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DRIVING
IN FRANCE TAKE NOTE !!
Visibility Vests
- Reflective Vests are compulsory in France from July 1st 2008,
and likely to become compulsory throughout the EU. The
rules vary from country to country concerning number of vests required and
whether they should be carried in the car or boot. Anyone providing roadside
assistance or leaving a stranded vehicle should always wear a reflective vest
for their own safety.
Warning
triangle is compulsory as from July 1st 2008. The triangle can be
used in conjunction with hazard flashers. |
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Europe
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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. |
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 |
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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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