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+++ANY Finis Terrae or Penn-ar-Bed – beginning or end of the world? +++ the Breton wind is a tireless worker +++ One breathed and tasted salt, iodine, algae, shells with every breath, how distilled the infinite vastness of the Atlantic, brightness and light. (Jean-Luc Ban- nalec) +++ Caesar’s legions against Aremorica’s Celts +++ and the shellfish greets one every day +++ dolmens, tumuli and menhirs +++ Corentinus’ eternal fish dish +++ Be Breizh! +++ rugged coastline and fine sand, caressed by the sea and the light +++ Anne de Bretagne gave birth to Claude de +++ white gold from the end of the world +++ new colors in the city of mills +++ The Bretons are great : On Monday, they throw artichokes, potatoes on Tuesday, they block the streets on Wednesday, they break windows on Thursday, they spit on the finance minister on Fridays, what they do on Saturday I do not know and on Sunday they vote for the government. (Francois Mitterand, 1973) +++ Armor’s work, the raging Fromveur +++ 12 species of oysters from one sea, 6 species of fish in a cotriade +++

In a small round through the south of Brittany and the Finistère, max. 10 people, with a double overnight stay. Paris 380 km Hotels **** Gastronomy ***** Brignogan-Plage Culture **** Ile d‘Ouessant Brest St-Malo Nature ***** d‘Armorique Le Conquet Parc Naturel Régional B R Rennes I T T Pointe du Raz A Travel dates 2020 Bénodet N Y Erdeven FBR1: Saturday, 13-jun-2020 until Saturday, 20-jun-2020 Vannes FBR2: Saturday, 27-jun-2020 until Saturday, 04-jul-2020 by eBike by bus or boat St-Nazaire ire Traveling price 2020 Lo 20 km Price per person in the DR for 7 nights with half-board, eBike, Nantes entrance free, transfers, guided tours: 1960 € Single-room surcharge: 440 € Does not include lunch, drinks and your personal expenses as well as traveling there and back.

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Flight Booked by you or at your request by pedelon. Outward flight from Munich to Nantes and return flight via Paris (open jaw flight) from almost every German city. If you prefer to fly back from Nantes, you can travel back to Nantes with our tour guides and the pedelon bus in just over three hours. Since the ride is limited to seven people, a reservation is essential. Target airport Nantes respectively Brest from/to Munich (as available): 490 € Flights from other German airports as well as flights from airports in other countries on request.

Train Vannes can be reached from Germany by train in one day. Due to the three train changes and travel times of 7 to 16 hours, alto- gether a rather tedious undertaking. From Stuttgart and Munich, it takes about 7 or 9 hours, from Hamburg or Berlin between 14 and 16 hours. By taxi, you are in five minutes from Vannes station to the starting hotel of the “Maison de Garenne”. Further information can be found at www.bahn.de.

Car The relatively long journey by car to Vannes is only something for the enthusiastic driver. From Munich it is 1300 km, from Frankfurt 1100 km, from Hamburg and Berlin 1300 or 1500 km. We are happy to help you with parking your car in Vannes (15 €/day).

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After the booking confirmation, the “pedelon travel information” is sent, which provides useful information regar- ding your travel to Nantes respectively Vannes and other tips for the journey.

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BRITTANY To the oceanic northwest corner of France, land between water and sky, rich in ancient witnesses and saint legends. Where living customs and profound religiosity are both signs of joie de vivre and solidarity with the region. With the eBike on beautiful coastal roads to contemplate fishing ports and fortified forts. Be enchanted by picturesque old towns and picturesque villages with delicate half-timbered houses and massive granite stone houses, let yourself be pampe- red by the excellent Breton cuisine, pure Brittany!

With Lufthansa from Munich at 3.50 pm, Nantes will be reached 1st day, Sunday: Vannes – Erdeven, 64 km without change of flights at 5.45 pm. The white pedelon bus will Through the still sleepy Vannes we walk to the harbour and the be waiting in front of the arrivals hall 2 to take guestsin a one- boat to Locmariaquer. A small boat takes passengers through the hour drive to Vannes. The capital of the Morbihan region has Gulf of Morbihan to Île-aux-Moines, passing 42 islands in the many picturesque views, a small marina, tree-lined quays and azure sea, whose name means „small sea“ in Breton. A leisurely an intact medieval fortress with a picturesque old town, rich in walk takes the passengers through the small port of Conleau, past colorful half-timbered houses. the pine trees and picturesque houses back to another ferry that takes the cyclists back to Locmariaquer. After a lunch break with a view of the oyster beds of „La Trinité“, today‘s cycle tour takes you through the heartland of Breton me- galithic culture. 3,000 of these formations rise from the heath and leave their tracks over about a kilometer in length. The impressive arrangements of Le Menec, Kerlescan and Kermario are the wor- ld’s largest concentrations of erected stones. Nearby is also the huge Manio, a menhir of 6.50 m height.

