Destination Brittany

There are several airports in Bretagne serving destinations in France and England. TGV train services link the region with cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, and Lille in other regions of France. In addition there are ferry services that take passengers, vehicles and freight to Ireland, England and the Channel Islands.

• Discover Brittany At-a-Glance

» Discover Belle Ile

Belle-Île or Belle-Île-en-Mer is a French island off the coast of Brittany in the département of Morbihan, and the largest of Brittany's islands. It is 14 km from the Quiberon peninsula. The two main ports are Le Palais (accessible by ferry from Quiberon) and Sauzon (accessible by ferry from Quiberon and Lorient). There used to be forests on the island …

» Discover Brest

Brest is a city in Brittany, or the Bretagne region, north-west France. Located on the western tip of Brittany, the city is an important port and naval base. Brest is located amidst dramatic landscape near the entrance of the natural Rade de Brest, at the west end of Brittany. Restaurants in Brest have a wide variety of seafood …

» Calvary Sculptures

A Calvary is a type of monumental public crucifix most commonly found in Brittany in France. The Calvaire is distinguished from a simple cross by the inclusion of three-dimensional figures surrounding the Crucifixion itself, typically representing Mary and the apostles of Jesus, though later saints and symbolic figures may also be depicted …

» Discover Camaret sur Mer

Camaret-sur-Mer is a commune in the Finistère department north-western in France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula. Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the Tour Vauban or Tour dorée (Golden Tower), a historic fortification guarding the harbor and built in 1669-94. In 2008, the Tour dorée was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site …

» The Carnac Stones

The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs. The more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local rock, and are the largest such collection in the world …

» Landevennec Abbey

Landévennec Abbey (Abbaye de Landévennec) was a monastery in Brittany, now in Finistère, France. It existed from its foundation at Landévennec, traditionally by Winwaloe in the late fifth century, to 1793, when the monastery was abandoned and sold. It was re-established as a monastery in 1958, supported by monks from Kerbénéat …

» Discover Nantes

After having been occupied by the Gauls and the Romans, Nantes was Christianised in the 3rd century AD. The city was successively invaded by the Saxons (around 285), the Franks (around 500), the Britons (in the 6th and 7th centuries) and the Normans, who laid waste to it in 843 …

» Discover Redon

Very little information exists about Redon prior to 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis le Pieux founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the life of the abbey still exist …

» Discover Rennes

Rennes is not often mentioned on tourist guides but this medium size town is well worth a visit. It has it bit more than 200,000 inhabitants, of which about 60,000 are students. This gives the town a vibrant night life. Rennes is particularly nice in early July, during the Festival des Tombees de la Nuit …

» Discover Saint Malo

Saint-Malo is a small walled coastal town in Brittany. Once the feared base of pirates, heavily fortified against Norman attack, today's Saint-Malo is one of the top tourist draws in Brittany. The star of the show is the atmospheric walled city, largely destroyed in the second world war but painstakingly reconstructed …

» Discover Vannes

Vannes is a town and commune located in the Morbihan departement, in Brittany, in the west of France. It was founded more than 2000 years ago. Vannes is located along the Gulf of Morbihan, at the confluence of the Vannes River. It is a market town and often linked to the sea …

» Discover Vitre

The site of Vitré was occupied in Gallo-Roman times. The name Vitré comes from the Gallo-Roman name "Victor" or "Victrix", after the owner of a farm in the region. The year 1000 marked the formal birth of Vitré, when the duke of Brittany Geoffrey - bestowed feudal powers upon Riwallon Le Vicaire, who was charged with keeping this strategic area …