'''Morbihan''' is in the Brittany region of France.

Regions

  • Pays de Lorient
  • Pays d'Auray
  • Pays de la Baie Rhuys-Vilaine
  • Pays de Vannes-Lanvaux
  • Pays de Redon
  • Pays de l'Oust a Broceliande
  • Pays de Pontivy
  • Pays du Roi Morvan
  • Pays de la Vallee du Blavet
  • Cities

  • Quiberon
  • Vannes
  • Other destinations

  • Rohan
  • Josselin
  • Pontivy
  • Lorient
  • Understand

    Morbihan is a region of Brittany rich in history and culture. The name ''mor bihan'' comes from the Breton "little sea" which is a reference to the inland sea of the ''Golfe du Morbihan'', where an abundance of wildlife thrives, together with yachts and small boats meandering between its lovely islands. Just outside the gulf is the Atlantic Ocean, "mor braz" (big sea or ocean), where sailors once started their long voyages to the Orient.

    Talk

    French is the main language of use in the area, though those involved with the tourism industry will usually speak at least some English.

    Get in

    Ferry, St Malo or Roscoff: [http://www.brittanyferries.co.uk]

    Fly, Dinard, Brest or Lorient: [http://www.ryanair.com] [http://www.flybe.com] [http://aerarann.ie]

    Get around

    Josselin - The chateau des Rohan

    Pontivy - Napoleonic heritage trail

    Vannes and Le Golfe du Morbihan

    See

  • '''Menhirs and Dolmens'''- ancient standing stones and stone tables.
  • Itineraries

    Chateaux

    Museums

    Nantes-Brest Canal

    Brittany Beaches

    Do

  • '''Walk'''
  • '''Cycle'''
  • '''Swim'''
  • Eat

  • Seafood, oysters, mussels.
  • Buckwheat pancakes, crepes and desserts.
  • Ham and pork products.
  • Buttermilk
  • Artichokes and cauliflowers.
  • Drink

  • '''Breton cider'''
  • '''Wine'''
  • Stay safe

    Swim at the safe beaches of Morbihan.

    Beware of dangerous undercurrents in the Golf du Morbihan.

    Get out

    Sleep

    Morbihan lies in the middle of the five departments that form the region of Brittany and can offer accommodation beside the sea, or deep in the Breton countryside. This department has a wide variety of hotels, pensions, bed and breakfast establishments, gites or holiday cottages, and campsites to offer the "vacancier".
  • Holiday Cottage in Morbihan: [http://www.brittanygite.co.uk]