The cyclists are welcomed in the “Maison de la Garenne”, a stylish mansion from the 18th century. Christine and Antoine Goursolas fulfilled their dream of a charming guest house in the midst of Vannes. A typical Breton brasserie in historic walls awaits the guests, located not far from the friendly hostel. In exceptional cases, your stay will be in the comfortable four-star house “La Marébaudière”, close to the center and yet quiet.

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In the afternoon, the contemplative Carnac and a little later on, Dinner is only a few meters away in the small harbor restaurant the coast “Le Pô” is reached with its oyster farming. A “tasting” of with the best local cuisine. fresh oysters convinces even the visitor who has not been able to like the noble shell yet. The last kilometers of cycling right on the coast and past seemingly endless sandy beaches are the most 3rd day, Tuesday: Bénodet – Baie de , beautiful of the day. In the late afternoon Erdeven and the “Clos 47 or 98 km du Mèn Allèn” will be reached, an old Breton mansion, which to- After breakfast, the morning bike tour takes you through luscious day serves as a comfortable hostel (swimming pool). For dinner nature with views of secretive branches of the Odet and stately we meet in a slightly simpler but very good restaurant which is homes to Quimper. liked by locals. Am Nachmittag wird das beschauliche Carnac und wenig spä- ter an der Küste „Le Pô“ mit seiner Austernzucht erreicht. Eine „Degustation“ von frischen Austern überzeugt selbst denjenigen Besucher, der bisher nichts mit der edlen Muschel hat anfangen können. Die letzten Radkilometer direkt an der Küste und vorbei an schier unendlichen Sandstränden sind die schönsten des Ta- ges. Am Spätnachmittag wird Erdeven und damit das „Clos du Soon we will continue with the eBikes through the picturesque Mèn Allèn“ erreicht, ein altes bretonisches Herrenhaus, das heute old town. In the most Breton of Breton cities, its half-timbered als komfortable Herberge dient (Schwimmbad). Zum Essen trifft architecture and cathedral, a masterpiece of French late Gothic, man sich in einem etwas einfacheren aber sehr guten und von are particularly worth seeing. After the extensive tour, we will take Einheimischen gut besuchten Restaurant. the easy uphill towards Locronan – ideal for our powerful eBikes – a medieval village with a particularly beautiful village square and an impressive pilgrimage church from the 15th and 16th 2nd day, Monday: Erdeven – Bénodet, 68 km centuries. Due to its architectural unity, Locronan is one of the In the morning, after a short cycle, St-Cado is reached, a jewel of most beautiful villages in France. Absolute duty is there to taste Breton church architecture and romantically located on a small the local specialty, the “Kouign-Aman”, a substantial Breton cake. island in an estuary. After a visit, the less attractive route around If the weather is nice and the morale of the cyclists is particularly the industrial port city of L’Orient is bridged is accomplished with good, it would be possible to ride from Quimper via the pretty har- the pedelon bus and a taxi. bor to the “Pointe de Raz” and from there to Locronan. However, then the stage is extended to almost 100 kilometers. In the late afternoon, the venerable “Hôtel de la Plage” welcomes its guests, a Relais & Chateaux with excellent cuisine and located directly at the sea.

