Bretagne (or Brittany) is one of the 26 regions of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its capital city is Rennes.
BREST Hotels & Accommodation Brest is a city in the Bretagne region of north-west France. Located on the western tip of the Brittany peninsula, the city is an important port and naval base. The military harbor was fortified by Vauban (1633-1707). During WWII, the Germans had a large submarine base here. Destroyed at the end of the war, the city was rebuilt ....
CARNAC Hotels & Accommodation Carnac is a village and commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany. Its inhabitants are called Carnacois. Carnac is renowned for the Carnac stones, one of the most extensive Neolithic menhirs collections in the world, as well as its beaches popular with tourists ...
DINAN Hotels & Accommodation Dinan is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor departement, France. It is one of France's most attractive walled towns. Its geographical setting is quite exceptional. Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside, overlooking the river Rance ...
FOUGERES Hotels & Accommodation Fougeres' major monument is a medieval stronghold built atop a granite ledge, which was part of the ultimately unsuccessful defence system of the Duchy of Brittany against French aggression. Fougeres also has one of only three Belfries in Brittany. Its location serves as the center of the weekend market ...
LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL Hotels & Accommodation Mont Saint-Michel (English: Mount Saint Michael) is a small rocky tidal island in Normandy, roughly one kilometre from the north coast of France at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. The extraordinary architecture of the Mont Saint-Michel and its bay make it the third most visited place in France ...
LORIENT Hotels & Accommodation Lorient has a major fishing port, Port de Pêche (Breton: Porzh Pesketa), at Keroman and the docks area at Kergroise handle large cargo and passenger ships. Tourism plays an important part in the cities' economy and there are several large yachting marinas around the bay ...
QUIMPER Hotels & Accommodation Quimper, the capital of the Departement of Finistere, is situated in a pretty valley at the confluence of the Odet and Steir river estuaries, in the southwestern corner of Brittany. It is the ancient capital of La Cornouaille, Brittany's most traditional region, and has a distinctive Breton character ...
RENNES Hotels & Accommodation
The town of Rennes is built on a hill, with the north side being more elevated than the south side. It is at the meeting point of two rivers: the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes invests heavily in arts and culture and a number of its festivals are well known throughout France ...
SAINT MALO Hotels & Accommodation Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany on the English Channel. Saint-Malo has 53,000 inhabitants, but that number can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season. Visit the château of Saint-Malo, the tomb of Chateaubriand on the Ile de Grand Be, and the Cathedral of St. Vincent ...
SAINT-POL-DE-LEON Hotels Saint-Pol-de-Leon is famous for its 13th century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It was also the scene of a battle during the Breton War of Succession, where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated an army led by Charles of Blois ...
VANNES Hotels & Accommodation Vannes is a market town and often linked to the sea. It was founded more than 2000 years ago. In ancient times, the people of Vannes resisted the Roman invasion under Julius Caesar quite successfully. In fact, these Armoricans were a model for the fractious tribe of the Asterix comic book series ...