This gulf, which is about 20km wide and dotted with sixty or so islands and islets, is famous for its beautiful scenery. The light at sunset is particularly memorable, even more so at low tide. Start on the west coast at the Pointe d'Arradon , going..

Located in Gaillard Castle (15C), which for some time housed the Parliament of Brittany. It contains numerous objects obtained from the first excavations of megaliths from Carnac or Locmariaquer. Necklaces, bracelets, polished axes, swords, ring-disc..

One doesn't necessarily rush to visit this place, yet la cohue (the crowd) in Brittany referred to the wholesale food market, and places used for business and justice. Even though the small 13C stalls of the lower room have disappeared today, thi..

Beautiful ensemble of 16C gabled-roofed houses in the centre of old Vannes. Near by, you will come across the charming Halles, Salomon and Chanoines Streets, which are lined with many old dwellings.

From the Esplanade of the Garenne it is possible to discover these 13C fortifications which were remodeled until the 17C. The Marle stream and its washing-places, the formal gardens and, in the background, the cathedral, create one of the most pleasa..

These washing-places with long roofs, built on the banks of the Marle Stream at the beginning of the 19C are undoubtedly the most renown sight of this city.

Fifty ponds in a natural habitat to make life comfortable for a thousand fishes. A big pond, which recreates a coral reef and, to make you tremble, a transparent footbridge at water level, to allow visitors to be next to the sharks.

This former monastic fiefdom is the largest (7km long) and most heavily populated island in the Gulf of Morhiban. It's a quiet little seaside resort with a wide variety of flora: mimosa, camellias, palms, orange and lemon trees. From the port of Leri..

This mansion dates back to the end of the 17C and is furnished with an elegant stone staircase.

It is through this gate that one can reach the old town from Gambetta Square. Today it is a pedestrian area. The street that continues is lined with beautiful 17C buildings, such as the Dondel Mansion where General Hoche stayed in 1795.

Breton fights and tournaments took place here in 1532 to celebrate the union of Brittany with France and this square's name evokes this event. Saint Vincent Ferrier came here in 1418 to address the crowds, thus the saint's statue rests in a turret ho..

Vannes and his wife: this is the nickname given to the two granite busts which decorate this old dwelling.

A beautiful half-timbered dwelling, modified in 16C. The ground floor is made of stone. According to tradition, Vincent Ferrier died here in 1419.

A curiosity? The chapel was built as a rotunda and treated in an Italian Renaissance style: entirely exotic. A great man? Saint Vincent Ferrier , a Spanish monk who died here in 1419 (a painting to the left of the entrance, commemorates this event. ..

In front of the Town Hall, stands the equestrian statue of the constable of Richemont, Joanne of Arc's companion, who became Duke of Brittany in 1457. It did not last long, for he died the following year.

The grounds of the ducal castle were transformed into a public esplanade in the 17C. Some fifteen migrants were executed here in 1795, and a marble slab has been place in their memory, near the war memorial.

This leisure complex is the ideal point for an excursion by boat, departing from the marina. An aquarium, the Aquarium du Golfe , and an interesting butterfly garden, the Jardin aux Papillons , are also located here.

Amidst the tropical trees and flower shrubs, you will make your way among a crowd of living butterflies. You will even be able to see them born in hatchers.