France Brittany

Discover Brittany 7 days

This holiday will give you a close look at Brittany's coastlines, both north and south. We'll be staying at two nice 3* hotels where your pleasure is their business and they never disappoint. Our first base is Concarneau and we'll be staying at the ever-popular Hotel de l'Océan on the Plage des Sables Blancs. This fishing port and resort has been pleasing our clients for years and its attraction never fades. In the town itself, the main feature is the old walled town and the location of our hotel is perfect, just metres away from a sandy beach and a nice stroll along the promenade to the town centre.

At the hotel there is a covered outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi and fitness suite for your added pleasure. There's also a lift at the hotel. A substantial buffet breakfast starts your day and in the evening there's dinner in the hotel's attractive restaurant which looks out on to the Bay. The hotel enjoys a fine local reputation for its cuisine and has pleased our clients for many years. The overall theme of this holiday is a relaxing break in pleasant surroundings, good food and wine, interesting but non-taxing excursions and a glimpse of life in the slow lane!
In the middle of the week we leave Concarneau and travel through the middle of Brittany to the Emerald Coast and our new base at Dinard in the 3* Hotel Printania which is on the waterside facing St Malo. It has a fine local reputation for its cuisine and is very much a traditional-style Breton hotel with the waitresses serving in local costume, however, it does not have a lift and is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties. All rooms at the two hotels will have seaviews.
We pick up on Saturday as indicated below and drive to Plymouth where we catch the 1500 sailing to France. On arrival at Roscoff around 2100 we then drive southwards over the Monts d'Arrées to the Hotel de l'Océan on the bay at Concarneau where we stay for three nights. As it's a rather late arrival, no dinner is laid on tonight.
On Sunday we head north to visit Audierne, an attractive fishing port and resort. We'll stop here for some sightseeing and refreshment before continuing to the most westerly point of France, La Pointe du Raz, known in Breton as Penn Ar Bed or Land's End. Here you'll enjoy spectacular views and breezes overlooking the Atlantic. It has a Visitor Centre and there are souvenir shops and cafes at its entrance.
In the afternoon we make our way past Douarnenez, a major fishing port and resort, to the restored medieval village of Locronan, one of France's major heritage sites. We return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
On Monday we set off northwards for the short drive to Quimper, the main town of the "Cornouaille" region. It lies at the junction (kemper in the Breton language) of the rivers Steir and Odet and is the last bastion of tradition in the Province.The first site in the town centre is the imposing Cathedral of St Corentin situated in the centre by the side of the river. One of the most important economic activities is the making of pottery for which the town is famous. In the old Quarter the cobbled streets and small galleries present an attractive atmosphere for the visitor.
In the afternoon we drive to Bénodet for a stroll along the prom in this small , sheltered resort and then we return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
On Tuesday morning we'll set off from Concarneau and drive northwards Josselin to the Emerald Coast and Dinard where we check into the Hotel Printania for three nights. All rooms have seaviews across the bay to St Malo.
On Wednesday we set off across the Rance Dam to the little oyster port of Cancale where we spend the morning. In the afternoon we visit St Malo and its old walled town before returning to the hotel.
On Thursday we drive to the Rance Dam for a closer look and then continue to medieval Dinan. We have individual sightseeing and in the late afternoon we visit a local cider maker to sample his brew.
Friday we leave the hotel and drive to Cap Fréhel for some fine panoramas across the Channel and then continue to Morlaix for a visit to the Hypermarket .
Finally it's off to Roscoff to catch the 1500 sailing to England reaching Plymouth around 2000 and after disembarkation, the coach returns to the original pick up points.

The cost includes: travel by executive coach; ferry sailings; six nights at 3* hotels, all rooms with private facilities and seaviews; buffet breakfast each day and dinners (with wine)(except on the first night at Concarneau) ; the excursions as described.

Departure dates

Dates 2012	Prices
June 23rd	£595
September 15th	£595

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Single supplement £135 Children under 16 – less 20%

Pick up points - Bath – Bristol – Taunton - Exeter - Newton Abbot - Plymouth