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Clothes
Sturdy and weather-resistant, traditional sailors’ clothing
conjures up images of the open sea and ocean spray. With
the rise in popularity of sailing and water sports, it has become
essential wear both for yachting enthusiasts and for casually
chic town-dwellers.

Seaman’s woolly hat,
ideal for keeping out a
sea fret. Kabig, a hooded jacket made of
heavy waterproofed cloth.
Sailors’ sweaters
Sweets and Biscuits
Among Breton specialities are many kinds of sweets and biscuits, some
owing their distinctive taste to Brittany’s excellent butter. These treats include
pancakes (packaged in foil), butter toffees, butter biscuits, especially petits-
beurre made in Nantes, and berlingots, handmade sweets also from Nantes.
Traou Mad,
butter biscuits, Butter toffees
made in
Pont-Aven

Berlingots
are twisted
sweets made Box of Leroux toffees
by traditional
methods.
Alcoholic Drinks
Brittany is renowned for its
ciders and liqueurs, including fleur
de caramel liqueur and fraise de
Plougastel, a strawberry liqueur.
Tins of coloured berlingots, made in Nantes

Skincare Products
A wide range of skincare products, including
seaweed-based cosmetics and creams made with
extracts of oyster, are on sale in thalassotherapy
centres all along the coasts of Brittany.

Traditional Fraise de
Phytomer for skincare Bath salts Breton cider Fleur de caramel Plougastel

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