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 Abalys Hotel, Brest 
The Abalys Hotel is located in Brest city centre, just 200 metres from the station and the Port de Commerce. It offers soundproofed rooms with free Wi-Fi, a TV and a private bathroom.
The Abalys has a bar and breakfast can be served directly to each guest room.
The hotel also offers a bicycle rental service and guests have easy access to visit the city’s main attractions. The Tanguy Tower is 2 km away and the Océanopolis amusement park is a 5-minute drive from the Abalys.
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Dinard Airport: a new line between Bristol and Dinard with Ryanair
The low cost airline Ryanair continues to strengthen its presence at the airport in Pleurtuit, near Dinard, Brittany. It has just announced the reopening of a line abandoned a few years ago, to Bristol, as of March 26, 2012.
Together with London (Stansted), Leeds (Bradford) and East Midlands, there will be a total of 4 destinations and 16 flights ...
Air France launches new route
Air France will offer two non-stop weekly flights between Brest, Brittany and London City Airport from Sunday 25 March 2012 on.
This flight will be operated with a Fokker 50 operated by CityJet, an Air France subsidiary.
La Petite Sirène, Quiberon
Overlooking the sea and offering a unique view of Belle île island, this charming, little hotel welcomes you less than 5 minutes by foot from the beaches.
All guest rooms of the La Sirène Hotel are spacious. With double or twin beds, they come with all the modern comfort. The hotel also features studios and apartments for up to 4 persons.
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Oceania Saint Malo
This oceanfront hotel was completely renovated in 2008. Oceania Saint Malo enjoys a privileged location opposite the Sillon Beach, near the famous walled city, casino and train station.
With an exceptional view of the walled city or sea, all the rooms combine unique design and modern comforts. They feature air conditioning, parquet floor, duvet, ...
Citéa Rennes
The residence is located in a quiet residentiel district, in the immediate vicinity of the town centre. Citea has apartments on 6 floors, providing a friendly, functional environment where you can work, relax or rest. To make life easier, the residence provides: a spacious breakfast room, an automatic washing and a carpark.
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Côtes-d’Armor
Dinan - Perched on a hillside overlooking the River Rance, Dinan boasts one Brittany’s richest architectural heritages, and doesn’t hide its pride for its city walls, with its 14 watchtowers, its four colossal gates and its imposing keep, constructed in the fourteenth century for Duke Jean IV. It is a city which visitors never forget. Steeped in history, it has consistently fought off invaders who have tried to plunder its riches. Dinan is a fine place to lose yourself while walking.
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Ille-et-Vilaine
Saint Malo - The walled port of Saint Malo on the Côte d'Emeraude recalls the region's maritime prowess, while the remarkably intact castles at Fougères and Vitré are a reminder of the mighty border-fortresses that protected Brittany's eastern frontier before its final union with France in 1532.
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Dinard - A famous garden city at the seaside
Enjoyment, relaxation and well-being, all in a protected environment.......Dinard reveals the different aspects of its appeal throughout the year.
Dinard is something of a Biarritz of the Armor coast, a sort of Breton Deauville. Its origins go back to Napoleon III with the construction of l'Hôtel de Dinard, now the Grand Hôtel. Afterwards came the opening of the first bathing establishment on the Plage l'Écluse and (as gambling was just as important as sea-bathing for the opulent bourgeoisie of the Second Empire) a casino.
Dinard, along with Deauville (but less obtrusive), has undoubtedly been the best in preserving its charm. An achievement accomplished by listing over 400 Villas and buildings - a living example of over 150 years of holiday resort chic.
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Dinard Golf
Redon - Central town in a region of 60,000 inhabitants, Redon sits on the borders of Brittany and the Loire. A veritable crossroads of waterways, the area has always benefited from the presence of so much water, and is a hub for water sports, such as sailing, canoeing, kayaking and rowing.
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Morbihan
Carnac - One of the foremost prehistoric centers, the seaside resort of Carnac is famed for its megalithic remains from the Neolithic period. In addition to 2792 menhirs, massive stones erected by tribes who inhabited the region before the arrival of the Gauls, the area is studded with burial places, semicircles, and tumuli.
Located ten miles off the southern coast of Brittany, Belle Ile ("Beautiful Island") is Brittany's largest. Buffeted by storms and fringed by rocky cliffs, it is an isolated natural paradise whose inhabitants are known for their hospitality. The medieval city of Vannes, at the head of the Gulf of Morbihan, is a perfect base from which to explore this magical inland sea and its many islands
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Lorient is a true nugget in southern Brittany! The main town in Brittany’s third biggest urban area with 200,000 inhabitants, Lorient manages to combine being very much a city of the future while staying faithful to its roots. Here, energy, adventure and modernity combine; Lorient has it all – quality of life, dynamism, a huge number of shops and public services. Above all, Lorient is a seaside town, and its economy relies on the sea, trade and tourism.
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Finistère
Brest is best known for its Pont de Recouvrance (Recouvrance Bridge, a massive drawbridge 64 m/210 ft high), the military arsenal and the rue de Siam (Siam Street). The castle and the Tanguy tower are the oldest monuments of Brest.
A few kilometres out of town, there are more impressive landscapes, from sandy beaches to grottos to tall granite cliffs. Sunbathing, windsurfing, yachting and fishing are enjoyed in the area.
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Gastronomy
As a major supplier of France's vegetables and seafood, Brittany rewards
visitors with hearty, fresh fare from the earth and the sea, and with its
famous crepes filled with sweets like chocolate or fruit, or savory
mushrooms, cheese or eggs.
Brittany excels, with abundant oysters (particularly the meaty ones from
Belon and Cancale), shrimps, crayfish, crab and scallops. And lobster is the
mainstay of Breton menus, prepared in a cream sauce or grilled. The seafood
platter tops the bill in Brittany's best eating-places. In order to ensure
freshness and variety, restaurateurs have signed a charter guaranteeing an
"authentic Breton platter of fresh seafood"
Memorable meals include slat meadow lamb and poultry, accompanied by the
region's wonderful vegetables: artichokes, cauliflower, potatoes, carrots,
endives and lettuce. Vegetables blended with pork in a hot pot is
Calfedpotfe.
Sweet or savoury? There are many different ways to prepare the "galette
de sarrasin" (buckwheat pancake) or "crepe de froment" (wheatflour pancake)
and even more ways to serve this traditional dish! The perfect drink to
accompany a crepe is the Breton cider: cidre brut bouche.
There's the "far Breton", a custard pie; a sweet, buttery pastry called "kouign
amann"; and "galettes bretonnes", homemade crunchy butter cookies.
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