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Discover Quiberon in France

Quiberon in the region of Bretagne with its 5,430 habitants is a town located in France - some 269 mi or ( 433 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Quiberon

Local time in Quiberon is now 07:47 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bristol, Vannes, Sauzon, Saint-Philibert, and Saint-Nazaire. When in this area, you might want to check out Bristol . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Quiberon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ty Burhoe - Angel's Prayer

3:41 min by Alexander Zabara
Views: 19349 Rating: 4.89

Alexander Zabara's Slideshow Music:"Angel's Prayer", Ty Burhoe www.zabara.org - Zabara Alexander www.tyburhoe.com - Ty Burhoe If you want use photos placed in this slideshow please contact me - info@z ..

SUPA TRIP QUIBERON FRANCE SURFING BY GUMGUM

0:57 min by kerteo
Views: 16415 Rating: 2.20

photo et video sur www.spirit-surf-club.com Presentation du prochain surf trip du surf club de la presqu ile de quiberon. ..


Minus Treli - When Summer Ends

3:34 min by Alexander Zabara
Views: 5712 Rating: 5.00

Alexander Zabara's Slideshow Music:"When Summer Ends", Minus Treli www.zabara.org - Zabara Alexander minustreli.ru - Minus Treli If you want to buy or use photos used in this slideshow please contact ..

Tempête sur la côte sauvage de Quiberon

2:21 min by Fulupik
Views: 5464 Rating: 4.38

Depuis 3 jours le vent souffle de l'atlantique et avec la marée montante, la côte sauvage prend une allure de champ de neige ..


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Interesting facts about this location

French battleship France

France was the last ship of the Courbet-class battleships, the first dreadnoughts built for the French Navy. She was completed just before World War I as part of the 1911 naval building programme. She spent the war in the Mediterranean, covering the Otranto Barrage in the Adriatic. France, accompanied by her sister ship Jean Bart, was sent to the Black Sea in 1919 to oppose the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War.

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Located at 47.45 -3.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1912 ships, Courbet-class battleships, Maritime incidents in 1922, Shipwrecks of the Biscay coast, World War I battleships of France

Téviec

Téviec or Théviec is an island situated to the west of the isthmus of the peninsula of Quiberon, near Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in Brittany, France. The island is an important archaeological site due to its occupation during the Mesolithic period. Many archaeological finds have been made dating back to over 6,700 years before the present day, including the remains of over 20 people.

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Located at 47.55 -3.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Burials in France, Islands of Brittany, Mesolithic, Prehistoric sites in France

Battle of Quiberon Bay

The naval Battle of Quiberon Bay took place on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near St. Nazaire. The British Admiral Sir Edward Hawke with 24 ships of the line caught up with a French fleet with 21 ships of the line under Marshal de Conflans and, after hard fighting, sank, captured, or forced aground six of them and dispersed the rest, giving the Royal Navy one of its greatest victories, as part of the Annus Mirabilis of 1759.

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Located at 47.52 -3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bay of Biscay, Conflicts in 1759, Military history of Brittany, Naval battles of the Seven Years' War

Carnac stones

The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs. The more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany, and are the largest such collection in the world. Most of the stones are within the Breton village of Carnac, but some to the east are within La Trinité-sur-Mer.

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Located at 47.61 -3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeoastronomy, Archaeological sites in Brittany, Archaeological sites in France, Buildings and structures in Morbihan, Geography of Brittany, Megalithic monuments in France, Stone Age Europe, Visitor attractions in Morbihan

Locmariaquer megaliths

The Locmariaquer megaliths are a complex of Neolithic constructions in Locmariaquer, Brittany. They comprise the elaborate Er-Grah tumulus passage grave, a dolmen known as the "Table des Marchand" (Merchant's Table) and "The Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic man.

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Located at 47.57 -2.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Megalithic monuments in France

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