BREST, The biggest north west atlantic port of call.
Brest with its evocative street names – Siam, Bougainville, La Fayette, Segalen, is a place where the traveller can unwind in a variety of ways : shoping, restaurants, museums and galleries, theatre, cinema, bars and pubs with a truly Celtic atmosphere.
From the Crozon peninsula, at sunset, the traveller can marvel at the hundred or so standing stones of Lagatjar, a spiritual centre of forgotten civilizations. Brittany, formerly Celtic Armorica, is situated on the very edge of Europe and has, for thousands of years, been the homeland of a race of intrepid sea-farers.
The Celtic City
Just a few hundred yards away from the quays sits the town itself amid its Motte-Tanguy Tower and its castle dating back to the 15th and 17th centuries, which houses the splendid naval museum. Keep, towers, courtyards and watchtowers overlook the harbour and the Penfield river which, every 4 years, play host to the largest gathering of boats in the world.
Gateway to an unspoilt nature
From the Crozon peninsula, at sunset, the traveller can marvel at the hundred or so standing stones of Lagatjar, a spiritual centre of forgotten civilizations. In Finitere, there is an abundance of gravestones from the Celtic era as well as more recent chapels, wayside crucifixes and parish closes. The vessel coming into Brest is greeted by the sight of one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
