After Yffigniac left on D80 to Hillion D34 dir. Vicomte & Vicomtesse Louis du FOU de KERDANIEL (owners)įound in Alistair Sawday's French Bed & Breakfastįrom St-Brieuc N12 dir. Prices listed at 450-900F for "single and double" apartments 760-1050F (this appears to be at odds with the description, which indicates rooms in chateau are more expensive - can't explain that) 152 in the 2nd edition).ĭescribed as "set in large grounds stretching down to the sea.well camouflaged.tennis courts, squash courts, gymnasium, covered swimming pool.pretty Renaissance style building.also row of little granite houses surrounded by shrubs.In these, every bedroom at ground level with its own terrace.rooms in the château are more expensive, classic.bathrooms with Plancoët tiles deserve special mention.dining room decorated in Neo-Gothic style.attractive verandah where you can dine under grapevine." I have no personal experience with these places, but looked at them when we were planning our drive through Britanny last year and they looked very nice (we ultimately changed our route):Ģ7 km NE of St-Brieuc, exit autoroute at Le Val-André, I km from Planguenoualįound it listed in Fodor's Hotels & Country Inns of Character and Charm in France (p. There are wonderful historical towns (say St-Malo, Fougeres, Dinan, Josselin) but if you're after beautiful scenery, be it coast, forests, etc.you'd have more luck in western Britanny.Īs for swimming in mid-september in Britanny, that's possible but not everybody will find it enjoyable. I would point out that the eastern part of Brittany (Ille et Villaine)doesn't have gorgeous landscape on the overall. Of course, I understand your interest in staying on the coast, since the Britanny coasts are often breathtaking. Along with the granite cliffs and the standing stones, they're probably the elements most representative of Britanny. You should most certainly visit at least one of these old villages with a "parrochial closure". The best "Breton feeling" you'll get in the little villages in the interior, IMO. Quimper, the cote de Granit Rose are both "Breton Britanny". But if you intend to see traditionnal Breton monuments and villages, or to hear Breton actually spoken, you'll have to go further west. You'll find Breton typical food everywhere too (say deserts, or fish, etc.). For instance, you could manage to find a Fest Noz (night feast) where people dance on traditionnal Breton music pretty much everywhere. If you consider Breton culture as a whole, rather than only language, you'll find it even in eastern Britanny, though. I don't even think there's any isolated pocket of Breton speakers. You won't hear the Breton language, since you'll be in an area were people used to speak Gallo (a language related to french) and not Breton. But indeed, if you don't go further west than St-Malo, you won't be in the Breton part of Britanny. Well.even in the eastern part of Britanny, people feel Bretons and tend to be proud of it. Like so many travelers, it is so tempting to assemble the "just right" collection - in reality just tiny tastes - in the process, cramming in too much, traveling too many miles, doing it all too superficially.Īs was the case with the thread I started yesterday (with many good suggestions), let me say thanks in advance for any and all ideas. Will it be too late in mid-September to be in or on the water? sail? walk the beach? or swim? (perhaps not all that likely). We're very attracted to places right ON the coast - but that eliminates half or more of the places we're considering (and especially some of the bargains). I think I am chasing after something rather ill-defined and elusive. Malo, southern Brittany (Quimper area), the Cote de Granit Rose and the interior. Malo, for example (or south).įrom what I am seeing on the web, it IS all still FRENCH, right? I mean, there will only be isolated pockets where Breton is spoken more prevalently than French, right? Do you get some of the flavor of Breton language and "culture" (for example, music, decorative arts, cuisine) - equally at St. The big trade-off might be how much time spent in the car getting TO the desired location(s) in Brittany - versus how much we'll get a glimpse of things Breton - if we never go much further west than St. In general, we're planning this one as fairly budget-oriented. Trying to decide about one or two nights on a relatively last-minute trip plan for my wife and myself in September (yes, just three weeks away!)
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