Culture Brittany

To promote the architectural heritage created by the numerous washing machines installed on the river, this association proposes to discover them during walks.

Brest's new media library welcomes you to the former Capuchin workshops. It extends over 9,700 m ² and three levels. In this modern and industrial décor, you will find 120,000 documents in free access (books, BD, beautiful books, Dvds, CD), 900 seats, an auditorium, workrooms, computers, reading rooms and games spaces for small and large. Not to mention enthusiastic librarians! A living cultural space open to all.

Seven other media outlets welcome the public in various areas of Brest:

BELLEVUE, Place Napoléon III - 02 98 00 89 30;

WHITE CAVALE, Square Jack London - 02 98 33 58 70;

EUROPE, Sisley Street - 02 98 00 89 05;

LAMBÉZELLEC, rue Pierre Corre - 02 98 00 89 40;

FOUR MOULINS, 86 Anatole Street France - 02 98 33 58 60;

SAINT MARC, Place Vinet - 02 98 00 89 80;

SAINT-MARTIN, Guérin Square - 02 98 34 32 84.

Callac offers a wide range of outings and events. Callac and the surrounding area offer a wide range of experiences, from canoeing and kayaking to guided tours, concerts and local farmers' markets.

In an artistic complementarity in the city of Rennes, the Le Ponant, present in the local cultural landscape since 2000, offers music, dance or even one-man shows that attract an ever more audience. For the 2011-2012 season, no fewer than 35 performances will come to animate this dynamic site. The festival "La Semaine des Arts", which takes place in November, has become an invaluable rendezvous for the Pacéens. This equipment is at the top: a modular room can accommodate up to 1 380 people; 100 to 590 in amphitheatre, from 50 to 448 for seated meals and 50 to 800 for a standing cocktail. A large hall, a bar and a cloakroom are available, a fully equipped kitchen allows the services of a caterer for seminars or any other business or cultural meeting. A 10-minute drive from Rennes, Le Ponant has made his reputation as a high-quality programming room for both the public and artists.

This public service association promotes access to culture for all. They organize meetings between people interested in music and dances wherever they live. Thus, Musiques et Danse in Finistère brings together the actors of the musical life of Finistère. Its relaying role is essential and valuable. The association also receives it from the General Council and the State (DRAC Bretagne). The website will give you all the additional information you need.

Association Trans Musicales (ATM) is a non-profit organization based in Rennes. Founded in 1985, it organizes the annual Trans Musicales festival, a major event on the international music scene. ATM is supported by the City of Rennes, Rennes Métropole, the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, the Brittany Region and the French Ministry of Culture. It occupies offices on rue Jean Guy and also manages the Ubu concert hall, located next to the TNB on rue Saint Hélier. The rest of the week, the association is closed. Please note that ATM does not open at weekends.

Every year, Carhaix-Plouguer plays host to the famous Vieilles Charrues festival. This festival, which takes place at the Persivien outbuildings, is a major music event. Carhaix-Plouguer is a must-see destination for music and festival fans.

Clair Obscur is a cultural association based in Rennes, Brittany. Founded in 1990, its aim is to promote cinema and audiovisual arts for all audiences. Its flagship event is the Travelling festival, which showcases the world's major cities through their urban cinematography. The festival offers a rich and diverse program, showcasing independent films and emerging talents. In addition to the festival, Clair Obscur organizes film screenings, image education workshops and meetings with film professionals throughout the year. The association also works in partnership with institutional and socio-cultural players to set up distribution and audience support initiatives.

The online tourist guide presents the Mythos Festival in Rennes.

Read: The Jeanne of Jeanne De Broc (2007, Cité Presses de la Cité).

This interpretation centre in the heart of a th century canvas merchant, invites you to discover a blue flower with many facets: flax. It traces the story of the famous «Paintings Vishnu», which made the fame of Brittany from the th to the th century during a museum pathway. This house of the Canvases is the first step in several heritage discovery circuits: the Flax Route.

An exciting permanent exhibition on the water mills, wind and tides.

Guimiliau is a charming town in Brittany, known for its hiking club "Les Chemins du Tro Breiz". This club offers hiking itineraries throughout the region, enabling visitors to discover the magnificent landscapes of Guimiliau and the surrounding area.

Located in the Lorient roadstead in Southern Brittany, the Kernével marina offers rapid access to the open sea. Anchored in Larmor-Plage, a charming seaside resort, it is an ideal cultural and leisure stopover. Since its opening in 1988, the Port du Kernével has welcomed some of the biggest names in sailing, including Alain Gautier and Éric Tabarly. A symbol of the growing importance of yachting in the Lorient region, the harbor has expanded over the years to ensure a high-quality welcome for its sailors. The port has 1,000 berths on pontoons, 100 of which are reserved for visiting yachtsmen.

This information centre, documentation and permanent exhibition on flora and fauna around the dunes and ponds of Trévignon, made famous by Jean Rostand, will advise you on the different walks to make and on the sites to visit. Naturalist tours are organised all year round.

A beautiful bourgeois house dating back to about 1550, with temporary exhibitions dedicated to Brittany. Besides, probably the oldest house in the city, old store having kept its stone stalls.

In a vast area of 625 hectares, on the shores of Saint-Vio Pond, the house of Audierne bay is in fact a centre of documentation and exposure on the coast, nature and art of the region in all its forms. The Littoral Conservatory and the Bigouden Country Promotion Association want to be the custodians of this ecological environment by conserving and increasing the biological interests of the natural site. Through a naturalist hike, accessible to everyone, you discover the riches of this protected mosaic environment. Provide binoculars - possibility to rent on site. Several thematic and naturalist exhibitions, a video room, an observatory, a slide show, a field laboratory, a banding station, a shop are the entire house.

A real country house, a real gold mine with information on cultural heritage and the environment.

Since their installation some time ago, the eight windmills of Goulien have always fascinated and intrigued as adults and children. A centre for entertaining and scientific interpretation, the Maison du Vent invites to discover the wind in all its aspects, from music to technology, from poetry to science, through a museum pathway entitled "At the Wind School". Vane, anemometer, flag, drawings, air currents, diffusion of spray odours and sound fittings are part of the understanding of wind, windy and energy production.

You can immerse yourself in the arthuriennes legends: the round table, the Grail, merlin…