the hotel. has been built for visitors to take a walk and discover In the evening, the bar and the restaurant welcomes you the grey seals of the Iroise Sea. After Ouessant, had for a pleasant evening. received the teams of Philip Lioret, for the film titled The shipmate with Sandrine Bonnaire, Philippe Torreton and Guesthouses Grégori Derangère, Molène in 2011 will host the next Olivier Dahan’s full-length feature film, the making of „„L’ÎLE EN ÎLE The Lords, with Gad Elmaleh, José Garcia, Jean-Pierre Ker Ru Louet – Rue Neuve Marielle, Frank Dubosc. Board a PEN Ar Bed boat to Madame Chantal Cabioch enjoy the sea of Molène all day long. & +33 (0)6 23 07 48 73 ile.en.ile.free.fr „„MUSÉE DU DRUMMOND CASTLE 2 rooms (capacity: 2 to 3 people per room). Double room & +33 (0)2 98 07 38 41 from E49. Breakfast included. Extra bed: E16. Shared Open during every school holidays (except February), and bathroom and facilities. Wifi. weekends between June and September, from 2.30pm to 5pm (6.30pm in summer). Free for under 12-year-olds. Enjoy the air on Batz island, away from the noise and E E chaos of cars and tourists. At 2km from Roscoff, on the Adult: 2. Group: 1. land of farmers and sailors, this guesthouse welcomes On June 18 1896, Mathieu Masson, a fisherman from you for relaxation just a few hundred meters from the the Molène island bumps into pieces of wood, wrecked pier. In the bright rooms with sea views, the comfortable barrels and banana bunches, during a fog. For him furniture allows you to relax in the best conditions a shipwreck just occured, the Drummond Castle had between excursions, sea bathings and leisure in the collapsed during the night in Fromveur. The island is on garden. alert, on Ouessant and the continent only three people survived and the deceased were brought back and buried „„TI VA ZADOU in the cemetery of the island. Thanking the inhabitants Marie-Pierre Prigent for their devotion, Queen Victoria offered a clock, a calice Le Bourg & +33 (0)2 98 61 76 91 and a water tank for them to collect rainwater. www.tivazadou-iledebatz.fr p Sightseeing 3 rooms (and a suite). Single room E50; double room E65; triple room E80. Breakfast included. „„ÉGLISE SAINT-RONAN In this traditional and ancestra house of the Prigent’s The present church was rebuilt at the end of the family, a warm welcome awaits you. Visitors won’t resist 19thcentury because the first one was no longer big the charm of its exposed stonework and the kindness of enough for the Molénais parishioners. Inside, some its host who will share with you the history of their land, treasures can be seen. Among the ciboria and statues, its fishing population and its peasants. You will sleep in you can see a non signed canvas with magnificent oil the absolute tranquility of the market town, just a few from the 17thcentury, called La Vierge et l’Enfant. By its meters from the church of which the bells stop ringing side, there is a ruby chalice donated by the archbishop at 7pm. The rooms decorated with cheerful colors, all of Canterburry to the head of the island to thank him equipped with private bathrooms and independent following the shipwreck of the Drummond Castle. toilets are cozy and comfortable, one of which can take Queen Victoria and the English authorities also offered up to four people. During breakfast, do not hesitate to a clock for the bell tower as a sign of gratitude. Two ask for advice from the house keeper on what to do and ex-votos depicting boats, a three-master and a sloop sights to visit, for they know everything about the island. are also visible.

