Brittany Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do throughout Brittany


  • fortress
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • guided tours
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  • architecture
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  • military history

the museum is set within the Hotel Citadelle Vauban and is open to the public. There are fine examples of period military artefacts and in the summer months there are evening performances depicting historical, military life

Fort National

Saint Malo

  • archeological site
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  • ruin
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  • family-friendly
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  • seasonal opening
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  • guided tours
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  • archeology
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  • architecture
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  • history
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  • military history

a form er prison built by Vauban in the late seventeenth century and can be accessed at low tide.

  • fortress
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • limited opening
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  • architecture
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • military history

with interactive exhibits where visitors can experience wearing chain mail and the difficulties of hearing and seeing in medieval combat