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| September 21, 2008 |
The Quiberon peninsula on the southern coast of Brittany (56 Morbihan, Bretagne) hosts the annual Solex Rally - “Le rallye Solex de Quiberon” on the second Sunday of September - a fun run for those iconic petrol-driven mopeds which were so popular in post-war France. Funny costumes, wacky races and a general celebration of an idiosyncratic French mode of transport.
The peninsula is an attractive spur of land with sandy beaches and marinas - and is the departure point for Belle-Ile (beautiful island), the largest and one of the most beautiful islands off the Brittany coast.
For more info on the Solex see www.frenchduck.com
For more info on Belle-Ile see www.belle-ile.com
For more info on the Rally see http://www.stations-bretagne.com
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| August 10, 2008 |
Brittany always seems a bit different to the rest of France, with its strong links to Celtic Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland - something to do with being on the fringes of a bigger land mass with a strong maritime tradition may have something to do with it.
Your knowledge of French pronunciation will be of little use in trying to articulate some of the place names (e.g. LE RELECQ-KERHUON on this year’s Tour de France route from Brest) - its can be indecipherable as Welsh appears to non-Welsh speakers.
Fortunately Lorient (56 Morbihan, Brittany) is easier to say, and will be the venue for the 2008 Interceltic Fesitval (Festival Interceltique) which runs from 1-10 August 2008.
This year Wales in the “guest of honour” and music and musicians from the Principality will feature throughout the event.
There will be a wealth of folk and traditional music and dancing from across the Celtic world, including the Chieftains, However, do not assume that this is all about folk music - there is rock, bagpipes, Welsh Male Voice Choirs, theatrical presentations (including one about the history of the Canal from Nantes to Brest) masterclasses - all promising to offer entertainment to suit most tastes.
For more info see www.festival-interceltique.com
Lorient is a significant port in southern Brittany with plenty of decent beaches in the area - see www.lorient-tourisme.com ( (A word of warning - the site offers an English language version but this is generated through Google’s translation tool - which often results in some rather strange phrases - so treat it with caution!)
| July 6, 2008 |
The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 2 is on 6 July 2008 starts from Auray (56 Morbihan, Brittany). and runs for 164.5km to St Brieuc (56 Morbihan, Brittany).
For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/
For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com
| July 5, 2008 |
The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) startson 5 July 2008 in Brest (29 Finistere, Brittany) and runs for 197.5km to Plumelec (56 Morbihan, Brittany).
For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/
For coverage on ITV see www.itv.com
