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Rosslare to Cherbourg (17 hours). boat rentals and sometimes
Crossings from Dover to Calais or guided trips. Information on
Dunkirk, operated by P&O Ferries other boat trips and cruises is
and DFDS Seaways, take only available from tourist offices.
about an hour and are cheaper Brittany has 600 km (375
than direct ferries. However, you miles) of canals and navigable
will then have an onward drive rivers. There are several major
of at least 5–6 hours. routes, one of the most popular
being the one along the
exquisite Rance valley south
Boat and Canal Trips of St-Malo, with the possibility
There are many opportunities for of continuing down to Rennes
visitors to take boat trips out to and then following the Vilaine
sea, often in old restored sailing river all the way to the south
boats. Cotre Corsaire Le Renard coast. The Nantes–Brest canal
organizes trips of one or several (360 km/225 miles) goes
days in the Baie de St-Malo. Le through some of the most
Spot Nautique is a network of beautiful scenery in Brittany,
sailing centres all around the and the Blavet valley goes The small harbour at Dinan, on the
Breton coast that provide tuition, from Lorient to Pontivy. Rance river

Sea Links to the Islands Île (45 mins), Houat (45 mins) and Hoëdic
Brittany’s largest islands all have sea links with (1 hr 10 mins); and Vannes, Larmor-Barden and
the nearest harbour on the mainland. The main Locmariaquer for Île d’Arz, Île aux Moines and
departure points are Pointe de l’Arcouest for Île de other attractions around the Golfe du Morbihan.
Bréhat (15 mins); Roscoff, for Île de Batz (15 mins); Other services run from St-Quay-Portrieux to Île
Le Conquet and Brest for Île d’Ouessant (1 hr/2 hrs de Bréhat, from Lorient to Belle-Île and Île de
30 mins) and Île Molène (30 mins/1 hr 45 mins); Groix (45 mins), and from Concarneau and
Audierne for Île de Sein (1 hr); Quiberon for Belle- Bénodet/Loctudy to Îles de Glénan (1 hr).
Sept Îles Île
Îles
de Bréhat English Channel Chausey
Perros-Guirec Port- Pointe
Île de Batz Blanc de l’Arcouest
Roscoff Lannion Paimpol Île
de Cézembre
Île St-Quay-Portrieux
d’Ouessant St-Malo
Lanildut Morlaix Binic Erquy Dinard
Île
Molène Le Conquet Brest St-Brieuc
Dinan
Camaret le Fret CÔTES D’ARMOR
FINISTÈRE
ILLE-
Île ET-VILAINE
de Sein Audierne
Quimper
Rennes
Beg-Meil
Bénodet Port-la-Forêt
Concarneau MORBIHAN
Loctudy
Îles Lorient
Key de Glénan Port-Louis
Auray
Year-round service Île Vannes
de Groix
Seasonal service
Port- See inset below
Quiberon Navalo
Auray 0 km 5 Sauzon Houat La Turballe LOIRE-
le Palais ATLANTIQUE
0 miles 3 Vannes Hoëdic
Île
Bono Conleau Belle-Île La Baule Saint-
Port- Arradon Nazaire Nantes
Blanc Bellevue
Larmor- Atlantic Ocean
Baden Île Île
aux
Île Gavrinis Moines d’Arz
Locmariaquer Golfe 0 kilometres 40 Île de
du Morbihan Noirmoutier
Port-Navalo 0 miles 20 VENDÉE
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