Michelin Green Guide Brittany: Travel Guide (Green Guide/Michelin)

Michelin Green Guide Brittany: Travel Guide (Green Guide/Michelin)

<p><br /><span style=" Times New Roman';"><span>Freshly updated <strong>Green Guide Brittany</strong> introduces a region of France steeped in salt water, history and tradition. Travelers will enjoy crafting their own journey, relying on <strong>Michelin's famed star-rating system </strong>for attractions and activities, plus recommendations for places to eat and stay. Tours by car and by foot invite exploration of medieval walled towns, sparkling seaside resorts, bustling fishing ports, prehistoric Celtic sites, and ancient salt marshes. Maps, color photos and evocative area descriptions complete the picture for a successful visit.</span></span></p><span>Attractions are reviewed and rated, using Michelin's celebrated star-rating system, from the 3-star iconic, UNESCO site of Mont-St-Michel and carefully restored old town of St-Malo, to 1-star Concarneau, a bustling, walled fishing port.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Included are walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches and attractions; plus illustrations and floor plans to focus on highlights.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Enjoy a walking tour of the 500yr-old town of Vitré with its castle, ramparts and narrow streets. A driving tour west from Quimper to the ocean's edge shows the wild side of Brittany where rocks, waves, sky and sea all mingle in a vast seascape. A bike ride on the Voie Verte from Mauron to Questembert in Morbihan reveals a calmer landscape. Travelers discover more of a region through Michelin's walking and driving tours with comprehensive directions and maps.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Sidebars appear throughout the guide on various topics ranging from 19C science fiction author Jules Verne's hometown of Nantes to tide movement around Mont-St-Michel.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Comprehensive illustrated sections feature 21st century Brittany, its nature, art, architecture, history, culture and culinary specialties (think crêpes and buttery galettes!), all written by experts in their fields.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Michelin area and city maps help visitors find their way.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style=" ">Includes recommendations for great places to eat/stay for all budgets.</span></span></li><li><span><span style=" line-height: 115%;">Michelin Green Guides feature comprehensive, concise travel information for advance trip planning and on-site decisions.</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Companion publications for Brittany</span>:</span></p><ul><li><span><strong>Michelin Brittany Road and Tourist Map No. 512</strong>. The scale is 1:200,000 (1 inch = 3/16 miles). It also includes a city map of <strong>Rennes</strong>. </span></li><li style="margin-left: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="Times New Roman'">The <strong>MICHELIN Guide France<em> </em></strong>for carefully researched, objective recommendations to over <strong>4000 restaurants </strong>and <strong>2800 hotels</strong>. Anonymous inspectors use the <strong>famed Michelin star-rating system</strong> to create an extensive selection of great places to eat and stay for all budgets. Descriptive symbols and an <span style="text-decoration: underline;">English legend</span> tell you all you need to know (minimal text is in the language of the country.) </span></li></ul>