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Saint-Brieuc Travel Guide: 43 reviews and 50 photos

ST. BRIEUC EN BRETAGNE.....

Several times already I have been touring Bretagne two times I spent a fortnight at ST. BRIEUC....in the North.

This is a lovely and ancient town where you can easily spend a holiday especially when you are by car or when you rent a car......

It is the economic and cultural centre of the Côtes d'Armor and is the most important town in the Departement, with an agglomeration of 100.000 inhabitants.

It is a touristic cross roads between the two axes of communication of Brittany and thus ideal for a stay!

It was founded in 482 by a monk who came from le Pays de Galles (Brieuc) and it is one of the places on the 7 stages/halting places of the Pilgrimage of "TRO BREIZ".

You can arrive by train: 3 hrs. by TGV (= Train de Grande Vitesse = very fast train for which you have to book in advance!!) from Paris.

4 hrs. by car via the AUTOROUTE
(awfully busy in high season!)

1.h. 15 from Paris by plane

By sea: car ferries for the UK from Roscoff or St. Malo (France)

by boats destined for the ENGLISH-NORMANDIC islands from St. Malo (France).

The coast is fantastic, LIGHTHOUSES galore , and the interior is strewn with flowers and green: GREAT......

The Rue Notre-Dame leads to the Gothic Fountain of St.Brieuc dating from the 15th Century.
A lane leads to the riverbeds of the river Gouët and river Gouëdic (the little Gouët.)
Originally the town was founded in between these two deep valleys and there are several bridges of which the Pont de Gouëdic dates from 12th-13th Century.

The railway bridge and the Pont Harel-de-la-Noë are the most beautiful ponts.

A stair of 200 steps leads from the Pont du Gouët to the Tertre Notre Dame which will reward you with a nice view over old St. Brieuc.

LE LéGUé.....

LE LéGUé

This is the harbour of St. Brieuc in the little suburb of %^s4 CESSON %s* where I stayed with a very friendly family of 5!

Each day I went to this harbour for a grandiose walk: sometimes the water was receding, like in this photo and sometimes the water swished into the harbour to revive all boats that were lamely lying in the clay, waiting for the high tide...... High tide means life......

And at the same time work, loading and unloading could again go on....

ON OTHER DAYS I COULD GO FOR A SWIM....

A DAY TO GO FOR A SWIM....IN BETWEEN LESSONS...

I was here to be immerged in FRENCH.....
In the Netherlands I can't practise my French so I have to go to France for some courses now and again, not to use my Fluency, the skill that is most difficult to develop and at the same time the skill that you lose quickest.....USE IT OR LOSE IT!!

There is more about St. Brieuc in my BRETAGNE PAGES......DO HAVE A LOOK THERE IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT!

Pros and Cons

Pros:A LOVELY PLACE IN A LOVELY DEPARTEMENT DE FRANCE...
Cons:NONE....
In a nutshell:LOVELY PLACE ITSELF AND FINE STARTING POINT FOR TOURING BRETAGNE AND DISCOVER MORE AND MORE....

Intro Updated Jul 21, 2003
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ronaldpk Dec 8, 2010 at 6:37 AM

It's a famous place for those seeking healers - Mr Bartoli is brilliant! He was even featured on M6. And the town has a magnificent medieval area with a cathedral and lots of shops and restos around.
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matcrazy1 Oct 30, 2003 at 3:14 PM

Wonderful page! Very informative! Hmm... I still don't know where to sleep there - not so easy to choose hehe!
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lighthouse666 Aug 14, 2003 at 2:17 PM

c'est magnifique! merci.
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maritagnes Jul 25, 2003 at 11:38 AM

Wonderful to "revisit" St-Brieuc through your pages! I spent a week there a few years ago, and your pictures and tips made me want to go back!
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peas Jul 21, 2003 at 6:56 AM

lots if fine info! Pics would make it more attractive though!! thank you, bloem.
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dsantosh May 19, 2003 at 6:31 AM

Really informative page..nice presentation