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Holidays in Brittany  -  Travel Information Brittany.

Departements in Brittany: Côtes-d'Armor [ 2 ], Finistère [ 29 ], Ile-et-Vilaine [ 35 ] and Morbihan [56 ]

Cities in Brittany: Nantes [ formally situated outside the region ], Brest, Vannes, Quimper and Saint-Malo.

Capital City Brittany: Rennes


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Camping & Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI International Camping Guide - Brittany

Car Hire Brittany

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Holiday Homes / Cottages / Apartments

    - Brittany
Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays.

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A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money.

 Soleara  -  Cottages in France  
Cote d'Armor, Finistere, Ille et Vilaine, Loire Atlantique, and Morbihan.

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes France 

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages in France
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

  -  holiday park, apartment or villa  -  South Brittany
Discover France from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

Hotels in Bretagne / Brittany

 Hotels in Brittany
Hotels in Saint-Malo, Rennes, Le Mont Saint Michel, Dinan, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Brest, Fougères, Dinard, Vannes, Morlaix, Carnac, Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets, and more

 Hotels in Brest  -  Hotel Guide Brest

 Hotels in Rennes  -  Hotel Guide rennes

 Citéa Rennes **, 35 Rue d'Antrain, 35700 Rennes
The residence is located in a quiet residentiel district, in the immediate vicinity of the town centre.

 Best Western Ker Lann ***, Lieu Dit Ker Lann, 35170 Bruz
The Best Western Ker Lann Hotel is located just 10 minutes from Rennes town centre. Right next to the exhibition centre and only 2 kilometres from Rennes Airport. Pets alowed.

More hotels? - see the page Hotels

Hostels / Budget Accommodations

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Féderation d'Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse  -  Youth hostels

National Park / Nature Park

 Le parc d'Armorique 
Il présente une grande variété de paysages, de milieux et d'activités représentatives de la diversité paysagère , écologique, économique et culturelle de la Bretagne.
D'Ouest en Est, ce territoire recouvre plusieurs zones distinctes : les Íles de la Mer d'Iroise, la Presqu'île de Crozon, l'Aulne maritime and les Monts d'Arrée

Travel Agents / UK Tour Operators

Cresta Holidays 
Cheap City Breaks Brittany

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Weekly : Self-Catering Cottages & Holiday Villages; Short Breaks : Hotels, Bed & Breakfast & Apartments.



 Gouelia Cruise [ traditional ship ]
 Thalasso Bretagne  -  Formules Bretagne
Formules Thalasso : Saint-Malo, Dinard, Perros-Guirec, Roscoff, Douarnenez, Bénodet, Carnac, Quiberon, Belle Ile en mer, Port-Crouesty, La Baule

Travel Guides Brittany / Related books

Travel Guides Brittany [ amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to Brittany and Normandy  -  by Greg Ward
Brittany and Normandy is one of France's most visited regions with its outstanding scenery, picturesque villages, remarkable history and fine French produce. The Rough Guide gets under the skin of the area with informed coverage of all the sights from the magnificent abbey of Mont-St-Michel to the evocative medieval city of Rouen. There are practical tips on a host of activities including trips to Brittany's stunning off-shore islands and cycling the backroads. In each chapter there are critical reviews of the best hotels, cafes and restaurants, in every price bracket. Finally a detailed contexts chapter covers the history of the region, further reading and an essay on Breton music.
Paperback 464 pages (June 30, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guides
Brittany and Normandy [ Lonely Planet Regional Guide ]  -  by Jeanne Oliver, Miles Roddis
Containing activities and trips for travelling with children, this text presents detailed advice for exploring Brittany and Normandy by bike or by car. It reviews the best places to sample the freshest Breton seafood and the creamiest Norman cuisine.
Paperback 368 pages (July 23, 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications

Transport / How do I travel to Brittany

 Rennes Airport / St Jacques (RNS)  -  Aéroport de Rennes
 Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport [ DNR ]
Dinard-Pleurtuit airport is 10 km from Saint-Malo and is a quality alternative for tourist or professional trips.
 Montoir Airport (SNR)

 
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 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights to Brittany

 Ryanair  -  flights from London to Dinard
 Aurigny Air Services  -  flights from London to Dinard

 -  Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

 SNCF  -  French Railways  -  train travel planner

FerryCheap  -  fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

  -  Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

  -  Express Coach

 Maps International  -  Maps France
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Mappy  -  Brittany route planner
 Fédération Françiase de la Randonneé Pédestre  -  walking maps
Brittany maps at Aamzon - Rough Guide, AA Road map, Globetrotter, Insight and more


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 Bretagne Nouvelle Vague

 Tourism in Bretagne

 Rennes  -  Capital City Brittany  -  Ville de Rennes
Rennes is the capital of Brittany and is the 10th biggest city in France. It s fine squares, pictureseque old quarters, timber-framed hotels, pedestrian-only streets, and its general liveliness make it a a very pleasant city to live in.
No description of Rennes is complete without mentioning the rivers running through it and their discreet, yet structured influence. The picturesque and colored wood on ancient buildings, the elegant and solemn stone facades blending granite and limestone are important architectural components in the Rennes of today and yesterday.

