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Brittany - Sights | | Brittany - Sights: Encyclopedia II - Brittany - Sights | | Brittany is famous for its megalithic monuments, which are scattered over the peninsula, the largest alignments are near Carnac. The purpose of these monuments is still unknown, and many local people are reluctant to entertain speculation on the subject. The words dolmen (from "daol" table and "maen" stone) and menhir (from "maen" stone and "hir" high) come from the Breton language, even though they are hardly used in Breton.
Brittany is also known for its (calvaries), elaborately carved sculptures of crucifixion scenes, to be found in churchyards of villages and small tow ...
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Brittany - Sights
Brittany is famous for its megalithic monuments, which are scattered over the peninsula, the largest alignments are near Carnac. The purpose of these monuments is still unknown, and many local people are reluctant to entertain speculation on the subject. The words dolmen (from "daol" table and "maen" stone) and menhir (from "maen" stone and "hir" high) come from the Breton language, even though they are hardly used in Breton.
Brittany is also known for its (calvaries), elaborately carved sculptures of crucifixion scenes, to be found in churchyards of villages and small towns, especially in Western Brittany.
Significant urban centres include:
- Nantes / Naoned
- Rennes / Roazhon
- Brest / Brest
- Lorient / An Oriant
- Quimper / Kemper
- Vannes / Gwened
- Redon / Redon
- Saint-Brieuc / Sant-Brieg
- Saint-Nazaire / Sant-Nazer
The walled city of Saint-Malo (Sant-Maloù), a popular tourist attraction, is also an important port linking Brittany with the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It also was the birthplace of the acclaimed author Chateaubriand and explorer Jacques Cartier. The town of Roscoff (Rosko) is served by ferry links with the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
The island of Ushant (French Ouessant, Breton Enez Eusa) is the north-westernmost point of France, and marks the entrance of the English Channel. Other islands off the coast of Brittany include:
- Bréhat / enez Vriad
- Batz / enez Vaz
- Molène / Molenez
- Sein / enez Sun
- Glénan islands / inizi Glenan
- Groix / enez Groe
- Belle Île / Ar Guerveur
- Houat / Houad
- Hoëdic / Edig
- Île-aux-Moines / Izenazh
- Île d'Arz / An Arzh
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