A wonderful nature
Whether it's the the Crozon peninsula, the famous Pink Granite Coast (la Côte de Granit Rose), the Canals of Brittany, or Carnac, known throughout the world for its unique rows of ancient standing stones (les Menhirs) you will enjoy beautiful landscapes, not mentioning the seaside on the Atlantic Ocean, with the low and the high tides.
Many islands (Îles) also, such as l'Île de Bréhat, L'ïle de Batz, Belle-île-en-Mer, L'ïle d'Ouessant, to name some of them.
The architectural heritage is also very present
If you go to Bretagne, you definitely will have pleasure in visiting the Mont St Michel, which is surrounded with water, when it's high tide.
Other places to enjoy : The medieval town of Dinan, with its ramparts, its castle 14th century and its half-timbered houses, and several other castles.
Take a break also in Pont-Aven, the village of artists.
Towns like St Malo, St Brieux, Brest, Quimper, Lorient, Vannes and Rennes are also worth visiting.
What to eat
In this region, you are going to eat a lot of delicious specialities.
If you like sea food, try the oysters, mussels, or periwinkles. Ideally order for a sea food tray "Plateau de fruits de mer" to taste an assortment of seafood.
The other famous specialities are the galettes (salty crepes) and the crêpes (sweet). In any town, in many villages, you will find a crêperie where you will be able to eat 1, 2, maybe 3 galettes/crêpes, and for the adults, you will drink it with Cider in a bowl (bolée de cidre).
You will also hear about the Kouign-amann, with a lot of butter, and the biscuits called palets bretons. You will find the recipe in the French Easy Cuisine.
Activities
Many castles offer activities with kids like the Château de Kergroadez : family escape games. kids can also be costumed in princess or knight, the Château le Rocher Portail, close to the Mont St Michel : treasure hunt, a mystery secret passage .
Bretagne is also a region with festivals, where you eat and dance.
The region offers also a "behind the scene" tour of "Made in Brittany" products.
"Whether they manufacture biscuits or preserves, are involved in salt mining or ship building, the local industries and craftsmen of Brittany open their doors to share their manufacturing secrets with you. The morsels at the Biscuiterie of St Brieuc, discover the power of algae in Roscoff, or the canning factory la Belle Iloise in Quiberon."
With the ocean, with waves and wind, and with a rather flat region, you can practise lots of activities, like fishing, surfing, wind-surfing, kite surfing, body board, stand-up paddle, sailing ; there's a famous sailing school called Les Glénans.
But you can also hike of course, ride bicycle, enjoy an adventure parc, visit the Ferme du Monde (400 types of farm animals from around the globe), and hop on a stream train between Paimpol and Pontrieux,
You may also choose to relax with a thalassotherapy program at Port Crouesty, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Concarneau or Roscoff.
Hope you Enjoy !
Emmanuel
NB : We sometimes have a lot of rain and wind. Always take something warm and something which keeps you dry. Even when the weather is like that, it's great fun. And if it's warm and sunny, it's also great fun, you just will just not use these extra cloths!
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