Tourist Attractions & Monuments Brittany

The favourite spot of joggers and lovers of family or a romantic walks! This former quarry, now Stang-Alar valley, is a famous park and encloses the Brest botanical conservatory, which was the first institution in the world, in the 80's, dedicated to the protection of plant species. Almost 20 hecters of grenery, which gives visitors a bucolic journey in the edge of the city. Walk by various streams, some in which many species of seabirds nest. In addition to the presence of various colonies of duck and moorhens, children enjoy picnics and playgrounds! As for basic fare fans, check your competence in the three courts of 850, 1350 and 2,000m offered by the site.

The American monument was built in 1927 on the promenade of Cours Dajot to commemorate the participation of American soldiers in the First World War. Destroyed during the Second World War, this 50-metre high polished granite tower of Ploumanac'h was rebuilt identically in 1958. Dominating the port of Brest, it also enjoys the status of extraterritoriality, letting us see a small piece of America! A few meters further on is the staircase leading to the commercial port, immortalized in Remorques, Roger Vercel's novel and Jean Grémillon's film. It is rare to be able to go up there. For more information, contact the town hall.

Pont-Aven, the mythical name resounds like a mystery, that of Paul Gauguin, of the Talisman, of the Gloanec pension... Not far from the sea, in this small Breton village coiled around the river Aven and its small river port, the Pont-Aven museum is a jewel which deserves more than a detour. Dedicated to the artists of the Pont-Aven school, the collection also includes works by artists who inherited this style. The museography of the permanent tour is accompanied by simple and effective multimedia devices: audio guides, interactive terminal, film, listening points.