Discovering Brittany

Sep 30

Finistère - pointe de Penmarc'h

Pointe de Penmarc’h, Finistère – the Eckmuhl lighthouse Built in 1867 this lighthouse is 64 metres high and still safeguarding this...

Sep 28

Côte d'Armor - Paimpol Iceland fishery

Paimpol – the Iceland fishery Paimpol's name comes from the Breton words penn (head) and pouill (pool): it stands at the head of a long...

Aug 11

Tro Breiz - the tour of Brittany

Tro Breiz – the tour of Brittany – the seven founding fathers In 313 AD the Roman Emperor Constantine became a Christian, and...

Jul 9

Tro Breiz – Saint-Pol de Léon

La cathédrale de Saint Paul Aurélien The monk Paul Aurélien came from Wales in the year 525 to preach Christianity to the Bretons. He...

Jul 9

Tro Breiz – Dol de Bretagne

la cathédrale de Saint Samson Samson arrived from Wales in the year 548, built a monastery at Dol and proceeded to preach Christianity to...

Jul 9

Finistère – the lighthouse of the Ile Vierge

Built in 1902 as the tallest lighthouse in Europe and the tallest stone-built lighthouse in the world (its height is surpassed by the...

Jun 19

Ille-et-Vilaine - Saint-Malo and Robert Surcouf

Born in 1773, the corsair Robert Surcouf became famous as the Tiger of the Seas. Being a corsair was a respectable occupation for a...