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with costumes, furni ture and Musée Bigouden
faïence, such as Cornouaille " ⌂ sq de l'Europe, Pont
coiffes, ornately carved ward­ l’Abbé # Jul & Aug: 10am–
robes, and turn­of­the­20th­ 6pm daily; Apr–Jun & Sep– EAT
century Breton tourist posters. Nov: 2–6pm Tue–Sun ¢ 1
Quimper has pro duced May ∑ museebigouden.fr Le Petit Chaperon
elegant hand­painted faïence Rouge
pottery since 1690. Designs You can’t miss the
often feature flowers and 10
colourful façade of the
animals framed by blue and kooky Little Red Riding
yellow borders. Faïence is Concarneau Hood, with excellent
today exported to collectors ! A3 ⌂ Finistère @ savoury galettes and
world­wide. In the southwest g Only for islands n Quai sweet crêpes, each with
of the city Faïenceries HB­ d’Aiguillon; www.tourisme a fairy-tale name.
Henriot, the oldest factory, is concarneau.fr
open to visitors all year round. ! A3 ⌂ 7 place
An important fishing port, Duguesclin, Concarneau
Musée des Beaux-Arts Concarneau’s main attraction § 02 98 60 53 32
" ⌂ 40 place St-Corentin is its 14th­century Ville Close ¡¡¡
# 10am–6pm daily ¢ Most (walled town), on an island in
public hols; Sep–Jun: Tue; the har bour encircled by mas­ Auberge des
Nov–Mar: Sun am ∑ mbaq.fr sive lichen­covered granite Glazicks
ramparts. It is accessed by Chef Olivier Bellin's
Musée Départemental bridge from place Jean Jaurès. gourmet menus feature
Breton Parts of the ramparts can be carefully chosen local
" ⌂ 1 rue de Roi-Gradlon toured, and the narrow streets produce matched with
# 10am–7pm daily ∑ musee- are full of independent shops excellent wines.
breton.finistere.fr and restaurants. The inter­ ! A3 ⌂ 7 rue de la
esting little Musée de la Plage, Plomodiern
Pêche, in the port’s ancient ∑ aubergedes
9 barracks, explains the local glazick.com
tech niques and history of
Pays Bigouden fishing at sea. ¡¡¡
! A3 ⌂ Finistère Musée de la Pêche Restaurant Patrick
@ Pont l’Abbé n Pont Jeoffroy
l’Abbé; www.destination- " ⌂ 3 rue Vauban # Jul & Jaw-dropping views of
Aug: 10am–6pm daily; Feb,
paysbigouden.com
Mar, Nov & Dec: 2–5:30pm the coast are paired
This is the southwesternly Tue–Sun; Apr–Jun, Sep & Oct: with inventive menus
point in Brittany, a windy pen­ 10am–6pm Tue–Sun ¢ Jan, featuring seafood with
insula with proud and ancient pub hols ∑ musee-peche.fr Far Eastern influences.
tradi tions. The region is famous ! A2 ⌂ 20 rue du
for the women’s tall coiffes Kelenn, Carentec
(lace bonnets) still worn at ∑ hoteldecarantec.com
festivals and pardons – the ¡¡¡
fascinating Musée Bigouden.
has a collection of them.
Along the Baie d’Audierne is
a brooding landscape of ham­
lets and isolated chapels; the
15th­century calvary at Notre­
Dame­de­Tronoën is the oldest
in Brittany. There are
invigorating sea views from
Pointe de la Torche (a good
surfing spot) and from the
Eckmühl lighthouse.

Concarneau's seafaring
past on display at the
Musée de la Pêche
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