Fishy Festival in Brittany in April
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Fishy Festival in Brittany in April ………Continue reading Spring Scallop Festival in Brittany A special island – even has a summer Opera Festival ………Continue reading Magical Belle-Ile – and opera A very westerly Christmas! ………Continue reading Brest Christmas Market
Along with the rest of Europe, France will be holding its Journées Europeénnes de Patrimoine (European Heritage Days) 17-18 September 2011. The weekend provides endless opportunities to discover and explore a wealth of France’s cultural and sometimes industrial treasures – history, archictecture, arts and crafts, museums and galleries – wherever you are that weekend look ………Continue reading European Heritage Open Days in France 2011 One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often these are surprisingly quiet and can allow you to cover long distance at a decent speed, except for the towns and villages en route. With ………Continue reading Back Roads France To mark the end of Lent, the town of Vitré (35 Ile et Villaine, Brittany) holds 2 parades – one in the daytime (28 March 2010), the other at night (11 April 2010). Known as the Carnaval des Gais Lurons the parades comprise numerous brightly decorated floats characterised by large paper-maché heads and involving copious ………Continue reading Carnaval Parades in Vitré, Brittany Brittany Ferries is offering 10% off all holidays booked by 18 January 2010. The choice includes Brittany, Normandy, Western Loire and Aquitaine; Hotels, gites, villas. cottages, apartments, camping etc. For more info see Brittany Ferries From 20-21 August 2009 the pretty Brittany port of Roscoff celebrates the local speciality – the Pink Onion (oignon rose) and the locals who used to cross over to England every August to sell these special onions to the British. “L’Oignon Rose de Roscoff” is now protected as an Appellation Controllée (AOC from 2009) due to ………Continue reading Roscoff’s “Onion Johnny” Festival From 20-21 August 2009 the pretty Brittany port of Roscoff celebrates the local speciality – the Pink Onion (oignon rose) and the locals who used to cross over to England every August to sell these special onions to the British. “L’Oignon Rose de Roscoff” is now protected as an Appellation Controllée (AOC from 2009) due to ………Continue reading Roscoff's "Onion Johnny" Festival There is a whole week of great jazz playing through the streeets and parks of the city of Vannes (56 Morbihan, Brittany) on Britanny’s south west coast from 27 July to 1 August 2009. Although it is a coastal port, the city is protected from the sea with by the Golfe de Morbihan which provides ………Continue reading A week of Jazz in Brittany at Vannes |
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