 BRITTANY
Features -
Coast of attractive, quaint fishing villages and charming
resorts. Beautiful countryside and miles of wide sandy
beaches.
Key
Sights/Places to Visit - St. Malo, Dinard,
Rennes, Vannes, Quimper, neolithic stones at Carnac,
the port of Concarneau, the artists haven of Pont-Aven,
Dinan.
Further Attractions -
The Chateaux at Fougères, Vitré and Combourg,
the enchanted forest of Painpont (Brocéliande) and
the Armorican regional nature park for walking, cycling and
riding.
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 NORMANDY
Features -
Stylish resorts including Deauville, pretty fishing ports
including Honfleur, Barfleur, Trouville and Cabourg, green
countryside, half-timbered houses, cider orchards and France's
largest regional park and forest.
Key
Sights/Places to Visit - Mont St. Michel,
Bayeux Tapestry, Monet's garden at Giverny, Caen, Rouen,
Coutances, Dieppe, Evreux.
Further
Attractions - Festyland theme park outside
Caen, Parc du Bocasse fun park near Rouen, Bagnoles de l'Orne spa and leisure centre, Suisse
Normande hills for outdoor activities.
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REGIONAL FOOD
Brittany:
Features -
fish and shellfish, salt marsh lamb, buckwheat crêpes
(galettes), artichokes, chestnuts, cauliflowers, butter,
eggs.
Specialities -
fruits de mer, coquilles St Jacques Nantaise (scallops with
spices), cotriade Bretonne (fish stew) gigot d'agneau à la
Bretonne, poularde à la Rennaise (stuffed chicken
with prunes), saucisses au muscadet, canard au petit pois,
beurre blanc Nantais, pain de maqereau Quiberon, ragout bigoudin,
crêpes suzettes, galette biscuits, far Breton (yorkshire
pudding with prunes or raisins), butter cake.
Normandy:
Features -
fish and shellfish, pork, cheese, cream, butter, omelettes,
potatoes, crème fraîche, apples.
Specialities -
moules marinières, boudin blanc, salade Cauchoise
(potato salad with ham), porc Normande, pâté de
foie de porc, croquettes de Camembert, marmite Dieppois (fish
stew with spices), filet de sole Normande, sauce Normande
(cider and cream sauce), brioche, sablé biscuits,
bourdelots.
Cheeses -
Camembert, Pont l'Eveque, Livarot, Neufchâtel, Chateaubriand.
Drinks -
cider, calvados (cider brandy), benedictine liqueur.
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