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FORTUNÉ PELLICANO FORTUNÉ © 29 © 9. Lobster 9. Lobster Île de Molène E 26. Fixed rate rate 26. Fixed E 19 to FINISTÈRE ISLANDS FINISTÈRE 58. E E 26. Children’s menu: menu: 26. Children’s E Île de Molène - Molène Île de 19 to +33 (0)2 98 07 38 56 +33 (0)2 15. Terrace. E & E RESTAURANT BAR L’ARCHIPEL BAR RESTAURANT HOTEL KASTELL AN DAOL +33 (0)2 98 07 39 11 +33 (0)2 „ „ „ „ The chef Marcel Monot and his regional cuisine can regional his and Monot Marcel chef The will lobster Ricard The appetite. your regain you make Molénaise land and sea cuisine The you. delight definitely and Pollock conger, Molène sausage with algae, (smoked will end served shellfish sauce with potatoes) cooked mussels or white can also have but you appetite, your appetite, a dessert,more those with for After butter. of the island. a tour can take you of the sea and, if you want to eat lobster, it should it should lobster, eat to want if you of the sea and, Armorican, whisky, with Cooked here. be prepared will unfortunately you Bellevue way, The tarragon, or choose to of course, only one of them. It is possible, eat you days, dish. On or another of seafood sunny a platter a monkfish in by followed as a starter, oysters can enjoy terrace. the on sauce molénaise place a or butter white will remember You a far Breton? not take finish why To Molene! remember to live Le Quai end celebrations. the year’s during Closed Open all year. from lunch. Menu Daily for formula: need a walk may you of Molène, the quay get to As you something to look for or to seasickness from recover to on the terrace or sit de l’Archipel, Restaurant Go to eat. view. a magnificent offers the sea that overlooking with leek cream. For groups of six people and more, and more, of six people groups For cream. with leek a famous in mounds”, “cooked stew a mutton order without tasting a proper dish. Dotraditional leave not a nap. taking before honey crepe & dinner. lunch and for Daily in January. Closed Openall year. from Menu presentations: with several Molène, at stopover visit the islands of Iroise, If you will starve Do not think you in this part a stay. for even Daol restaurant, An the Kastel because at of Breton will find in 1962, you the Masson family by founded is a here marine environment The eat. something to and the fishermen bring back in camp of huge stone which finds itself crayfish lobsters, crabs, their shelves, Yannick restaurant. on the menu of this exceptional all these treasures with master-hand Masson prepares 25 per hour. E 15. E +33 (0)2 98 07 37 08 +33 (0)2 +33 (0)6 71 88 74 21 +33 (0)6 & &

CRÊPERIE LE VENT DES ÎLES MOLÈNE ÉVASION MOLÈNE LA MARCHE TRIELEN – MOLÈNE TRIELEN LA MARCHE „ „ „ „ „ „ galettes and also the Gull furnished with prawns, curry and also the Gull with prawns, furnished galettes scallops or algae sausage with Molène Skréo rice, and go to Vent des Iles creperie. At the top of the harbour the of top the At creperie. Iles des Vent to go modern in this pleasant you awaits Tual Cathy station, then try an enthusiasts, the homemade are If you house. À la carte: Around Around À la carte: then specialities in Molène, Breton eat to want If you www.vent-des-iles.com school holidays. during November and to March Openfrom Mez ar Vilin Knife & Fork the wonderful archipelago of Molene accompanied by by of Molene accompanied the wonderful archipelago a very friendly connoisseur! (or from) Ouessant, Le Conquet, ... and offers and offers ... Lanildut Conquet, Le Ouessant, from) (or discover to way services. unusual is an It customized other of 12 places the islands and all its a closer look at for beauty, landscapes of incredible wild islands, wonders: as a sea taxi to also works ... Frederick and wildlife flora knows every pebble of the Iroise sea! It is with confidence confidence with is sea! It every Iroise knows of the pebble the Narwhal, his semi-ridige boat will board you that Frederic Le Bousse, a skipper from Molene, loves his his loves Molene, from skipper a Bousse, Le Frederic he say heart. it by One even might island and knows www.promenade-mer-iroise.fr [email protected] from Outings in the archipelago Maez Daon Club and takes place once a year. A smart do not advice: a year. once place and takes Club experience! an unforgettable have miss it to mood, you can reach Trielen from Molène by walk. This This walk. Molène by from Trielen can reach you mood, the Molénaise 1979 by since is organised original walk to slog along the rocks and «walk» on the laminar flow. flow. on the laminar and «walk» slog along the rocks to a good to in addition If all these aspects put together are However, it has a few constraints. The main determinant determinant main The constraints. few a has it However, the least 107 for it needs at of tide for is the coefficient strong be physically to have you Then, be good. journey to with the children of less than 10 years. with the children 1h 30m. in about 3.5 kilometres walk idea is simple: The One day of spring tide in August or September depending or September tide in August of spring One day Disadvised 100. to participants Many limited years. the on 30 FINISTÈRE ISLANDS - Île de Molène

