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Belle-Ile-en-Mer
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Cancale
If you enjoy eating oysters, be sure to get to Cancale (get buses here from St-Malo), a picturesque fishing village renowned for its offshore bancs d'huîtres (oyster beds). You can sample the little... (more) -
Carnac
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Combourg
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Dinan
During the frequent wars that devastated other cities in the Middle Ages, the merchants who ruled Dinan got rich selling stuff to whichever camp had the upper hand, well aware that loyalty to any side... (more) -
Dinard
Dinard is the most elegant resort town on this stretch of the Brittany coast. Its picture-book perch on the Rance Estuary opposite the walled town of St-Malo lured the English aristocracy here in droves... (more) -
Douarnenez
Douarnenez is a quaint old fishing town of quayside paths and zigzagging narrow streets. Boats come in from the Atlantic to unload their catches of mackerel, sardines, and tuna. Just offshore is the Ile... (more) -
La Baule
Star of the Côte d'Amour coast and gifted with a breathtaking 5-km (3-mi) beach, La Baule is a fashionable resort town that can make you pay dearly for your coastal frolics. Though it once rivaled... (more) -
Nantes
The writer Stendhal remarked of 19th-century Nantes, "I hadn't taken twenty steps before I recognized a great city." Since then, the river that flowed around the upper-crust Ile Feydeau neighborhood has... (more) -
Paimpol
Paimpol is one of the liveliest fishing ports in the area and a good base for exploring this part of the coast. The town is a maze of narrow streets lined with shops, restaurants, and souvenir boutiques... (more) -
Pont-Aven
Long beloved by artists, this lovely village sits astride the Aven River as it descends from the Montagnes Noires to the sea, turning the town's mills along the way (there were once 14; now just a handful... (more) -
Quimper
A traditional crowd-puller, the twisting streets and tottering medieval houses of Quimper furnish rich postcard material, but lovers of decorative arts head here because this is the home of Quimperware... (more) -
Rennes
Packed with students during the school year, studded with sterile 18th-century granite buildings, and yet graced with medieval houses, Rennes (pronounced wren) is the traditional gateway to Brittany. Since... (more) -
St-Malo
Thrust out into the sea, bound to the mainland only by tenuous manmade causeways, romantic St-Malo—"the pirates' city"—has built a reputation as a breeding ground for phenomenal sailors. Many... (more) -
Trébeurden
A small, pleasant fishing village that is now a summer resort town, Trébeurden makes a good base for exploring the pink-granite cliffs of the Corniche Bretonne, starting with the rocky point at... (more) -
Vannes
Scene of the declaration of unity between France and Brittany in 1532, historic Vannes is one of the few towns in Brittany to have been spared damage during World War II. Be sure to saunter through the... (more) -
Vitré
There's still a feel of the Middle Ages about the formidable castle, tightly packed half-timber houses, remaining ramparts, and dark alleyways of Vitré (pronounced vee-tray). Built high above the... (more)
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