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Tour
de France 2008 - Passes through our small town Sunday 6th July
The
95th Tour de France - Saturday
5th July to Sunday 27th July
The first 3 days are spent in Brittany; Day 2 is from
Auray to Saint-Brieuc and
passes through Mur-de-Bretagne. Then it's down
towards the Loire, the
Pyrenees, across to Italy, back to the Alps before finishing in the Champs
Elysées in Paris. A total of 3500kms. |
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Le
Festival Interceltique de Lorient - Friday 1st August to Sunday
10th August 2008
The
annual international Celtic festival of music, song and dance. This
10 day festival
takes place in Lorient, Southern Brittany. This year Wales
will be the
country of honour. |
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Medieval
Festival Hennebont - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July
2008
Annual event last weekend in July. Local fayre,
Breton costumes and music. |
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Local
markets
Take in a true French atmosphere by spending some
mornings of your
holiday looking around the many local markets. Most have a wide variety
of
stalls packed with local produce.
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Monday: Pontivy, Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Tuesday: Paimpol, Pléneuf-Val-André
Wednesday: Carnac, Vannes, Saint-Brieuc,
Tréguier
Thursday: Dinan, Lamballe
Friday: Mur de Bretagne, Pléneuf-Val-André
Saturday: Josselin, Vannes, Loudeac,
Saint-Brieuc
Sunday: Carnac, Etables sur Mer
Friday evenings: during July & August
from 6pm to 10pm in our local town Mur de Bretagne
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Why not attend a fest noz (an evening get together - meal, music, dance,
competitions, etc)
or one of the many cultural festivals and folklore displays held throughout the year.
Sample the local cuisine of pancakes and cider, or the abundance of fresh fish, seafood, meat
and vegetables.
In all a relaxing combination to make your stay a memorable and pleasant experience.
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The
Breton Flag "Gwenn ha Du" (meaning White and Black) was created
in 1925. It consists of 9 stripes: 5 black ones (representing the 5 ancient
counties
or bishoprics of Haute-Bretagne: Dol, Nantes,
Rennes, St-Brieuc |
and
St-Malo) and the 4
white (representing those of Basse-Bretagne: Cornouaille,
Léon, Trégor
and Vannetais)
plus 11 ermines in the top left corner (the ermine being considered almost
everywhere as
the symbol of Brittany). |
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