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Overview of Brittany
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34,034 sq km (13,137 sq mi) |
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| Population |
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4,198,500 |
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| Language |
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French is the official language. Breton and Gallo are spoken too. |
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1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT). |
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| Electricity |
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220, 50 Hz. Generally, round two-pin plugs and screw-type lamp fittings are in use. |
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| Clothing |
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Light- to medium weights and rainwear, according to the season. |
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| Religion |
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90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Muslim, 1% Jewish, 6% unaffiliated. |
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Location of Brittany
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Brittany occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of France, lying between the English Channel
to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. It features a picturesque coastline and glorious
countryside. Finistere, Cotes d'Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique are the 5
departments that make up the region of Bretagne / Brittany. Surrounded on three sides by water and
separated from the rest of France by language and its Celtic traditions, Bretons take pride in
their differences and work hard to keep their language and traditions alive.
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Climate of Brittany
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Since Brittany is on the west coast of France, it has a warm temperate climate. It does rain
sometimes, which is one of the reasons its countryside is so green and wooded, but it is most
likely that there will be more sun than cloud. In the summer months, Brittany can reach temperatures
of about 30°C (86°F), but is still comfortable compared to parts of France south of the Loire River. It
generally has a moderate climate during both summer and winter, and rain is not uncomfortably common.
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Best Time to Travel to Brittany
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With its wide range of fascinating places to visit, Brittany is inevitably packed to the gills
in August, so unless you want to share the beaches or menhirs with thousands of French holidaymakers,
you might want to choose a different time to go. In June, September and early October the weather is
pleasing and good for walking: there's still quite a bit of warmth in the air (and the water, thanks
to the Gulf Stream) and the rain won't be quite so heavy. The winter can be bleak, particularly
along the coast, but frequent mists can add to the mystery of the interior.
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Attractions in Brittany
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For most visitors, it is the Breton coast that is the dominant feature. Apart from the Cote d'Azur,
this is the most popular summer resort area in France, for both French and foreign tourists. Its
attractions are obvious: warm white-sand beaches, towering cliffs, rock formations and offshore
islands and islets, and everywhere the stone dolmen and menhir monuments of a prehistoric past.
The most frequented areas are the Cote d'Emeraude around St-Malo; the Cote de Granit Rose
in the north; the Crozon peninsula in far western Finistere (Land's End); the family
resorts such as Benodet just to the south; and the Morbihan coast below Vannes.
Accommodation and campsites here are plentiful, if pushed to their limits from mid-June to the
end of August, and for all the crowds there are resorts as enticing as any in the country. Be
aware, though, that out of season, many of the coastal resorts close down completely. Whenever you
come, don't leave Brittany without visiting one of its scores of islands – such as the Ile de
Brehat, the Ile de Sein, or Belle Ile – or taking in cities like Quimper or Morlaix,
testimony to the riches of the medieval duchy. Allow time, too, to leave the coast and explore the
interior, particularly the western country around the Monts d'Arree, even if the price you
pay for the solitude is sketchy transport and a shortage of hotels and campsites.
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Events in Brittany
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If you're looking for traditional Breton fun, and you can't make the Lorient festival (or the smaller
Quinzaine Celtique at Nantes in June/July), look out for gatherings organized by Celtic folklore groups
– Circles or Bagadou. You may also be interested by the pardons, pilgrimage festivals commemorating
local saints, which guidebooks (and tourist offices) tend to promote as exciting spectacles. In truth,
unlike most French festivals, these are not phoney affairs kept alive for tourists, but deeply serious
and rather gloomy religious occasions.
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Food in Brittany
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The coastal regions of Brittany - called Armor, land of the sea in Breton - are justly famous for fish,
seafood such as coquilles Saint-Jacques (sea scallops), lobster, spiny lobster, oysters and mussels,
shrimps, mackerel, and many tasty varieties of fish like sardines, coalfish, monkfish, tuna... Among
the sea food specialities is cotriade.
The inland part of Brittany - Argoat, land of the forest - is known throughout France for the quality
of vegetables, especially artichokes, cauliflowers and onions. Charcuterie is also important including
andouille, pork pates, sausages and tripe.
Crepes or pancakes can be eaten either savoury (with eggs, ham, creme fraiche, cheese) or sweet
(with apples, nuts, chocolate, jam). Consider them as lacy galettes and a delicacy. These pancakes
originally weren't the fine and delicate ones we know today. The buckwheat that they grew well in the
granite soil in Brittany was simply kneaded with salt and water to form a dough and baked on stones,
these were the original galettes, which were part of the staple diet of the Bretons. Breton savoury
pancakes today are prepared from buckwheat flour, eggs and milk or water (dependent on the area).
Brittany is one of the few areas of France where there is not a cheese making or eating tradition.
They call cheese, beurre pourri, which means 'spoiled or rotten butter'. Instead of cheese, Bretons
transform their milk into butter, usually salted with the abundant sea salt of the area. You'll find
the butter used in rich butter cakes and cookies.
The traditional drinks of Brittany are cider (Breton: chistr). Brittany is the second largest
cider-producing region in France; cervois (buckwheat beer), lambig (a distallation of cider apple brandy)
and chouchen (a honey mead) are making a comeback. The one wine that may be counted as Breton is Muscadet,
grown around Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department.
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Society in Brittany
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No one area – and certainly no one city or town – in Brittany encapsulates the character of the
province; that lies in its people and in its geographical unity. For generations Bretons risked
their lives fishing and trading on the violent seas and struggled with the arid soil of the interior.
This toughness and resilience is tinged with Celtic culture: mystical, musical, sometimes morbid and
defeatist, sometimes vital and inspired.
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