Brittany travel information: attractions, destinations, accommodation and more. The Emerald Coast offers beautiful countryside, sandy beaches, rugged coastline and gorgeous towns. Read on for five reasons to rediscover France’s best kept secret.

Brittany Attractions: The Stunning Towns

The region is peppered with tiny towns, medieval castles and chateaux. Visit the beautiful seaside resort of Saint Malo, with the old town still literally surrounded by imposing 17th century ramparts you can walk along, looking out at the ocean. You’ll love the stunning old buildings, merchants’ houses and trendy bustling streets with divine cafes and restaurants.

Close by you’ll find Dinan, a gorgeous medieval town where you’ll find original half-timbered houses Shakespeare might have considered old fashioned, casually housing cafes and creperies. Tour the stunning historical old town and walk the oldest ramparts in Brittany, where Duchess Anne’s parapet offers views over the town and the Rance River. Don’t miss the lively markets, the 13th Century Basilica of Saint-Sauveur or Jerzuel Gate, where you’ll find a stunning medieval walkway. Every second July the town has one of Europe’s biggest medieval festivals, including a jousting tournament, falconry, storming the ramparts and even a medieval market, complete with jugglers, fire eaters and strolling players.

Nearby in the picturesque valley of the River Rance is the tiny but beautiful Lehon, City of Character, with a Benedictine abbey and the stolen relics of Saint Magloire!

While you’re in the area, visit Dinard. Once famously popular with aristocrats and the very rich, the resort town is now somewhat faded, but is still gorgeous, with walks, stunning buildings and a yearly film festival – visit the Grand Hotel for celebrity chic and fun autographed filmstar photographs in the bar.

Further afield, Roscoff is an often ignored but pretty town, with the fabulous gothic architecture of the town centre, 15th century shipowners houses and the impressive Church of Notre-Dame-de-Croas-Batz. Market day is Wednesday at the harbour, where you’ll also see the fishermen auctioning off their catch.

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Brittany Attractions: The Rural Retreat

Brittany is a beautiful, relaxing country retreat, scored with inland trails and microclimate islands, all perfect for walking, cycling and watersports. It’s also home to a number of scenic gardens.

Close to Dinard, Les Jardins du Montmarin is a national monument, with a huge Louis XV style chateau, a formal French garden, a Romantic garden and walks perched right over the sea.

Off Roscoff, you can take a boat trip to the Island of Batz, where the climate is strangely warmer. Visit the garden of Georges Delasselle Penn Batz for stunning weather and tropical plants. While you’re there, make sure you climb the light-house. Its near-200 steps will burn off all the crepes you’ve been eating, plus the pastoral view at the top is worth the effort!

Brittany Attractions: The Golf

For a small and sleepy region, Brittany offers a surprising 35 golf courses, all close enough to offer a fantastic golfing trip and all set in breathtaking locations, usually with panoramic ocean views. It’s friendly, relaxed and away from the crowds, but at the same time close to home. It’s also relatively inexpensive, and visitors can even get a free golf pass offering a 20% discount on most courses. The golf clubs offer a range of challenges, beautiful surroundings, and are all close to great walking and cycling trails as well as other attractions.

For stunning coastal scenery, we recommend Dinard Golf Club, the 2nd oldest course in France. You’ll love the oak panelled clubhouse, the views straight out onto the sea and the stunning tiny town of Saint-Briac close by.

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