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Brittany and Normandy

6 days · ~11 h 45 ·Coast, Food

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~1 h 25 · 2 h

    A painter's village in Brittany

    1. Nantes
    2. ~1 h 25 · 105 km
      Rochefort-en-TerreBrittany

      Your journey starts in Rochefort-en-Terre, a Breton village on a rocky ridge. Visit the neo-Gothic château that a painter once restored, and the Naïa Museum of fantasy art. Try the region's kouign-amann, then stay the night here.

    3. Overnight in Rochefort-en-Terre

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 15 · 2 h

    Granite houses and pilgrims at Locronan

    1. ~2 h 15 · 171 km
      LocronanBrittany

      Locronan's granite houses frame a paved square with a well. Step into the church of Saint-Ronan and the Pénity chapel with the saint's tomb, and if you come in July, join the pilgrims on the Troménie. Spend the night here, once the square has emptied.

    2. Overnight in Locronan

  3. Day 3

    ~2 h 05 · 2 h

    Stained glass in a small hilltop town

    1. ~2 h 05 · 149 km
      MoncontourBrittany

      Moncontour is tiny, so you can see it all on foot. Look at the stained glass in the church of Saint-Mathurin, then stroll to the château by the Venelle du château. Stay the night here or nearby.

    2. Overnight in Moncontour

  4. Day 4

    ~1 h · 2 h

    A fishing village on the Rance estuary

    1. ~1 h · 72 km
      Saint-SuliacBrittany

      Saint-Suliac faces its little harbour on the Rance estuary. Climb Mont Garrot for the view over the water, or follow the coast path, the GR 34, towards the tide mill. Spend the night here, beside the estuary.

    2. Overnight in Saint-Suliac

  5. Day 5

    ~2 h 35 · 2 h

    A harbour on the Cotentin coast

    1. ~2 h 35 · 210 km
      BarfleurNormandy

      Barfleur was once a main port for England, and a few fishing boats still work its harbour. Stroll the quays, then follow the coastal path towards the Gatteville lighthouse. Stay the night here, close to the boats.

    2. Overnight in Barfleur

  6. Day 6

    ~2 h 25 · 2 h

    Meadows and manors of the Pays d'Auge

    1. ~2 h · 151 km
      Beuvron-en-AugeNormandy

      Your last stop is Beuvron-en-Auge, among Pays d'Auge meadows. Look at the old manor houses and the mound where the Harcourt castle stood, and try the region's Pont-l'évêque before driving on to Caen, where the trip ends.

    2. ~25 min · 31 km
      Caen

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What you'll eat

What each stop is known for, and the dishes its region is famous for.

Also typical of Brittany

Also typical of Normandy

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine bretonne, Cuisine normande). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where you'll sleep

The village where each night falls, with the places to stay mapped within 3 km.

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Soundtrack for this trip

Breton pipes, bagad bands and Celtic folk, then Norman-born classical and jazz.

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