Group activities in Bretagne

Village of Locronan

Listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, Locronan has preserved its granite architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries. This village in Finistère, between Quimper and Douarnenez, owes its past prosperity to the making of sailcloth, which equipped in…

Île de Bréhat

A car-free island reached by boat, with coastal paths and gardens. Lying north of the Pointe de l’Arcouest, near Paimpol, the island is reached by a shuttle boat that crosses the Ferlas channel to Port-Clos. Motor vehicles are banned, except…

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes

Collections ranging from Egyptian antiquity to contemporary art. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes was formed from the revolutionary seizures of 1794 and owes much of its wealth to the cabinet of curiosities of the Marquis de Robien, a president…

Ramparts and Corsair City of Saint-Malo

Ramparts largely remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries, offering a panoramic view over the bay. Begun in the 12th century, the walls of Saint-Malo were strengthened in Vauban’s time by the engineer Siméon Garangeau, who replaced three quarters of…

Domaine de Trévarez

Château and outstanding landscaped park, devoted to gardens and botany. Built in the late 19th century in Saint-Goazec by James de Kerjégu, the château blends Victorian and neo-Gothic styles with Breton decorative features. It was equipped with the latest technology…

Vallée des Saints

Park of monumental sculptures inspired by the legendary Breton saints. Launched in 2008 by an association and inaugurated in 2012, the project covers the hill of Quénéquillec, in Carnoët, Côtes-d’Armor. Its long-term aim is to bring together statues of a…

Océanopolis

A large discovery park devoted to marine ecosystems, from polar to tropical. Opened in 1990 near the Moulin-Blanc marina in Brest, Océanopolis is a science centre dedicated to the ocean, combining an aquarium, a science centre and a planetarium. The…

Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo

Aquarium showcasing marine life, from the English Channel to tropical seas. Opened in 1996 at the entrance to the corsair city, it is home to some 10,000 animals of around 600 species, spread across ten themed worlds and 46 tanks.…

Pointe du Raz

Listed as a Grand Site de France, the Pointe du Raz is the westernmost part of Cap Sizun, in Finistère. This rocky headland in the commune of Plogoff forms a seventy-two-metre-high prow overlooking the Raz de Sein, facing the Iroise…

Château de Josselin

A feudal castle of the Dukes of Rohan on the banks of the Oust, Josselin overlooks the river from a rocky plateau. A fortress as early as the 11th century, heavily reinforced by Olivier de Clisson in the 14th century,…

Alignements de Carnac

The world’s largest group of aligned menhirs, with nearly 3,000 standing stones. The Carnac alignments comprise four megalithic sites, Kermario, Le Ménec, Kerlescan and Le Petit Ménec, in the municipalities of Carnac and La Trinité-sur-Mer. Erected around 4,500 BC, these…

Citadelle de Port-Louis – Musée de la Compagnie des Indes

A citadel housing the collections of the Musée de la Compagnie des Indes (East India Company Museum). Built in the 16th century by the Spanish and altered in the 17th century by the French, the Citadelle de Port-Louis guards the…

Parc de Branféré

A zoological park where animals live in semi-freedom, set within a botanical estate. Located in Le Guerno, in the Morbihan, it opened in 1965 around a château built in 1848. Its owners, Paul and Hélène Jourde, were inspired by the…

Terres de Nataé

Landscaped zoo presenting more than 100 species in a wooded setting. Founded in 1973 by Pierre and Maguy Thomas on the banks of the Scave in Pont-Scorff, the former Zoo de Pont-Scorff has been known as Terres de Nataé since…

Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly

Interactive museum dedicated to sailing and the history of the submarine base. Opened in 2008 in Lorient, the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly stands on the site of the former submarine base, within a hub devoted to offshore racing.…