Brittany

Another enchanting region which À Paris Travel wants you to include in your France travels is Brittany! We'd love to help you with a customized itinerary to enjoy both the Northern and Southern areas...quite distinct in this picturesque part of Western France. Brittany is Bretagne in French and in the Breton language, it is Breiz. La Bretagne is a huge peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic in France’s northwest corner.

It has always been a unique and rather independent region of the country both culturally and geographically. To begin discovering the area, we suggest taking a train from Paris to one of the major cities in the area and from there, you can enjoy a self-drive tour. Contact us to arrange your Brittany trip!

With a Celtic history, there are prehistoric megaliths which today are a mystery!  It’s a region where you quickly find the modern and the medieval. Brittany’s history is colorful! Between 3500 and 1800 BC early inhabitants built stone monuments at Carnac and other sites. Celts later settled in the area and they were eventually conquered by Julius Caesar.

Celtic refugees settled in Brittany and they gained independence from Carolingian rule becoming a duchy in the 10th century, with the capital at Rennes. For 400 years they tried to stay independent with the rivalry between the French and British. With the marriage of Anne of Brittany, the duchy linked up to France and it was finally incorporated into France in 1532. While enjoying the area, it's always more fun to have the presence of a knowledgeable guide.

À Paris Travel can book this for you, as well as make all your hotel reservations. Along with its long coastline Brittany has magnificent beaches on the northern shore and fishing ports with abundant oyster beds. In south Brittany, the milder climate produces a coastal region less dramatic and more protected with wooded river valleys.

Western Brittany is exposed to the Atlantic and is a wind-swept area and it’s where the Breton culture is most visible (crepes, cider, traditional costumes, and Celtic music). Inland Brittany has fields, rolling farmland, and big fields. We are very familiar with the best way to enjoy this lovely region and our consultants can plan your itinerary.

In Rennes, there are wonderful medieval buildings, where history melds with the modern. In Saint Malo, there’s a walled port and Fougeres has an 11th-15 century château. Vannes, Dinan, and Rennes, (the Breton capital), have well preserved medieval quarters where half-timbered buildings shelter inviting markets, shops, crèperies and restaurants.

The walled port of St-Malo on the Côte d'Emeraude recalls the region's maritime prowess, while the remarkably intact castles at Fougères and Vitré are reminders of the mighty border-fortresses that protected Brittany's eastern frontier before its final union with France. Contact us to make your mini-tour arrangements. A trip to Brittany combines well with a visit to Paris. We'd suggest you allow 5-6 days to properly tour the area.

Des Délices de Bretagne (Some Delights of Brittany)

Oysters	Crêpes	Kouign Aman

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