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 Rennes:
Location:
In the extreme east of Brittany, about 75km south of St Malo via the
N137 dual carriageway.
General
Info:
Official
Rennes Website. Useful
English website.
Description: Rennes is the
regional capital of Brittany. It has a very pleasant old quarter
where you will find a massive Saturday market which is claimed to be one
of the largest in France.
Our
recommendations: For adults, the
Musée des Beaux Arts (housed in the former university) has some
excellent art galleries. The
Musée de Bretagne is housed in the same building. The Jardin
du Thabor in the Rue du Paris is impressive.
For the
children: Sadly the market disappointed our family.....we've never
seen so much choice of fish, fruit and veg.....but not a single novelty
stall in sight where the children usually have fun spending their
holiday allowance! They'll have a lot more fun in towns like
Vitré or
Fougères.
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Brittany
Towns
Brittany must surely be characterised by its quaint
seaside towns and fishing villages which are credit enough to the area,
but more than this, it is blessed with such fantastic jewels as St Malo
with its splendid walled old town; Lorient with it's fishing port, beach
and Celtic music festival; and Rennes, the regions capital with its huge
Saturday market. St Malo is our personal favourite.