Brittany
in France

Breton stripes and good, salty butter. Sign us up! Brittany is a region filled to the brim with stunning Mediaeval walled citadels and beautiful ancient forests. This is a place suffused with mysticism, tradition & delicious food.

how long to go for

a long weekend, a day

when to go

june, july, august, september

holidays

bastille day (14 jul), assumption day (15 aug), armistice day (11 nov), all saints day (1 nov)

how to get there

fly into rennes or brest, take the tgv from paris to Rennes in 1h30, then hire a car to reach the coast.

how to get around

by car, by bike, on foot

nice to know

the festival interceltique in lorient every august is one of the great folk music gatherings in europe. book early.

local language

french

currency

euro

in an emergency

call 112