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Sleep Hotel Tumulus
As if the views of
Quiberon Bay weren’t
enough, this friendly
and welcoming hotel
offers an inviting
outdoor swimming pool
and an indoor spa area.
It has 29 spacious
and tastefully
decorated rooms.
The awe-inspiring sight ! B3 ⌂ chemin du
of rows of megalithic Tumulus, Carnac
monuments at Carnac ∑ hotel-tumulus.com
¡¡¡
21 the phenomenon, while the Villa Reine Hortense
Maison des Megaliths pro-
Overlooking Dinard’s
Carnac vides infomation on visiting splendid stretch of pale
the menhirs, as well as offer-
! B3 ⌂ Morbihan @ sand beach, this elegant
n 74 avenue des Druides; ing guided tours. The Église hotel was built for
www.ot-carnac.fr St-Cornély is dedicated to royalty. All but one of its
St Cornelius, patron saint seven spacious rooms
A popular seaside resort, of horned animals. have a sea view, and all
Carnac is best known as are elegantly decorated,
one of the world’s great Musée de Préhistoire with pretty pops of
prehistoric sites, with ⌂ 10 de la Chapelle vibrant colour.
almost 3,000 menhirs # Hours vary, ! B2 ⌂ 19 rue de la
(standing stones) set in check website Malouine, Dinard
formation in parallel rows ∑ museedecarnac.fr ∑ villa-reine-
by people and for reasons hortense.com
unknown. The excellent Maison des Megaliths
Musée de Préhistoire ' ⌂ Rue du Ménec ¡¡¡
has more than 6,000 # 9:30am–6pm daily
well-curated exhibits ¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec La Residence
that attempt to explain ∑ menhirs-carnac.fr This modern boutique
hotel with a garden, in
the heart of Roscoff, has
28 stylishly renovated
rooms and is close to the
seafront and the
buzzing little town’s
shops and restaurants.
! A2 ⌂ 14 rue des
Johnnies, Roscoff
∑ hotelroscoff-la
residence.fr
¡¡¡

The spire rising above the
bell tower of Cathédrale
St-Tugdual in Tréguier
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