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Carantec Destination Guide

Explore Carantec in France

Carantec in the region of Bretagne with its 2,904 inhabitants is a place in France - some 286 mi or ( 459 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Carantec is now 03:07 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Oxford, London, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vannes. Since you are here already, consider visiting Oxford . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Carantec ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bretagne en hiver- Didier Squiban

4:24 min by dodiese09
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Un petit voyage en Bretagne en hiver, sur une musique de Didier Squiban quelques couleurs et lumières du Nord de la Bretagne. A small trip in Brittany in the winter, on a music of Didier Squiban some ..

France - Brittany coastline

1:51 min by Julie Kendall
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Brittany photographs taken June 2008. Beautiful part of the world, Callot Island is only accessible via a causeway a few hours either side of low tide. The clam pickers descended on the beaches as soo ..


Brittany Ferries MV Pont L'Abbe Roscoff, Brittany, France 13th May 2008 4

1:58 min by Mike Fairman
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Video clips & photographs taken aboard the MV Pont L'Abbe (Brittany Ferries) as it leaves the Port of Roscoff, France on 13th May 2008 bound for Plymouth, England. Video clip 4 of 4 Clip 1: uk.youtube ..

Fishing Trawler 'Melisandre' SB 818453 Roscoff, Brittany, France 6th July 2009

0:33 min by Mike Fairman
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Video of fishing trawler 'Melisandre' SB 818453 at Roscoff, Brittany, France on Monday, 6th July 2009. Filmed from onboard MV Armorique (Brittany Ferries). Melisandre was built in 1996 & is owned by t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Barnenez

The Cairn of Barnenez is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany. It dates to the early Neolithic, about 4500 BC; it is considered one of the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe. It is also remarkable for the presence of megalithic art.

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Located at 48.67 -3.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 5th-millennium BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Brittany, Buildings and structures in Finistère, Megalithic monuments in France, Neolithic, Prehistoric art, Stone Age Europe, Visitor attractions in Finistère

Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral

Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien de Saint-Pol-de-Léon) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Brittany. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a bishopric established in the 6th century and abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was transferred to the Diocese of Quimper. Since 1901, the cathedral also is "Basilique Mineure de l'Annonciation".

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Located at 48.69 -3.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in France, Churches in Finistère, Former cathedrals in France

Kreisker chapel

The Notre-Dame du Kreisker chapel is a former Roman Catholic chapel in Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Brittany. With its 78 meters rising up in the sky, the church tower of the "Chapelle du Kreisker" is the highest in Brittany. The word Kreisker means the downtown.

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Located at 48.69 -3.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 14th-century architecture, Chapels in France, Churches in Finistère

Jardin Exotique de Roscoff

The Jardin Exotique de Roscoff (1.6 hectares) is a botanical garden located in Roscoff, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden was begun in 1986 when the département of Finistère purchased the rocky outcrop Roc'h Hievec, and a group of amateurs interested in subtropical plants decided to create a garden on the spot.

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Located at 48.72 -3.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in France, Gardens in Finistère

Station biologique de Roscoff

The Station biologique de Roscoff (SBR) is a French marine biology and oceanography research and teaching center. Founded by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901) in 1872, it is at the present time affiliated to the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), the Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers et de l'Environnement (INSU) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

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Located at 48.73 -3.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Biological stations, Marine biology, Oceanographic institutions, Oceanography, Research institutes in France

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