Camaret-sur-Mer Travel Guide

 ranger49 Says:  The French poet Saint-Pol-Roux (1861 - 1940) is little known outside France and his work has only comparatively recently been translated into English . Born in Marseille, whilst still a young man he went to Paris, intending to write. He soon moved in literary circle and... 

 ranger49 Says:  Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour this little Chapel stands at the end of the Sillon Quay close to La Tour Vauban. It traces its beginnings and its name back to the time when Pilgims, travelling from the north en route to pray before la Vierge noire de Rocamadour at Quercy... 

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 ranger49 Says:  The first picture shows along the side wall the various displays in Da Vinci Code Exhibition which was showing in June 2007.Elsewhere the simple themes of the church can be seen in the suspended fishing boats, delicate carvings together with the warm colours of the stone... 

 ranger49 Says:  Light and Grace, Charm and Simplicity sum up the interior of this old chapel which is still a place of regular worship, prayer and meditation.Used also as accentre of education and learning - secular and religious history - including the current exhibition (June 2008)... 

 ranger49 Says:  This Museum, housed in an old look-out bunker displays a large collection of contemporaneous documents, artefacts , armaments and models to tell the story of the vital part played by the sailors of the Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic in which the loss of men and... 

 ranger49 Says:  Some of the best beaches, views and coastal scenery can be seen around the Pointe de Penhir. Close to Camaret we liked best the beaches to the east of the town specially when accompanied by grandchildrenwith buckets and spades. The Plage de Ttrez Rouz was a favourite for the... 

 ranger49 Says:  The Huge Granite Lorraine Cross erected as a memorial to the Breton members of the Free French Forces in WW2 dominates the skyline where it stands almost on the edge of the cliff.The role played by these men and women, many of whom lost their lives in firing squads or Nazi... 

 ranger49 Says:  These Standing Stones do not compare with the vast collection at Carnac but nevertheless provide evidence that this wind swept, westerly point was inhabited over 5000 years ago.The Information Plaque says that a 1776 inventory of the site recorded 600 stones; by 1883 when... 

 ranger49 Says:  We had been told that Le Langioustier was the place to go for a good sea food lunch - it was, we were told where the locals go.But what was this - it looked very full - and what important people could have arrived in this vintage vehicle?It was not though, we noticed,... 

 ranger49 Says:  I am not sure whether Vauban, the military engineer and architect of Louis xiv,is following me or I am following him but he certainly seems to pop up wherever I am in France!When you approach Camaret from Crozon one of the first things to catch your eye as the harbour comes... 

 bzh Says:  Just next to the house of Saint Pol Roux, between Camaret and Pen-Hir, is a small alignment of standing stones. It is nowhere as impressive as the larger ones like Carnac but the overall setting at the very end of the peninsula makes it special. 

 bzh Says:  Further West of Camaret is only Pen-Hir point. On the way there you can see the ruins of the house of late French poet Saint Pol Roux. The house was destroyed by a fire and has stayed there since then, as a reminder of the inspiration that French writers and poets have found... 

 Eurasian68 Says:  The first impression was that this Café Brasserie Restaurant is solely organized. All guys working here are funny, witty and the friendliest we have ever encounter. They speak only a little English and a little German but with humor and charm!After my family discovered this...