4th day, Wednesday: Baie de Douarnenez – Le Conquet, In Pont-Aven, place of the famous painting school of the same 72 km name, the transfer ends. Before continuing on the bike, visit the AIn the morning, it’s easy up and down, past thatched farm- chapel with the “yellow Christ” on the cross, which inspired the houses, to the bay of Douarnenez, below the highest peak of painter Gauguin. After two hours of cycling, will be Brittany, the Menez Hom. Around noon, the “Pointe de Penhir” reached, France’s second largest fishing port. In the “ville close”, is reached. From the narrow, heath-capped promontory, which the picturesque old town located on an island in the harbor, offers forms the furthest tip of the peninsula, its cliffs offer spec- a stop for lunch in a typical country creperie. tacular views of the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe de St-Mathieu, Always near the Atlantic Ocean, along the coast, the afternoon today’s stage destination. cycling tour leads to Bénodet. The former fishing village is located After a long lunch break in Camaret, a picturesque fishing port, at the mouth of the “most beautiful river in France”, the Odet. where mainly lobsters are landed, the next kilometers by bike lead Not for nothing is this coastline called the “Breton Riviera”, a real over a beautiful coastal road. Against the backdrop of the coastal insider tip for explorers and connoisseurs. The romantic “Villa Tri panorama on the Bay of Brest, the largest natural harbor in Fran- Men” welcomes the cyclists, a hotel inwhich one must fall in love.

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6th day, Friday: Le Conquet – Brignogan Plage, 85 km After breakfast, one of the most beautiful stages of the entire pedelon program begins. The tour leads through the northwes- tern corner of the European mainland, usually just a few meters from the shore. Beautiful landscapes can be found at the Côte des Abers, also known as the “Coast of Legends”. Here, the sea meets a wild coast and the flood penetrates into green oases. ce, the ride takes us to Le Fret. From here, the boat departs for Majestic lighthouses guard the access to quiet harbors. Here in Brest, which is reached after a one-and-a-half-hour boat ride. the Finistère (finis terrae) you are the closest to what makes up Depending on your mood, the next twenty kilometers from Brest the scenic charm and thus the legendary reputation of Brittany. to the hotel are cycled or you can take the bus. Small dreamy bays framed by huge boulders and stones charac- About three kilometers south of Le Conquet is the Pointe de terize the landscape here. St-Mathieu. The 37-meter-high Phare de St-Mathieu stands in the middle of a dilapidated monastery from the 6th century. From its dome one can enjoy an outstanding view in a north-westerly direction to the Ile d’Ouessant and in a south-easterly direction to Brest. We stay in the “Hostellerie de la Pointe St-Mathieu”, a well- run family business, known for its excellent cuisine. Two nights, swimming pool included.

5th day, Thursday: Le Conquet – Ile d’Ouessant – Le From the Pointe de Corse you have a clear view to the Ile d’Ou- Conquet, 38 km essant. Another highlight is the Pointe de Pontusval. The small A special highlight of this trip is the tour on the Ile d’Ouessant, lighthouse with the same name towers romantically on the rocks the main island of an archipelago dominated by rocky ridges and next to a small bay. cliffs which we will reach by speedboat in an hour. The effects of the Gulf Stream create currents that are among the mightiest In the heart of the “Pays Pagan”, the town of enchants in the world’s oceans. For a long time under nature protection with its grassy dunes and its unique atmosphere. Hidden behind and now also UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the island is a nesting huge, bizarrely shaped boulders, this picturesque fishing village place of numerous rare seabirds. The Breton name of the island with its thatched-roof houses has retained its charm of old times. is “Enez-Eussa”. Surrounded by cliffs, reefs and shoals, it has In the late afternoon, we reach Brignogan Plage where our ho- always been feared by sailors. This explains the five lighthouses tel Relais de SiIence “Hôtel de la Mer”, a restored 19th century surrounding the Ouessant. house, awaits us. It is not unjustly named because the Atlantic Ocean is only a few meters away. To reminisce about the unforgettable days and to enjoy again the best Breton cuisine you meet for the last dinner together in the excellent hotel restaurant.

7th day, Saturday: Brignogan Plage – Airport Brest Passing large wheat fields and salt marshes with brown wool In the morning there is still some time to walk through the pictu- sheep, spending the whole year in the open, you will continuous- resque rock formations of the coast or to take a refreshing dip in ly pass chapels and memorials, built in honor of the drowned the surfing Atlantic, before the pedelon bus and a taxi takes all and lost sailors. Back on the stage are the largest lighthouses travelers at 9 am in about 40 minutes’ drive to the 30 km away in the country. In Lampaul, the island’s tiny picturesque harbor Airport Brest. and main town, lunch is served in a quaint creperie. After a day of impressions, the return trip to the mainland takes place in the The return flight to Munich is at 11.20 am, with change of flight late afternoon. in Paris CDG. Arrival in Munich at 5.20 pm. Second overnight in Le Conquet. Dinner will be in a typical tavern with the best local cuisine in the old town of Conquet.

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