Best things to do in Brittany
Our favourite experiences, from easy strolls to full-day adventures.
#1
Walk the ramparts of Saint-Malo
Then cross to Fort National at low tide.
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#2
Visit Mont-Saint-Michel
The abbey island, an hour from Saint-Malo.
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#3
Hike the Sentier des Douaniers
Pink granite boulders at Ploumanac'h.
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#4
See the Carnac stones
Thousands of menhirs, now UNESCO-listed.
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#5
Eat oysters in Cancale
By the dozen, straight from the stalls.
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#6
Stand at the Pointe du Raz
France's Land's End.
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#7
Explore medieval Dinan
Timbered lanes down to the Rance.
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#8
Cycle Belle-Île
Cliffs, coves and Monet's needles.
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#9
Find Merlin in Brocéliande
Arthurian legends in a real forest.
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#10
Cruise the Gulf of Morbihan
An inland sea of islands.
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#11
Sunset at Pointe Saint-Mathieu
A lighthouse in abbey ruins.
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#12
Dance at a fest-noz
Celtic music and festivals.
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- Walk from Cap Fréhel to Fort La Latte.
- Go car-free on the Île de Bréhat.
- Ride the Capucins cable car and visit Océanopolis in Brest.
- Take the ferry to Ouessant.
- Photograph Pointe de Pen-Hir on the Crozon Peninsula.
- Stroll granite Locronan.
- Walk the walls of the Ville Close.
- Follow Gauguin in Pont-Aven.
- Tour the castles of Josselin and Fougères.
- Clamber over the boulders of Huelgoat.
- Shop the Saturday Marché des Lices in Rennes.
- Watch salt-making at Guérande.
- Climb a lighthouse.
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