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178  BRIT T AN Y REGION B Y REGION

Exploring the Morbihan

The south of the Morbihan is crossed by the Vilaine, which flows into
the Atlantic just west of La Roche-Bernard. Vannes, on the far northern
side of the gulf, is the capital of the Morbihan, and a lively city with an
ever-expanding student population. The Morbihan’s two other major
conurbations – Lorient, a port with five harbours, and Auray, a charming
medieval town – are located further northwest. Water is ubiquitous in
this region; countless rivers have carved deep canyons, and rias (ancient
valleys flooded by the sea) go far inland. The Golfe du Morbihan is
almost closed and is thus sheltered from the
rigours of the open sea. Although the
Morbihan’s inland region attracts Loudéac,
Q u é n e c a n
fewer visitors, it has beautiful Fo rê t d e St-Brieuc
countryside and pretty villages. Gourin Plouray Dinan
Ellé
Quimper Rohan La Trinité- Mauron
GUÉMÉNÉ- PONTIVY Porhoët
SUR-SCORFF
Fo rê t d e
LE FAOUËT L a n o u é e
Canal de Nantes
St-Fiacre KERNASCLÉDEN Naizin
Pluméliau
Scorff Bubry Réguiny JOSSELIN Lac au PLOËRMEL Rennes
duc
Guer
Plouay
Quimper BAUD Locminé Guéhenno
Blavet
MORBIHAN
Saint-Jean-
HENNEBONT Brévelay
Guidel Claie Malestroit
Lanester Pluvigner Aff
La Gacilly
Landévant Grand-Champ
Ploemeur LORIENT Elven Oust
L a n d e s d e L a n v a u x
STE-ANNE- Forteresse de Arz
PORT-LOUIS D’AURAY Largoët d’Elven ROCHEFORT-
Larmor-Plage EN-TERRE
Belz AURAY
Basilica at Ste-Anne-d’Auray Êtel VANNES QUESTEMBERT
Port-Tudy Le Bono
LA TRINITÉ-SUR- Arradon Parc Zoologique
ÎLE DE GROIX MER de Branféré
Plouharnel Péaule Vilaine
CARNAC LOCMARIAQUER GOLFE DU Muzillac
Port-Navalo MORBIHAN
Pte. de
Kerpenhir Château LA ROCHE-
PRESQU’ÎLE DE de Kerlévenan BERNARD
Sights at a Glance QUIBERON Baie de St Gildas Château Camoël Nantes
de Suscinio
1 Lorient r Vannes pp192–5 Quiberon Quiberon de Rhuis
2 Port-Louis t La Roche-Bernard
3 Île de Groix y Questembert a Pontivy La Baule
4 Presqu’île de Quiberon u Rochefort-en-Terre
5 Belle-Île-en-Mer i Ploërmel ÎLE D’HOUAT
6 Île de Houat o Josselin Sauzon
7 Île de Hoëdic p Baud BELLE-ÎLE- Le Palais ÎLE DE
HOËDIC
8 Carnac pp184–5 a Pontivy EN-MER
9 La Trinité-sur-Mer s Guéméné-sur-Scorff
0 Locmariaquer d Kernascléden Locmaria
q Auray f Le Faouët
w Ste-Anne-d’Auray g Hennebont
e Golfe du Morbihan pp188–91
For hotels and restaurants see pp228–9 and pp241–3
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