quimper france Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/quimper-france Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:16:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 BREST MAP http://travelsfinders.com/brest-map-2.html http://travelsfinders.com/brest-map-2.html#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:18:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=226890 BREST MAP Brest (pop. 156,000) was transformed into a somber wasteland in 1944 by Allied bombers driving out the occupying German flotilla However, the city has begun to show signs of life; Brest features a number of pleasant daytime cafes and a new summer concert series, as well as one of the largest aquariums around. Brest’s chateau was the only building in the town to survive WWII, and is now the world’s oldest active military institution, as well as home to the Musee de la Marine, off r. de Chateau, which highlights the local maritime history. (Open Apr.-Sept. daily 10am-6:30pm;

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]]> http://travelsfinders.com/brest-map-2.html/feed 0 QUIMPER MAP http://travelsfinders.com/quimper-map.html http://travelsfinders.com/quimper-map.html#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:24:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=226897 QUIMPER MAP With a central waterway crisscrossed by pedestrian footbridges decorated with colorful flowers, Quimper (pop. 63,000) has the feel of a mini-Paris. The magnificent dual spires of the Cathedrale St-Corentin, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, mark the entrance to the old quarter from quai St-Corentin. (Open M-Sa 8:30am-noon and l:30-6:30pm, Su 8:30am-noon, except during mass, and 2-6:30pm.) The Musee Departemental Breton, 1 r. du Roi Gradlon, through the cathedral garden, offers exhibits on local history, archaeology, and ethnography. (Open June-Sept. daily 9am-6pm; Oct.-May Su 2-5pm, Tu-Sa 9am-noon and 2-5pm. ‚4, students ‚2.50.) At night, head to one

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