Hiking in Ouessant The island has several historical and archaeological attractions. However, the wild beauty of the landscape makes its natural heritage the major reason for a visit to Ouessant. Nonetheless, it is not always sunny. Well-equipped you will see unleashed elements, by the South-west winds over the tips of Pern, Porz Doun or the outskirts of Créac’ h. Caution is needed for accidents occur regularly due to carelessness. On sunny days, visit PEN Arlan, the heath of gorse and the attractive flowers. Descending into the pier from the charming port of Arlan, you will notice the exceptional clearness of the waters. Up North-east towards Cadoran, you will enjoy the majestic view from high cliffs, by the radar tower before returning to Lampaul by the outskirts of Keller Island. Exceptional, the landscapes and the calm will leave you with unforgettable memories. Thanks to the “Map of the island and Practical Guide”, found in the Tourism Office, located at the edge of Lampaul church, the roads and paths will be no mystery to you. Prefer ankle boots, the gorse and aggressive brambles on the small paths, and waterproof, because the ground and the vegetation are often wet. Measures against the rain and the wind are recommended.

winds by a wall. No entertainment nor snack bar. What Sleeping good then? The bars and pubs of the town are a few „„HOTEL KASTELL AN DAOL minutes away and if you want to play petanque, then & +33 (0)2 98 07 39 11 take the path around. For lunch, you must have caught 10 rooms. Double room. Breakfast: E8. From E42 to E62. some seashells, shrimps or crabs, if not, go to one of the In Molène, you will not be disturbed by cars or noisy restaurants or the creperie. You might have guessed, the tourists. It is calm here and at Kastell an Daol, camped Molène campsite is part of the ten natural campsites by the port, your rest and relaxation will be better Brittany which has not been modified with animations than a stay in Thalasso. Thanks to your comfortable and aquaparcs. room, restorative sleep alongside tours in this beautiful environment, visits to the Museum of Drummond Castle and your conversations with the locals in the evening at the pub run by a member of the Masson tribe and Île d’Ouessant a fan of Johnny. After some cervoise beers, guests are It is difficult to describe Ouessant in a few lines... To start welcome to eat in an exceptional seafood restaurant. with some figures: the island is over 20km from the continent 1,500 hectares for surface area and was first Guesthouses crossed by a steam around 1880. Electrified in 1953 it is made up of a church, two chapels and 18 cavalries. „„FERME INSULAIRE DE QUÉMÉNÈS Finally, the surroundings are watched by 2 earth- Ile de Quéménès & +33 (0)6 63 02 15 08 lighthouses (Stiff and Creac’ h) and 3 lighthouses at www.iledequemenes.fr sea (the Mare, Kereon and Nividic). Since 1982, the Stiff Open all year. Double room from E80 to E110. Half- tower has been very attractive mostly towards sunny board required. Catering facilities (E15 by adult meal and days with close to a hundred inhabitants. On arrival, E8 by from 4 to 14 years old child meal, drinks included). you are shaken by Fromveur; swift marine currents An exceptional place. The Conservatory of Littoral has from 8 to 10 knots separating Molène from Ouessant entrusted to David and Soizic, the Quéménès islander but once on the island, Cliffs, steep coasts, waves, foam, farm which produces part of their necessities as well as sea birds, grey seals, gorse, heather and other attractive that of guests who can rent one of the three guestrooms. sites welcome you. Many paths mostly for bicycle riding No need to say they are comfortable, with the murmure and other roads with small pieces of star-shaped stone of the sea and the wind being the only sound décor constructions will please you. These paths also accom- during your stay, with deep nights, free from inopportune modate sheep during storms. As tradition recommends, awakening. After a good breakfast, you can carry on with sheep are always allowed to feed in the pasture (end your activities with or without your hosts who will take of September) to mid-February. Mound stew became you back to Molène in their boat at the end of your stay. an Ouessant culinary speciality thanks to sheep and Ouessant has many other interesting things worth Campsites discovering and it is not forbidden to revisit! „„CAMPING MUNICIPAL „„TOURIST OFFICE & +33 (0)2 98 07 39 05 Bourg de Lampaul Open in summer. To check with the town hall. 50 campsites. Face à l’église & +33 (0)2 98 48 85 83 Campsite + 1 person from E6.30 to E8. Extra person www.ot-ouessant.fr from E4.20 to E5. [email protected] Mobil-home or caravan users will not like this campsite. Low season: open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 12pm Here, it is a paradise for tents sheltered from the western and from 2pm to 5pm; Sunday and public holidays from

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