"beautiful brittany by the coast" Concarneau by gwened

Concarneau Travel Guide: 34 reviews and 120 photos

ville close surrounded by granite stones walls

see Concarneau,the harbor and the ville close

ville close or enclosed city, walls of granite stones,and inside a mini city just gorgeous, nice view of the harbor and boats, and seafood Brittany at its best.

a bit of history to understand this wonderful fortified city.
At the end of the 11C, the site called Conq became the seat of the ducal chancellery, at the 15C under the reigns of Dukes Pierre II, Arthur III, and François II, the city is described as « entirely fortified>. At the end of the 16C, the place de Concarneau saw the last of the military events under its ramparts during the war of religions.
In the 17C, it is already a royal town,seat of the senegal and stays until 1789.
At this time in the 17_18C the master of the special boat of the area call the chaloupe, occupied the ramparts and streets near the harbor and put their sardines business. The naval shipyards builts the chaloupes sardinières, etc. Eventually the town merged the two communes nearby of Beuzec-conq in 1945 and Lanriec in 1959.
The chalutiers still fish here to just north of Scotland , and the tuna boats cruise the Seychelles, and in the gulf of Guinea. Now, Concarneau is the 3rd port in tonnage and the 3rd port of fresh fishing in France, as well as the 1st port of tuna in Europe!

marine sailors training center

across the bay from old fortress

best view in town

Pl 8 mai 1945

the pl 8 mai 1945 vast space for parking and walk all over, just across from the ville close

Pros and Cons

Pros:a nice coastal town with an enclose city
Cons:none
In a nutshell:The Ville Close or enclosed city of Brittany

Last visit to Concarneau: Jan 2012
Intro Updated Sep 3, 2012
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walk the ville close or walled city Favorites (1)

It is wonderful to walk here, so much to see ,my first time here didn't even entered here, then came back to see and now... more travel advice

seafood goood and view classique Restaurants (3)

very French seafood place the one you will love as I do. Very modern clean with terrace and two floors, nice colors... more travel advice

walled city or ville close -interior - Concarneau

walled city or ville close -interior Things to Do (7)

walled city or ville close,fortress walls nicely done, a must see in the area the ville close, or fortified city ,only... more travel advice

from outside store of Larnicol - Concarneau

chocolates and caramels breton Shopping (4)

the town is like it is, gourmand and richly decorated with chocolates, caramels, breton cakes and kouignettes of all... more travel advice

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Presbytére church

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Written Jan 20, 2013

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walking Concarneau

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jojes May 16, 2013 at 4:17 AM

Hi

I've been to Brittany twice ... Last time was already 1998 ...
Been to Concarneau both times. Love it there ... The small streets and nice atmosphere in the 'ville close' ...
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  jojes May 16, 2013 at 5:47 AM
  
  We'll certainly do that.
  If you're ever in the vicinity of Belgium's oldest town - Tongeren - and fancy a visit ... let us know ...
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  gwened May 16, 2013 at 6:06 AM
  
  ahh well do visit often, was just in Christmas in Brussels with the family.
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gwened Jan 20, 2013 at 9:21 AM

visiting Brittany one town at a time ::)