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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
0 La Barbière
The Dolmen Practical Information
de la Barbière at Where to Stay: There are hotels,
Crossac testifies to human chambres d’hôtes (guest houses),
habitation of this area 5,000 years country gîtes and camping sites
ago. There are also megaliths at in several of the villages in the
Herbignac and St-Lyphard. park. Details from Maison du Parc
(see below).
What to Eat: Local specialities are
q Chapelle-des-Marais available at Herbignac, St-André-
The church contains a statue of St des-Eaux, St-Lyphard and Asserac.
Cornély, protector of horned animals. n Maison du Parc at Kerhinet;
Until 1966, each September the statue (02) 40 66 85 01.
of carved wood was paraded through ∑ parc-naturel-briere.com
the town in a chariot drawn by 20 pairs
of oxen crowned with roses.
La Roche-Bernard,
Vannes
9 Île de Fédrun
A road running around the edge
links the island’s houses. The
Ste-Reine- Maison de la Mariée (Bride’s
de-Bretagne House), with a collection that
includes these pretty bridal
crowns, is at No. 182.
Pontchâteau

Crossac

St-Joachin 8 Rozé
This port, with a lock on its west side, is one of the
points from which the water level is controlled. It
Canal du Nord
Canal de Canal de Rozé was through Rozé that peat, Grande Brière’s “black
Bréca gold”, was transported. The Reserve Pierre Constant
is an ornithological reserve with look-out posts,
information panels and hides.
St-Malo-
de-Guersac 7 Pont de Paille at Trignac
Canal de Trignac
Savenay, With its locks and pounds (holding
Montoir- Nantes areas for barges), Trignac is the largest
de-Bretagne barge port in Grande Brière. The
bridge spans the Canal de Rozé, one
of the major canals across the reserve.
St-Brevin- 0 kilometres 5
les-Pins 0 miles 3

6 La Chaussée-Neuve
This barge port, which once handled
consignments of peat, now attracts people
who come to the park to for bird-watching. Key
At the beginning of each year, reed-cutters
land their harvest here. The reeds are used to Suggested route
roof the houses in Grande Brière. Other routes

For keys to symbols see back flap

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