The most
westernmost part of France is found in Brittany
– or Bretagne as the French call it – or Breisz in Breton (I have no idea how
to pronounce that). And yes, its most
famous tourist attraction is Mont St Michel – but there is so much more!
Brittany
has lots of spectacular coastline and some interesting history and
culture.
You find
many road signs throughout Brittany that are in both French and Breton. Breton is quite similar to Gaelic – they are
both Celtic in origin.
This is an
example of a traditional Breton costume.
You have to love those tall headdresses!
You find
megaliths all over Brittany – I posted about the Cairn
of Barnenez – which we luckily stumbled over.
This is a
symbol for Brittany that we saw all over the place – we discovered it was
called the Triskel – so we decided
to buy a fridge magnet of it – do you think we saw any? No! Murphy's Law.
Pommeau is produced in Brittany as well as
in Normandy – I have never seen it anywhere else. It is made from a mix of apple juice and
Calvados (apple brandy). A nice aperitif
before dinner.
Carol, I love your travel posts! My father's ancestors are from Brittany, so it's a delight to see any pictures and learn a little lore.
ReplyDeleteIf I see a triskell fridge magnet this summer, I'll send you one ! And Breizh is pronounced Brez (like the Pez sweets) :) Kenavo !
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