France Attractions Brittany

Country Name: French Republic

Capital City: Paris

Population: 60,876,136 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.35% (2006)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French

Area: 547,030 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (December 2006)

Domain extension: .fr

FRANCE ATTRACTIONS BY PROVINCE

Brittany -Brittany Region ( French Bretagne) is one of the 26 r?gions of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its land area is 34,034 km? (13,137 sq. miles). The capital city of Brittany Region is Rennes.

Brittany Main Attraction province

Rennes is built on a hill, with the north side being more elevated than the south side. It is at the meeting point of two rivers. Rennes is not often mentioned on tourist guides but this medium size town is well worth a visit. This gives the town a vibrant night life. Some streets, such as the Rue Saint Michel, have only one type of shop on both sides: Bars!. A stroll down Rue Saint Michel on a Friday or Saturday evening is a very interesting experience indeed. Rennes is particularly nice in early July, during the "Festival des Tomb?es de la Nuit". Its streets are then full of people enjoying the free street entertainment and eating or drinking at the terraces of the restaurants and caf?s. (Photo: Author: David Monniaux License: GNUfdl)

Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northern France on the English Channel. It is a a sous-pr?fecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine d?partement. Saint-Malo has 53,000 inhabitants, but that number can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season. (Photo: Author: Nataraja License GNUfdl)