 Côtes-d'Armor [ 2 ]  -  Prefectuur Cotes-d'Armor  -  Conseil Général des Cotes d'Armor
 Finistère [ 29 ] - Finistere [ = end of the world ]
Douarnenez, the town with three harbour | Brest, town of the sea | Carhaix-Plouguer, between "Montagnes Noires" and "Monts d'Arrée" | Concarneau, the blue city | Locronan, one of the most beautiful village in France | Moelan, a land of welcome close to the Ocean | Between "Léon" and "Trégor": Morlaix, town of the viaduct | Plouguerneau, the seaweed harvesters country | Plouhinec, in the middle of moors and stones | Pont-Aven, city of the painters | Quimper, capital of the "Cornouaille"
 lle-et-Vilaine [ 35 ]  -  Ille-et-Vilaine
Bécherel, town of the book | Châteaugiron, from middle ages to computing | Combourg, cradle of Romantism | Dinard, the style "Belle Epoque" | Fougères, guardian of Brittany | La Guerche-de-Bretagne | Paimpont, in the heart of Brocéliande forest
Redon, the frontier | Rennes, the multicultural | Vitré, the seductress with accents from middle ages
 Morbihan [56 ]  -  Morbihan  -  South Brittany
Arradon, a family resort of the Morbihan gulf | Arzon, one town for two harbour : Port-Navalo and Port -Crouesty | Auray, high place of the "chouannerie" | Belle île en mer | Carnac, mystery of megaliths | Erdeven, country of dunes and megaliths | Etel, the tuna fish town | Hennebont, the horse centre of Morbihan | Josselin, on the duke's of Brittany road | La Roche-Bernard, "cité de caractère" (town of historical interest) on the banks of the Vilaine | Le Faouët, charms of center-Brittany | Lizio, rich flavoured small town of historical interest | Lorient, strong maritime identity | Malestroit, the pearl of Oust | Pénestin, the gold of the Vilaine and the Atlantic | Ploërmel, gates of Brocéliande | Pontivy, two atmospheres for one city | Port-Louis, guardian of the Lorient harbour | Rochefort-en-Terre, a town of historical interest covered of flowers | Sarzeau, fortified heart of the Rhuys peninsula | La Trinité-sur-Mer, favourite call of the "Sailing clique" | Vannes, old town of the Dukes of Brittany.

 Loire Atlantique
Bourgneuf-en-Retz, at the gates of the Brittany swamp | Carquefou, a city in country | Châteaubriant, fortified town of the Marches of Brittany | Guérande, town of the "paludiers" | Saint-Lyphard, heart of the "Grande Brière" | Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, seaside resort of the Jade coast | Nantes, old capital of the Dukes of Brittany | Saint-Nazaire, charm of the harbour town

