Discover Quimper in France
Quimper in the region of Bretagne with its 63,849 habitants is a town located in France - some 301 mi or ( 485 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Quimper is now 05:52 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Oxford, London, Bristol, Quimper, and Quéménéven. When in this area, you might want to check out Oxford . 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 Quimper ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tanzende Bretonen
In der Bretagne spielen Traditionen eine wichtige Rolle. Auf Folklorefesten (und auch sonst) wird viel getanzt. Hier in Quimper und Concarneau. ..
Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France 2nd May 2011
Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France Videoed on Monday, 2nd May 2011 More info: en.wikipedia.org asp.quimper-tourisme.com ..
FINISTERE BRETAGNE Bzhsojo
Composition par BZHSOJO...le finistère en photo orange bzhsojo.blogsperso.orange.fr over http ..
Quimper, Brittany, France
Day out in Quimper. Shot on a Creative Vado HD and edited with VideoPad ..
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Quimper Cathedral
Quimper Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of Brittany, located in the town of Quimper. It is the seat of the Bishops of Quimper (now Bishops of Quimper-Leon), to the first of whom, Saint Corentin, it is dedicated. The cathedral is notable in that unlike other Gothic cathedrals it slightly bends in the middle to match the contours of its location, and avoid an area that was swampy at the time of the construction.
Located at 48.00 -4.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Quimper – Cornouaille Airport
Quimper – Cornouaille Airport or Aéroport de Quimper - Cornouaille is an airport located in Pluguffan and 5.5 km southwest of Quimper, both communes of the Finistère département in the Brittany région of France.
Located at 47.97 -4.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Parc botanique de Cornouaille
The Parc botanique de Cornouaille (4 hectares) is a botanical garden located in Kerlever, Combrit, Finistère, Brittany, France. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established by Jean-Pierre Gueguen in 1981. Today it contains about 3500 plant varieties, with good collections of camelias (550 varieties), rhododendrons (400), magnolias (85), azaleas (80), and hortensias (60).
Located at 47.89 -4.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Odet
The Odet is a river in western France, which runs from Saint-Goazec into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. Bénodet is being given its name from the river (Ben means river mouth in Breton. The river is popular with kayakers. The river runs past, or through, the towns of Bénodet, Combrit, Plomelin, Quimper, Ergué-Gabéric, Briec-de-l'Odet, Langolen, Coray, Trégourez, Leuhan and Saint-Goazec
Located at 47.86 -4.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Nantes-Brest canal
The Nantes-Brest canal (Canal de Nantes à Brest) is a French canal which links the two cities of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. It was built during the 19th century and its total length is 385 km with 238 locks from coast to coast. The western portion of the canal is also known as Branche Finistèrienne.
Located at 48.20 -4.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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