Brittany Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do throughout Brittany


  • archeological site
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  • family-friendly
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  • seasonal opening
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  • pre-booking advised
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  • guided tours
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  • archeology
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  • history
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  • walking

with a rooftop viewing platform overlooking the Menhir alignments, the museum explores the history of the site. Walking through the site is only permitted in the winter months

Ferme Marine

Cancale

  • something different!
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • seasonal opening
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  • guided tours
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  • shop
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  • food & drink
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  • nature
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  • wildlife

the visit includes a short documentary explaining the oyster farmers' work, followed by a visit to the sorting and packing workshops

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.

  • art gallery
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  • family-friendly
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  • open year round
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  • guided tours
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  • shop
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  • art
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  • history
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  • poetry

head for the upper floors where there are good examples of the Pont Aven School and sketches by Picasso and a room dedicated to the poet Max Jacob who was born in Quimper