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There are over 360 Miles of unspoilt Coastline in Brittany with
beautiful Golden Sand Beaches. Also there is the infamous
Rose Granite Coast which is famous for its beautiful Rock
formations of Pink Granite Stone.

There are so many Bays you will possibly find your own little
spot that you can enjoy on your own.

Also some of the beaches like St Efflam offer Water Sports
such as Windsurfing and on the beach you can have a go at
Sand Karting which takes place most days peak time.

Briitany is home of the Bretons, descendants of the Celts and many still speak the ancient Celtic language. Traditional costumes for women
includes embroided tops, floor length skirts and coiffe - a hat made of lace ( Bretons are famous for there lace making ). For men traditionally
there costume comprises of Bragon Bas ( baggy trousers ), embroided vests, sabots ( wide brimmed hats )and of course clogs. The best place
to see Traditional Breton architecture and tradition is in Quimper, which is also the center of Breton Faiencerie ( stoneware ) which has been
hand painted as it was over 300 years ago.

Morbihan a region of Brittany, is covered with the Broceliande Forest which is infamous as the home of Merlin and the Legend of King
Arthur.Uther Pendragon , King Arthurs Father, was the King of Brittany and his mother, Ygerne the Duchess of Cornouaille.You can also visit
the Lake of Sir Lancelot who was known as " du lac " of the Lake.

Monday - Gurlesquin, Pontivy, Moncontour

Tuesday - Rostrenen, Pleneuf, Quintin

Wednesday - Callac, Loquirec, Matignon

Thursday - Lannion, Lourgat, Dinan, Lamballe

Friday - Guingamp, Plurien, St Cast, Val Andre

Saturday - Morlaix, St Brieuc, Rennes

Sunday - Plestin Les Greves

Brittany is also famous for it's good cuisine and restaurants
and especially known for it's seafood such as St Jaques -
Scallops, and Crepes - thin Pancakes with Cider.

Wine and Beer are very cheap with a good bottle of wine
costing less than a pound. The Bretons like to drink Kir
which is dry white wine mixed with a drop of Cassis.

Festival des Tertes - World Music Festival - Mid July

Balades en pays de Loudeac - July & Aug

Assemblee Gallese - Breton Music - July

Fete du Cheval - August

Fete du Pain - End of August

Delirock - Rock Festival - Beginning of August

Jazz au Coeur du Mene - Mid August

Fest Noz - Breton Dancing - Most Weekends

Fest Medieval - End of August

Fete de la Musique - Everywhere in France June

Local Exhibitions - Town Festivals - Everywhere Summer

Cornouaille Festivals - Late July

+ Religious Festivals, Sporting Events & More

Brittany is very popular with Rambling Clubs
because of it's vast unspoilt countryside and
the outstanding natural beauty of lakes, rock
formations, churches, chapels, Chateaus,Holy
Wells, Coastal Paths and much more. Without
a doubt a must place to visit if you enjoy
walking.

Obviously because of the Tour de France
Brittany has some fantastic routes and one of
our American friends is a keen cyclist and will
be more than willing to take you on some
outstanding but demanding routes.

Do not be fooled by the picture this could be
the next Tour winner!

Petanque - French Boules

Swimming - Beaches, Lakes, Indoor & Outdoor Pools

Canoe & Kyaking at various Lakes

Windsurfing - St Efflam & other beaches

Sand Karting - St Efflam

Fishing

Golf - Begard

Tennis

Horse Riding and Much More

The Amoripark

This is one of the nearest Leisure
Parks to our properties & offers
Swimming pools with giant Flumes,
Mini Golf, Bouncy Castles and much
more at great value for a Family day
out.

You must pay a visit to a Chateau or Manoir and
appreciate fantastic architecture and 1000's of
different varieties of plants organised in themes -
Rose Gardens, plants from Humid zones, shrubs,
plants from the southern hemisphere, vast
rockeries with dazzling displays, different scents
& colours, mediterranean worlds, water features,
etc.Maps and leaflets are at our properties for
your perusal.

Why not do your Christmas shopping at Brittany with
hundreds of Markets in Traditional Architectural
surroundings, like Lannion ( left )

which has lots of interesting shops and a Market on
Thursday or St Brieuc, a huge commercial place to shop or
a smaller town that offers all, like Guingamp ( shown right )
full of character and a pleasure to shop at.

Stock up on Duty Free with cheap perfumes, cigerettes at
half the price, and great wine and spirits for a petit prix!

Brittany is infamous for lots of agricultural work so why not pay a
visit to a working farm, a dairy farm, visit a pig farm, or see the
honey makers ( Miel ), Goat farm to buy fresh goats cheese, visit
the Cider makers of Brittany to sample there produce, or visit the
places that make fine Lace, or why not have a relaxing day watching
the boats come in, at one of Brittanys many fishing ports to see
what the catch of the day is.

With many historic towns & villages, forests & lakes,
chateaus & manoirs, gardens, chapels, churches, holy wells,
beaches, fishing ports, markets, leisure & activity parks,
museums, religous sights, legendary sights, festivals, sporting
events, working farms, restaurants, shopping centers, etc, etc
you will find it hard not to have a good day out, the choice is
yours!