{"id":7435,"date":"2013-03-06T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=7435"},"modified":"2025-03-15T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T11:44:43","slug":"spring-scallop-festival-in-brittany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/spring-scallop-festival-in-brittany\/","title":{"rendered":"Scallops and Shanties in Brittany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/coquilles2025.png\" alt=\"Coquille Saint-Jacques fest poster\" class=\"wp-image-46073\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/coquilles2025.png 512w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/coquilles2025-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>The scallop (<em>Coquille Saint-Jacques)<\/em> is celebrated with a Festival in the Brittany port of <strong>Paimpol <\/strong>(22 C\u00f4tes d&#8217;Armor, Brittany)<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> 26 &#8211; 27 April 2025!<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; see <a href=\"https:\/\/fetedelacoquillestjacques.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/fetedelacoquillestjacques.fr\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Festival de Chants de Marins d&#8217;Europe<\/strong> &#8211; or the European Singing Sailors Festival takes place in <strong>Paimpol<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>8  &#8211; 10\u00a0 August 2025<\/strong><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-2-color\"> <\/mark><\/strong>&#8211; see<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paimpol-festival.bzh\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> www.paimpol-festival.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year the Spring Scallop Festival (<em>F\u00eate de la Coquille St-Jacques<\/em>) is held in one of the west Brittany ports around <strong>Paimpol<\/strong> (22 C\u00f4tes d&#8217;Armor, Brittany). This area regards itself as the &#8220;Capital of the Scallop&#8221;, with a vibrant fish market serviced by the local fishing boats &#8211; lobsters, scallops, spider crabs are usually available. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismebretagne.com\/selon-mes-envies\/culture-et-patrimoine\/les-grands-evenements\/fete-de-la-coquille-saint-jacques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More info on the Scallop Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shanties2025.png\" alt=\"sea shanty poster\" class=\"wp-image-46074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shanties2025.png 499w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shanties2025-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cotesdarmor.com\/destination-vacances\/sortir\/fetes-et-animations\/fete-de-la-coquille-saint-jacques-loguivy-de-la-mer-ploubazlanec\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/scallopfest-e1420899461209.jpg\" alt=\"poster\" class=\"wp-image-15745\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North of<strong> Paimpol,<\/strong> the so-called Go\u00eblo Coast is a must for lovers of the outdoors. Take the GR34 old customs officers\u2019 path around the peninsula from the active fishing village of <strong>Loguivy-de-la-Mer<\/strong> to <strong>Pors-Even<\/strong>, taking in the magnificent views and historic town of <strong>Ploubazlane<\/strong>c.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbaye-beauport.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/beauport.jpg\" alt=\"beauport\" class=\"wp-image-7437\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abbaye de Beauport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is far Brittany, a long way from the rest of France, its customs, language and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just south of <strong>Paimpol<\/strong> is the maritime abbey of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbaye-beauport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beauport<\/a><\/strong>, which is well worth a visit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the north of the port of <strong>Paimpol<\/strong> you can get a ferry for a trip to the<strong> Isle of Brehat<\/strong>.! (no vehicles)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more info on the Spring Scallop Festival see<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cotesdarmor.com\/a-voir-a-faire\/fetes-et-animations\/fete-de-la-coquille-st-jacques2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> www.cotesdarmor.com<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/city\/fr\/paimpol.html?aid=372824;label=fdcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best rates for Hotels and other accommodation&nbsp; <\/a>in and around <strong>Paimpol<\/strong> such as self-catering in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/fr\/gite-des-gardiens-de-phare.html?aid=372824&amp;amp;label=fdcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lighthouse Keeper&#8217;s cottage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">For more info on this self-catering gite see  <a 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