Beautiful Bretagne

Another non-blog; simply a few brief comments on the last four days in this lovely part of the world.

14th July - leaving Nantes

We were staying in the central part of Nantes, and the previous day upon arrival had not had time to visit the cathedral - Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes - before it closed. So the start of today was a visit before we hit the road.

On 18 July 2020 the 600-year old cathedral was the subject of an arson attack, and was closed for 5 years for repairs, reopening only late last year. Quite a magnificent building. I don't think that the pillars were damaged in the fire, but looking at them I guess they have been fully polished up as part of the renovations, and they look stunning:

And here's one more of the Nantes castle as we left town.

14th July - Quimper

My equal worst accommodation choice, which I guess out of some 30 different places we stayed at is not bad odds. That small matter aside, this is another lovely Brittany town.

And a couple from along the way

15th/16th July - St Malo

We were last in St Malo a couple of years back, but unfortunately Janet was really crook at the time and saw almost nothing of this spectacular town. So it was only a matter of time until we returned, and this was the time. St Malo really is spectacular. Yes, it's very very touristy (the most visited town in Brittany), but for me/us this is a must-see town. I had booked a room with a view over the ramparts, and we had a couple of wonderful days wandering and exploring. I think we'll be back one day. Fabulous meal at a Michelon restaurant too. There's too many photos, so here's a few, in random order.

17th/18th July - Rostrenen

Sydney friends Howard and Grace have a lovely petite maison in this small-ish town (or large-ish village); each year they spend in the region of 3 months here, although this trip is a longer stay for them. This was our second (and probably not last) visit; in fact in many ways the previous week or travels up the Atlantic coast was planned around visiting them here. As much as we've mostly loved our various accommodation choices over the last almost 6 weeks, it's also lovely to be welcomed to stay in a home. A quick visit this time with a couple of trips to some local walking spots (no, we're not "over" walking).

Paris tomorrow, then ✈️ ...