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Dinard (French pronunciation: [dinaʁ]; Breton: Dinarzh, [ˈdiːnars]; Gallo: Dinard) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France. Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination, and this has resulted in the town having a variety of famous visitors and ...
Douarnenez (Breton pronunciation: [duarˈnẽːnɛs], French: [dwaʁnəne]; meaning douar (land) an enez (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the ...
The Privateer's House ("La Demeure de Corsaire"), a ship-owner's town house built in 1725, shows objects from the history of privateering, weaponry and ship models. The Great Aquarium Saint-Malo, one of the major aquaria in France. The labyrinthe du Corsaire (an attraction park in Saint Malo) The Pointe de la Varde, Natural Park
Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Château de Rustéphan. On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century. Destroyed by the English in 1373. Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century. Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600.
Lens. Fresnel. Range. 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) Characteristic. 3 Fl R 15s. 1990 electrification. La Jument ("the mare") is a lighthouse in Brittany, Northwestern France. [1] The lighthouse is built on a rock (that is also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant.
Website. leconquet.bzh. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Le Conquet (French pronunciation: [lə kɔ̃kɛ]; Breton: Konk-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Ushant (/ ˈʌʃənt /; [3] Breton: Eusa, pronounced [ˈøsa]; French: Ouessant, pronounced [wɛsɑ̃]) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel which marks the westernmost point of metropolitan ...
The Ménec alignments, the best-known megalithic site among the Carnac stones Stones in the Kerlescan alignments Megalithic alignments at Carnac Le Menec alignments. The Carnac stones (Breton: Steudadoù Karnag) are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli ...