Discovering Brittany

The name of the river Blavet comes from the Breton for “gushing water” and it is well-named. It carries a huge volume of water throughout...

a renovated fishing cabin next to the remains of two others The river Rance, which flows into the sea at Saint Malo on the north coast...

The first time I heard this story, my informant was a Bretonne who said that the English took over Ploermel castle while the nearby...

Aber Wrac’h is the longest of river of the three Abers (drowned river valleys) on the north west coat of Finistère. It is 33 kilometres...

Ile et Vilaine – Rennes - the cathedral of St Pierre – beauty a long time in the making The cathedral of Rennes is unusual in that it...

Abbaye de Nôtre Dame du Nid de Merle, Saint-Sulpice le Fôret In the commune now known as Saint-Sulpice-la-Fôret stand the impressive...

The tower just visible above the trees overlooking the bay of Paimpol It is so tall, soaring above the tree-line, that at first sight one...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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