By the brittanytravel.com team · Updated 3 October 2026 · Itineraries
This loop combines France's most famous châteaux with the best of Brittany, starting and ending in Paris.
Days 1–2: Paris to the Loire
Drive or take the train to Blois or Tours (about 2 hours). Visit Chambord and Chenonceau, and stay in Amboise. See our Loire Valley page.
Day 3: Saumur and Angers
Follow the river west through troglodyte villages to Saumur, then Angers for its fortress and the Apocalypse Tapestry.
Day 4: Nantes
Ride the Great Elephant and visit the dukes' castle in Nantes. Optional detour to Guérande's salt marshes.
Days 5–6: Carnac and the Gulf of Morbihan
See the standing stones, the Côte Sauvage of Quiberon and the Île aux Moines.
Days 7–8: Finistère
Concarneau, Pont-Aven, Quimper, Locronan and the Pointe du Raz.
Day 9: Saint-Malo
Drive across Brittany via Josselin or Brocéliande to Saint-Malo (about 3 hours from Quimper).
Day 10: Mont-Saint-Michel and back to Paris
Visit Mont-Saint-Michel in the morning, then return to Paris (about 4 hours), or drop the car in Rennes and take the TGV.
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