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pfsmalo Says: The church at Roscoff, "Notre Dame de Croas-Batz" primarily of Gothic design, was begun around 1520 and only finished in 1701. A change in design was made in 1576 with the building of the magnificent Rennaissance belfry. Two ossuaries, including one with a double row of...
rue Amiral Reveillere, Roscoff.
pfsmalo Says: Just at the entrance to the leisure port and parking are two houses known as "The Mary Stuart houses". Mary Stuart landed here in 1548 and the legend goes that the future Queen of France and Scotland stayed in these houses. But the reality is, they were both built at leat...
johngayton Says: As would be expected from such a scenic location Roscoff has several commercial art galleries with works by local artists for sale. Unfortunately on an out of season Monday none of them were open but the window displays certainly are tempting.The local style seems to be...
La Maison des Johnnies et de L'Ognions Rose
johngayton Says: Having been in the catering trade here in the UK for more years than I care to think about I am very familiar with Brittany produce. The region has richly fertile arable land, relatively short, mild, winters and long, but not overhot, summers. Because it is a peninsula...
Where To Get A Beer While Waiting For Your Ferry
johngayton Says: Once you get back to the ferry port and have checked-in; if your ferry isn't ready for boarding the L'accostage cafe-bar at the port is quite a pleasant, friendly, place to have a quick beer or two. This has the advantage of opening onto the departures area and so you can...
johngayton Says: Chez Janie is the bar and restaurant of the Hotel du Centre here in the centre of town (strange but true!).This is a friendly little bar and the terrace overlooks the harbour which makes it an ideal spot to relax with your pre-lunch aperatif. There's a good selection of...
2 Reviews and 67 Opinions Last visit October 17th 2009. We first spotted this place on a previous visit to Roscoff and have...
Le Restaurant: Eating On The Ferries
johngayton Says: All three of the boats that ply the Roscoff-Plymouth route have self-service diners offering a full-range of meals and snacks. In the mornings these are open for breakfast - everything from coffee and croissants to a full fry-up. On day sailings they offer hot and cold meals...
Brasserie les Alizes: A Perfect "Menu Formule"
johngayton Says: Unfortunately the ferry schedule on this trip didn't leave quite enough time for a lingering leisurely lunch but then if it had I mightn't have discovered the delights of this classy brasserie.Les Alizes really is an attractive restaurant with its 1st floor dining room...
Walking To and From The Ferry Port
johngayton Says: This is something that isn't signposted very well. There is a public footpath which takes you to and from the port following the coast behind the industrial estate. From the port go past the carpark barrier and veer to the right - pics #1 & #2Returning to the port: from the...
johngayton Says: Roscoff's ferry terminal is the Port de Bloscon, situated about 10 minutes walk eastward of the town centre.The port is served by the Brittany Ferries company which was founded in 1972 as a joint venture between the North Finestre Chamber of Commerce and the region's farming...
Thalado: Treat yourself - seaweed is good for you
aemilys Says: This is an excellent place. Not only did I buy some really nice bubblebath and skin lotion, but I also went to some really fascinating lectures about the history of seaweed harvesting (in English), understanding the tides, and cooking with seaweed (among others) and all for...
Roscoff's High Street: I Assume There's A Supermarket Somewhere!
johngayton Says: The town's main street, Rue Gambetta, is a gem. There's everything you could ever want for your shopping trip - butcher, baker, candlestick-maker etc. And not a chain store, nor a MacD's in sight.Maybe in season this can be a busy thoroughfare, but out of season is just a...
Boulangerie Guillou: Ah The Smells!
johngayton Says: Judging by the traffic in and out of this little bakery this seems to be the most popular with the locals. Personally I didn't have the cause to buy anything as I wasn't going to get back home for another 24 hours but if I staying here this would be the place I'd get my...
Bar/Tabac Le Sailor: Where To Pick Up Your Tobacco
johngayton Says: As well as being one of my favourite places for a day-trip Roscoff is also useful for picking up a couple of cartons of my tobacco.Le Sailor is a proper bar/tabac which stocks most brands and usually in reasonable quantities. Service is always cheery and being a bar as well...
johngayton Says: From the Table d'Orientation, looking northeast, you'll notice a set of industrial-looking water tanks and a row of warehouses. This is the premises of Les Viviers de Roscoff."Les Viviers" is a co-operative seafood merchant, owned and run by the workforce, who distribute the...
johngayton Says: From ancient times until the Middle Ages the west of Brittany was a Celtic-dominated region with its own language. Breton Celtic is very similar to the other Celtic laguages such as Irish and Scots Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish but has almost nothing in common with French.Pre...
No Swimming From The Breakwater
johngayton Says: Roscoff is very much a working harbour with fishing boats, ferries to the Isle de Batz and pleasure craft all making use of it. Thus, tempting though the water may look, it's not a good idea to go swimming around the harbour area itself.There's plenty of little coves and...
johngayton Says: Arrive in Roscoff, walk along the shore, rocky at first, then sandy - indescribable without using up several pages. Walk for a mile or two and you will be gobsmacked - it is just so....so....words fail me!When I arrived about 8 am I walked into town following the "centre...
If You Need To Do Your Laundry
johngayton Says: If you're staying in self-catering accommodation, or are just generally on the road, there's a perfectly good laundrette in the town centre. Not something I've had to use (as yet) but here it is anyway on Rue A Courbet which is part of the town's main street.
johngayton Says: ...don't worry!Roscoff is well-provided with free-to-use public toilets. A couple of them are simple "pissoirs" but most are modern with proper facilities and the ones down by the harbour also offer showers (for the showers you need a token from the Tourist Office which...
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Roscoff is a wonderful authentic place, take the time to explore if you are coming by ferry from Plymouth, doing a Britanny road trip, or perhaps just passing through...
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The Gateway To Brittany (Revisited)
My first trip to Roscoff was in May 2005. I'd not long joined VT and this was one of my first attempts at page building. In those days I didn't have a camera and so the photos I used were scans from...
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Roscoff - more than a just a Ferry Port!
We have travelled to and from France many times via Roscoff spending only enough time there to disembark and head off for our onward route or to arrive in time to embark for our homeward ferry...
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Roscoff - Point of entry to Brittany.
Roscoff is one of the main points of maritime entry to Brittany, used a lot by holidaymakers from the S-W of England from Plymouth and also from Cork in Ireland. Founded as early as the 5th century,...
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We visit Roscoff fairly often, but to many people it is just a getting off place from the ferry from Plymouth and also from Ireland. It is worth spending some time getting to know the place. The...
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