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.