Holiday Home to Rent in Brittany

Region Information

• Major city: Rennes, Brest
• 800 miles of rocky, rugged coastline
• Small fishing villages
• Celtic influence and history
• Distinct Breton language and traditions

The delights of the French way of life can be summed up in one word, Brittany. Brittany offers eight hundred miles of grand rocky coastline with scores of bays and little fishing villages. The enchanting countryside is dotted with giant granite boulders and wild meadows on the moors, thickets and forests in a gently rolling landscape.

It is the buildings that give a region its soul, and in Brittany, you can find it in the megaliths, calvaries, castles, manor houses, countless chapels and old villages. All of them bear witness to Brittany's eventful history and wealth of traditions.

Popular traditions, local musical instruments and dialects still used in many parts of this region contribute to the particular character of Brittany.

Places of Interest

Belle Ile	The largest of the Breton islands, Vauban citadel
Brest	Commercial port, and important naval base, Siam Street known to sailors throughout the world
Cancale	Small fishing port famous for oysters
Carnac	Lines of almost 3,000 menhirs (gigantic stones) of which the last were erected in 2,000 B.C., Museum of prehistory, St. Michel tumulus (burial chambers)
Combourg	Birthplace of romanticism, 16th century chateau where Chateaubriand was born
Concarneau	Fishing port, old walled-town, little island with narrow streets and picturesque houses, surrounded by ramparts
Dinan	Historical walled town high above the Rance River
Dinard	Opposite St-Malo in a magnificent setting on the estuary of the Rance River
Douarnenez	Typical Breton fishing port, port museum
Josselin	Chateau with 15th century manor owned by the Rohan family
Lorient	Military and fishing port. The center of town, destroyed between 1944-45 has been rebuilt in regional style
Paimpol	Sea and Floating Museums, boat excursions to Bréhat Island from Pointe de l'Arcouest
Perros-Guirec	Leading resort on the "Pink Granite Coast"
Pont-Aven	Quaint village with typical architecture along the painter's route
Quiberon	Boat service to three quiet and restful islands: Belle Ile, Houat, Hoedic
Quimper	Gothic cathedral, Museum of Fine arts, pottery, old town
Rennes	Capital of Brittany, medieval streets, half timbered houses, Brittany Museum
St. Malo	Historical walled city, fishing port and yachting harbor
Tréguier	Former Episcopal city, 13th-15th century St. Tugdual Cathedral, Ernest Renan's House
Vannes	St. Peter Cathedral (13th-19th century) with 16th century Gothic doorways, Place Henri IV with 16th century ga

Tourism and Sports

Thalassotherapy, river cruises, cooking classes "Crêpe Bretonne", earthenware

Sailing, hiking, cycling, golf, spas.

Cuisine

Brittany is the place for seafood such as shellfish, oysters, scallops and many tasty varieties of fish. Brittany is also famous for its farm produce such as salt meadow lamb, poultry and pork meat products. Delicious crêpes in one of the typical Breton "crêperies" along the roadside or in the centers of old towns welcome visitors with a traditional cup of cider. Other specialties of the region are wafer biscuits and butter cookies.