Blessed with warm summers, Brittany is also infused with an intriguing independent spirit. Its people are Celtic rather than Latin, the folklore and language are their own, and the pounding Atlantic on three sides creates a sense of rugged isolation. Often compared with Cornwall, the resemblance is physical too, especially on the dramatic west coast home to the Finistere peninsula ñ or ëLandís Endí. To the north the towering Pink Granite Coast is exactly how it sounds, cliffs arc around bays and giant boulders have been smoothed by wind and water; further east, fortified St Malo and Dinand guard the shoreline.
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The southern coast is gentler, long white family-friendly beaches, often with rock pools to explore and backed by rolling dunes, and its own medieval walled towns in Vannes and Concarneau. Inland, let prehistoric megaliths, dolmens and menhirs arouse your curiosity and appreciate, too, the thatched farmsteads, gothic churches and traditional markets. So the saying goes, there are as many Breton saints as stones in the ground, which means stumbling on colourful fÍtes and festivals is all part of the fun. And to think you can find all this so close to home!
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