In the interior of Finistère, Brittany, about 20 miles south of Morlaix and hidden in the Parc d’Armorique, you will find the small town of Huelgoat and its bizarre landscape. Hundreds of huge, moss-covered boulders cover the floor of the Huelgoat's forest, just...
A Fest Noz, or night festival, is a traditional festival in Brittany, centered around dancing and music. Just about every very town in Brittany holds its own festival, so especially if you're visiting the region in the summer, it's hard to find a single evening when...
Tomorrow I am starting my 1,000 mile hike! There. It's out there, so now I have to follow through. The GR34 in the Morbihan No, I'm not doing all 1,000 miles at once. Little by little. One day or one weekend at a time. It may take a year, though more likely three to...
Every summer, the town of La Gacilly on the border of Brittany's Morbihan and Ile-et-Vilaine departments hosts the "Festival Photo", the largest outdoor photo festival in France. I've visited La Gacilly's photo festival the last two summers. What is great about this...
Kayaking in the Gulf of Morbihan is not for the faint of heart, but a great activity for those who are up for a bit of adventure. Why is kayaking in this seemingly tranquil "little sea" (mor-bihan in Breton) of southern Brittany a challenge? The reason is that the...
For some time now, I've been wanting to cycle the full length of the Nantes-Brest Canal. Technically, the classic cycling route actually runs from L'écluse de Quihex, about 25km north of the city of Nantes, along the canal to Carhaix, then parts from the canal and...
One thing I've learned in France, I will always be perplexed by local festivals. This Sunday, friends and I were strolling into Auray, in Brittany's Morbihan department, and encountered a huge crowd of people hovering at the edge of the river. A DJ added to the...
Visitors from all around the world descend in masses upon Mont Saint-Michel each year. This medieval town on its own island, linked to the mainland of Brittany by a narrow causeway, is an amazing site. But so many visitors come all this way and then miss some of the...
Belle-Île-en-Mer lies 14 kilometers from Quiberon, off the coast of the Morbihan, and at approximately 17 kilometers by 9 kilometers, it is the largest island of Brittany's islands. Belle-Île, as it's called for short, has only about 5,000 year-round residents, but...
I thought that with all this wintery weather, a flashback to my day on Île de Groix this past summer would be an encouraging topic for this week's post. Île de Groix is an island not far off the coast of Lorient, on the western end of Brittany's Morbihan department....