 Brest [ Finistère ] - Office de Tourisme - Brest métropole océane
Brest is located amidst dramatic landscape at the end of a natural bay, at the west end of the Britanny peninsula. Its protected location means that it is ideal to receive any type of ship, from the smallest dinghy to the biggest airplane carrier. It is at the heart of Brittany.
A few kilometres out of town, there are more impressive landscapes, from sandy beaches to tall granite cliffs . Sunbathing, windsurfing, yachting and fishing are practised in the area. However, even in the middle of summer, Brittany can be stormy, due to its location in the far northwest of France.
 Brest - Ville de Brest 
 Brest - Urban community Brest
Brest, Guipavas, Plougastel-Daoulas, Plouzané, Le Relecq-Kerhuon, Guilers, Gouesnou, Bohars
 Carnac - Tourist Board Carnac
Carnac is a village and commune in the Gulf of Morbihan, on the south coast of Brittany and famous as the site of more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones. The stones were hewn from local rock, and were erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany.
 Dinan - lone of the most beautiful cities in Brittany
Perched on a steep-sided bank 75 metres above the river Rance, the town of Dinan boasts one of the richest collections of architectural heritage in Brittany and is justifiably proud of its crowning ring of ramparts measuring 2 700 metres in length and with 14 defensive or lookout towers, 4 monumental gateways and an enormous keep built for Duke Jean IV.
The town of Dinan has retained all the charm of its past: its historic streets are still bordered by 15 th and 16 th century half-timbered houses with pointed gables, overhanging upper storeys and wooden porches, by Renaissance town houses, tall residences dating from the Enlightenment period, Romanesque and Gothic churches, ancient convents, chapels and many shops.
 Commune de Guengat - close to Quimper
 Plomelin - Marie de Plomelin 
 Plogonnec - Marie de Plogonnec
Beachess : ... de la baie de Douarnenez : Kervel, Sainte Anne La Palud et Tréfeuntec (Plonevez-Porzay). Les plages du Riz (Douarnenez) et des Sables Blancs (Tréboul). All these beaches are about twelve to fifteen km from Plogonnec.
 Quimper - capital city of la Cornouaille
 Saint Jacut de la Mer - Emerald Coast
Saint Jacut plunges in a picturesque peninsula Bay : The archipelago of Ebihens, centre point of the so colourful Emerald Coast
 St.-Malo [ Côte d'Emeraude ]
Founded in the 6th century by the welsh monks Mac Low, Saint Malo was first established on the Alet Peninsula. In the 12th century, Bishop Jean de Chatillon transferred his bishopric on to the rock which now supports the foundations of the old city.
At the end of the 15th century, because of her two marriages (first with Charles VIIIth and their with Louis XIIth, the Duchess Anne annexed the Dukedom of Brittany to the Kingdom of France.
Thanks to its seafares and merchant shipowners, who commissioned vessels to Eastern Indies, China, Africa and The Americas, the City enjoyed prodigious prosperity in the XVII and XVIIIth centuries; Jacques Cartier discovered Canada, the privateers Duguay-Trouin and Surcouf contributed to Saint-Malo's outstanding prestige.

 Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Plérin-sur-Mer, Pordic, Saint-Brieuc and Hillion
Stretching from the Hillion Peninsula to Pordic headland, Saint-Brieuc Bay invites you to discover a 30-mile sweep of coastline combining cliffs, beaches and unspilt creeks.
Saint-Brieuc Bay is a site of exceptional diversity : with the vast sandy beach of les Rosaires, the headland cliffs of Pordic, the marshes and inlet of Yffiniac, the Hillion peninsula, the woodlands of Plédran, and the historic centre of Saint-Brieuc ...
The 14 communes of the bay are expecting you, just waiting for the opportunity to let you explore their rich maritime, natural history, historical and architectural heritage.
The Saint-Brieuc Bay is enchanting all the year round. So do not wait any longer, let yourself be carried away!!!
 Bay of Audierne
 Cote d'Emeraude [ Emerald Coast / North Coast ]
 Côte de Goëlo
 Cote de Granit Rose [ North Coast ]
 Côte de Penthièvre
 Crozon
 Ouest-france.com
 Pays de Matignon
 Pays de Vannes
 Plancot, Val d'Arguenon - Office de Tourisme
At the crossroads of the Emerald coast, the Penthièvre coast and the medieval city of Dinan, discover the Val d'Arguenon. You will enjoy the pleasure and activities of the sea : sailing, diving and looking for shellfish along the beaches. You will discover the rich heritage of the past with castles, chapels, megalithic monuments and traditions. You will be fascinated by the subtle charm of the countryside : wild Arguenon valley, many lakes and rivers… and country walks will reveal to lovers of nature its wilder and secret aspects.

 Megalith - Menhirs, Dolmen, Allée couverte, Tumulus
A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones.
The French Comte de Caylus was the first to describe the Monuments of Carnac. Legrand d'Aussy introduced the terms menhir and dolmen, both taken from the Breton language, into antiquarian terminology. He interpreted megaliths as gallic tombs.
 Menhir
A menhir is a large, single upright standing stone (monolith or megalith), of prehistoric European origin. See Wikipedia

 Bretagne Nouvelle Vague
 Oceanopolis
 Radio - Radio Ocean - radio of South Brittanny, de Quimper à Quiberon

Cuisine - Breton Cooking

  Best Breton Recipes  - by Raymonde Charlon, Claude Herledan (Illustrator), Angela Moyon (Translator)
Paperback 32 pages (July 1997); Publisher: Editions Ouest-France
  Loving Breton Cuisine  - by Jacques Thorel, Claude Herledan (Illustrator)
Paperback 128 pages (December 1995); Publisher: Editions Ouest-France 

 French Food and Cook - authentic French cuisine
Menus and recipes, Tips and Tools, Table setting, Practice your French [ recipes in French ]
 Meilleur du Chef [ french & english ]
Hors-d'Œuvres, Starters, Fish, Meat, Vegetables, Desserts, Other dishes, Bases, Sauces, Extras, Diet Dishes
 Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck
684 pages; Black and White Sketches, no Photography 
Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2001

