Brittany - North West France

Jutting defiantly into the Atlantic, France's northwest corner has long been culturally and geographically distinct from the main bulk of the country. Known to the Celts as Armorica, the land of the sea, Brittany's past swirls with the legends of drowned cities and Arthurian forests. Prehistoric megaliths arise mysteriously from land and sea, and the medieval is never far from the modern. A long, jagged coastline is the region's great attraction.

Magnificient beaches line its northern shore, swept clean by huge tides and interspersed with well-established seaside resorts seasoned fishing ports and abundant oysterbeds.The south coast is gentler, with wooded river valleys and a milder climate, while the west, being exposed to the Atlantic winds, has a drama that justifies the name "Finistere", - the end of the earth.

Inland lies the Argoat - once the land and the forest, now a patchwork of undulating fields, woods and rolling moorland. Parc Regional d'Armorique occupies much of, central Finistere, and it is in western Brittany that Breton culture remains most evident.

In Quimper, and in the Pays Bigouden, crepes and cider, traditional costumes and Celtic music are still a genuine part of the Breton lifestyle. Vannes, Dinan and Rennes, the Breton capital, have well preserved medieval quarters where half-timbered buildings shelter inviting markets, shops, creperies and restaurants. The walled port of St-Malo on the Cote d'Emeraude recalls the region's maritime prowess, while the remarkably intact castles at Fougeres and Vitre are a reminder of the mighty border-fortresses that protected Brittany's eastern frontier before its final union with France in 1532.

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Links to Regions and attractions in the Area
	English site - extensive details: Maps, Nature, Culture and lots more!
	Towns of Brittany
	ACCOMMODATION & TOURIST INFORMATION,LOCAL & REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS, MONTHLY EVENTS, ON-LINE SHOP OF BRETON PRODUCTS, GITE & APPARTEMENT RENTALS, PROPERTY SALES & BRETON RECIPIES.
	Holidays in Brittany

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