Part of what’s great about the European continent is its huge diversity of food. In celebration of their own cuisine, nearly every European country has a festival dedicated to a chosen traditional delicacy or ingredient, such as the sardine, aubergine and the humble oyster. What’s great about the oyster is that unlike other seafood, it’s
When it comes to atmospheric and ‘Christmassy’ European towns, Brittany’s St Malo certainly takes some beating. Its Christmas market dominates the festive presence of the town with about 30 chalet style stalls selling anything from home-grown gastronomy to Christmas presents of all shapes and sizes. Local crafts are demonstrated on the streets, the ambiance augmented
Named after its beautiful pink rock formations, which line the shoreline and glow warmly as the sun goes down in the western sky, the rose granite coast of Brittany never fails to attract a constant trickle of tourists. This rare rock can only be found elsewhere in China and Corsica. The rocks take the form
The wonderful city of Rennes is the capital of Brittany. With beautiful old buildings, fine gardens, a bursting events calendar and a vibrant art scene, a visit to Rennes is by no way confined to a particular month or season. Having said this, with sparse crowds and a crisp climate, Rennes in November can be
If you are looking for things to do when you embark your ferry at St Malo this October then you should pop in to the Quai des Bulles Festival. What can certainly be described as being a festival with a difference, approximately 400 comic strip artists will show you the art of the exclusive world
When The Almighty dished out the world’s beaches, Brittany must have been one of the first in the queue. So diverse and impeccably beautiful are the beaches in this region of France that travel critics writing for different publications rarely manage to have the same beach listed in each other’s top ten – such is
Festival Interceltique de Lorient – Because the Celts certainly know how to party! More than 700,000 people will descend upon the town of Lorient this August in a declaration of unification between the people of Brittany. The Festival Interceltique has been going since 1971 and is one of Europe’s biggest festivals. From Galicia to Scotland, much
The Iles Du Ponant are 15 islands which are sporadically dotted around Brittany’s Atlantic and English Channel coastlines. All 15 of the islands can be visited on a daytrip and some have facilities for overnight stays. Take a look at the following selection of mesmerising Iles Du Ponant. Ile de Brehat Ile de Brehat is
The town of Redon in Brittany is the place to head to if you want fancy a bit of canal boating in Brittany and see this beautiful region of France from a completely different perspective. You can actually tie up the boat below the ramparts of the magnificent castle at Josselin and try and imagine how
St. Malo – An exquisite Breton coastal town well worth discovering. One of the many ferry routes from France and Spain to the UK leaves from the port of St. Malo and this can give the traveller some time to investigate this exquisite little French town. And it’s worth investigating as well! Famed as the