History of Brittany

 Brittany's History - Wikipedia
Human habitation in the area now called Brittany goes back to the late Paleolithic, or Epi-Palaeolithic, period. Megaliths erected in the 5th millennium BC are the best known Neolithic remains. Roman sources record the tribes of the Veneti, Armoricani, Osismii, Namnetes and Coriosolites as inhabiting the area in the iron age...
Contens : Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze age, Iron Age, Roman rule, Early Middle Ages, Middle Ages, Modern Times
  The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany  - by Aubrey Burl
The spectacular stone circles of western Europe, some nearly 6000 years old, have intrigued viewers through the ages. This beautiful book about these megalithic rings explores their ancestry, methods of construction, and eventual desertion. A substantially revised version of Aubrey Burl's highly praised book The Stone Circles of the British Isles, it offers new insights into the purpose of stone circles. It also provides a new interpretation of Stonehenge and of Callanish in Scotland, the first overview of the cromlechs in Brittany, a discussion of the problems of archaeo-astronomy as related to stone circles, and includes a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.
Hardcover 478 pages (June 1, 2000); Publisher: Yale University Press
  Secret Flotillas: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany, 1940-1944 Vol 1 (Government Official Histories)  
By M.R.D. Foot (Foreword), Brooks Richards
With the fall of France, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These "secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France, and ferried Allied evaders and escapees. This activity was crucial to the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) and the SOE (Special Operations Executive). This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War Two. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives, combined with his own wartime experiences and the recollections of many of those involved. First published in 1996, the original edition included descriptions of naval operations off French North Africa. The history has now been amended and expanded by Sir Brooks and is now published in two volumes. This first volume now concentrates on the sea lines to Brittany. Operations from French North Africa now form part of the second volume, which also includes operations in the Adriatic around I
Hardcover 400 pages (March 4, 2004); Publisher: Frank Cass Publishers

 French history timeline

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Music of Brittany - see Wikipedia
Traditional Breton music: Vocal music, Kantik, Gwerzioù and sonioù, Chants de marins, Chanteurs engagés, Instrumental music

 Aprem'Jazz de Quimper
 Asteria 
 Festival Cornouaille
Since 1923, in the year of its creation by Louis Le Bourhis, till now the Cornouaille Festival has become a true symbol : its history and development are interconnected with that of Bretagne and its people.
 Gauguin
A region has seldom seen its landscape being travelled up and down, scrutinized, redesigned or dreamed about by painters. Because of its diversity, the « pays of Cornouaille » has been the muse (and continues to be) and an exceptional welcoming region for all these dream chasers who came down in masses. But, most of all, this transcedental region, arroused the quest of idealistic beauty.
 Semaines Musicales de Quimper [ music weeks Quimper ]

 Chanter - French Music Database
Toute la chanson francophone - Aznavour à Zebda, des centaines d'artistes et de concerts, achat de CD, sources de MP3.
Artists, Concerts, Charts, Shopping, MP3/MIDI Files, Radio, Lyrics & Music, Forum, and more
 Viafrance - all events in France
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 Cotes d'Armor
Dinan, exceptional architectural heritage | Guingamp, a historical centre where Armor and Argoat meet | Jugon -Les-Lacs, green resort on the side of water | Lannion, technological pole | Lancieux, a seaside resort in the centre of the Emerald Coast | Moncontour, architectural marvel | Paimpol, smell of Icelandic sea | Pléneuf-Val -André, Brittany concentrated | Pleumeur-Bodou, technology, sea and nature | Plouha, highest cliffs in Brittany | Pontrieux, town of washtubs | Quintin, small medieval town | Saint-Brieuc, city of Louis Guilloux | Tréguier, homeland of St-Yves and Ernest Renan

 Annuaire des Communes & Villes
 An Tour Tan  -  Breton expats
News Bretonne - Cyber Fest Noz - Navigat. Also Breton Radio online [ Radio Kerne en direct ]
 Asteria
 Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel
 Bretagne.com
Comprehensive guide to the region of Brittany, in France. Enjoy having all the information you need at your fingertips. You can find the answer to all your touring questions, order your free brochures online, find information on all kinds of accommodation, from hotels to bed and breakfasts, decide where to eat, get ideas for touring, find out about the towns, discover the areas of outstanding natural beauty, learn about the culture , the language, the heritage of this celtic country. You can soak in the legends, music and art of this land where the sea and the often mystic and very varied countryside are never far apart. Enjoy your stay.
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Explore French arts & culture, cuisine, history, language, literature, monuments, museums, shopping, sightseeing, wines, etc. Dozens of topics, chapters on Paris, 21 provinces, overseas territories, former French colonies
 Google.fr  -  French Search Engine
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 Viafrance  -  all events in France
Furthermore regional information and interesting links within the French regions.
 Voila  -  this search engine is very popular among French native speakers [ 2004 ].

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