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  What a beautiful shade of blue!
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      What a beautiful shade of blue!
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  • A close-up.
      A close-up.
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  • Roscoff Tourist Office
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Credit cards for toll booths in Brittany.

by pfsmalo

If you stay in Brittany you have no need for toll booths, there aren't any!!!!! Due to an ancient law dating back to Queen Anne of Bretagne, it is forbidden to create toll roads so no paying even on the freeways. If you are coming through St Malo, you can go as far down as Nantes south and to Laval on the road to Paris w/out paying, in fact all over the 4 departements (counties) that make up the Brittany region.What conversion are you talking about ? I've had my current card since sept. 2008 and it has not been changed. In France we have always had pin-numbers when needed, although some shops still have the old sliding-through-the-slot machines. But on motorways where we have to pay, we just put the card in, and the machine spits it back out again, w/out having to type the pin number, so I imagine your card will work. There's hundreds of Brits pass through here every day so I don't...

Lunchtime

by illumina

Lunchtimes are taken very seriously around here. Turn up in any town between about 12 and 2pm, and the streets are likely to be totally deserted. Shops shut for at least an hour, usually two. Basically if you want to enjoy a bustling Breton scene, go early. People will start to reappear later in the afternoon, but most markets are held in the mornings anyway!

Sunsets and ocean

by elgin99

What I remind for first, if I am thinking for that region? For the sunsets. Unique and unforgettable. To sit at beach and look for the colours, hear to the song of wind and waves and dream a while, until it get dark. Only then we went home, slowly...What a mood. In that tip are some beautiful pictures. I am sure you want travel soon.

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"Enclos paroissiaux"

by Mikebond

An enclos paroissial (above you see the plural form; the English translation is "parish enclosure") is a typical religious architecture in Bretagne.It consists of:1) a church;2) a charnel house (it can also be used as a normal chapel);3) a calvaire, the real symbol of Breton faith. Calvaires are big sculptures representing the Crucifixion and other Biblic scenes;4) a cemetery (not obligatory).These four elements are located within an enclosure, which explains the name.I have visited quite a lot of them during my last trip to Bretagne: Saint-Jean-du-Doigt, Saint-Thégonnec, Guimiliau and more.

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SPREV

by Mikebond

SPREV stands for "Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Religieux En Vie" ("Protection of the Living Religious Heritage").It is a non-profit organisation of students who lead you to the discovery of the Breton churches and enclos paroissiaux.Most of them are young women and most of them are able to make the explanation very interesting, with anecdotes and questions to the visitors. Only a young man who told us about the Roscoff church was quite boring.However, it was sad to realize that this "job" is not well rewarded, since the tourists who really want to enrich their culture are very few. In a church, my parents and I were the only people who listened to the guide.You can find more information about SPREV here.

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Renting Bicycles on the Island.

by Toyin

What I discover on the Island is that it is a bit expensive to rent these Bicyles. You pay an average of 10 euros for a period of few hrs. It is more than that in some cases.However, it is better to just walk the Island which is about 8 km by 4km.

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Tourism Office on Ouessant.

by Toyin

Usually, this is the first port of call for visitors setting foot on the Island. This is where you make enquiries as to where to rent bicycles or vechicle to tour the Island. You are also given pamflets showing areas of interests.

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Compagnie Maritime Penn ar Bed

by Toyin

In order to visit the three important Islands of Ouessants, Molène, and Sein..It is this company that you need to contact. It is cheaper if you in a group of 3 or 6. It cost about 50 euros for 3 people.

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TEN GOOD REASONS TO VISIT BRETAGNE......

by eden_teuling

According to me there are 10 good reasons to visit BRETAGNE (FRANCE).1. Its 1700 km. long coastline along The Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.2. Its 106 large and smaller islands.3. Its numerous fishermen's harbours and yachting harbours.4. Its 2500 km. long-distance-paths.5. Its 650 navigable canals.6. Its 250 watersports centers and 130 sailing schools.7. Its 11 centers for THALASSO therapy.8. Its pilgrimages and many other festi- vities.9. Its many CALVAIRES and chapels.10. Its moderate climate. My fondest memory of Bretagne where I have already been several times (by car only 800 km. from my house) actually everything I mentioned above although I would like to add: the friendly people and nature!

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Granite and slate

by bzh

The typical Breton house is built of granite with a slate roof. Granite being expensive, modern houses tend to reduce the actual stone to door and window frames but the older ones are completely built of stone. Granite and slate are exacavated locally. The granite can be of a variety of hues, typically light grey, yellow-brown or pink. The latter one comes from the cliffs of pink granite in the North of the region and is very particular. Its colour comes from the pink feldspath part of the stone is made of. The slate can go from deep black to grey or yellow.

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Q:  hi, I am wondering what the simplest way is to reach Roscoff from either the Brest or Rennes airports by bus or by train. Thank... 

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A: In either case you would need bus or taxi from airport to the train station - the air port website should give details of transportation. Whichever airport you choose... 

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