Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.
Cities
- 🌍 Carnac – the megalithic menhirs, stones erected by the prehistoric peoples of Brittany
- 🌍 Lorient – famous for its yearly Festival Interceltique, dedicated to Celtic music with participants from all of the Celtic nations
- 🌍 Pontivy – popular for its castle and the Napoleonic heritage trail
- 🌍 Quiberon — a summer spa-resort
- 🌍 Vannes – a city in the Gulf of Morbihan
Other destinations
- 🌍 Belle Île — the "beautiful island" has a massive historical citadel
- 🌍 Groix — it has high cliffs on its north coast, and sandy beaches in secluded coves on the south coast
- 🌍 Hoëdic — this island fills up with boaters and campers during summer
- 🌍 Houat — an island surrounded by granite cliffs except for a long beach lined with dunes on the eastern coast
- 🌍 Ile-aux-Moines — a pretty island with amazing landscapes and good walking routes
Understand
Get in
By car
The Morbihan and Breton road network allows you to travel with ease. The expressways are free between Rennes/Lorient (N24), Ploërmel/Vannes (N166), Nantes/Vannes (N165).
By train
- SNCF. The main stations in the department are Vannes, Lorient, Auray and Redon. They are served by the TGV Paris—Quimper.
By plane
- 🌍 Lorient Bretagne Sud Airport (LRT IATA Aéroport de Lorient-Bretagne-Sud), ☏ +33 2 97 87 21 50. Flights from Lyon and Paris Orly.
Get around
By boat
For the Atlantic islands: Belle-île, Groix, Houat and Hoëdic, daily connections all year round (approximately 45 to 60 min) by the Océane company. From Easter to October and in season, other companies also offer crossings.
The Oust River, part of the Nantes-Brest Canal, runs from Rohan to Redon, passing through Saint-Vincent-sur-Oust and Saint-Martin-sur-Oust
By coach
- BreizhGo. Public transportation in Brittany.
See
The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast. More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local granite and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany and form the largest such collection in the world.