Bretagne, sauvage et mystérieuse – Documentaire Voyage en France – Horizons – AMP

Bretagne, sauvage et mystérieuse – Documentaire Voyage en France – Horizons – AMP

Remaining wild and mysterious,
Brittany is seductive in its riches. Its sheltered ports and tiny islands,
its wind-scarred landscapes and its famous enigmatic menhirs, exert
an undeniable power of fascination. This land of diverse landscapes evokes
sometimes the warmth of the tropics, sometimes the harshness of the ocean. Still very strong today,
Breton identity is celebrated during colorful festivals. Brittany can be discovered along its
splendid shores, from the Gulf of Morbihan to the Granite Coast,
where we will meet those who shape its character. Both a geographical and cultural entity,
the region of the so-called Celtic nations occupies the peninsula at the
western end of France. Our journey begins in the
Morbihan department, where the island of Ouat is located, which is not lacking in personality. This preserved rock, barely 5 kilometers
long and 1.3 kilometers wide, sees its inhabitants travel by bicycle or on foot. The privilege of living here,
the living environment and the quality of life, quite simply. The landscape and… There you go.
I surrender… This is where we work, it’s magnificent. Ouat and its neighbor, the island of Ouedic,
are surrounded by numerous islets forming an extension of the
Quibron peninsula, witness to a continent that has now disappeared. Populated since the Neolithic period,
the coastline also offers vestiges of megalithic
and Gallo-Roman civilizations. The island has a large plateau covered
with moors which is home to around 500 plant species, most of which
grow on the sand. The absence of intensive and chemical cultivation
allows for the preservation of a much richer heritage than on the continent. Some of these beaches give
an impression of solitude, however contradicted by its history. Ouat has indeed been the object
of much desire. Repeatedly plundered
by the English and the Dutch, it finally regained peace by gaining
the tacit status of a neutral port during the Napoleonic Wars. Today, it is a dream anchorage
that boaters come to seek, sometimes in large numbers during the summer season. Under the Marsh. They will be welcomed if they agree
to respect this little treasure that these inhabitants hold so dear. Back on the continent where we discover
the Gulf of Morbihan, a veritable inland sea dotted with islands,
of which Van is the main town. Known in Antiquity as
Darioritum, it became, under Roman administration,
the city of the Venettes, after the war opposing this Gallic people
to the legions of Caesar, at the end of the 1st century BC.
J. C. Its strategic position in the center
of southern Brittany gave it a predominant political and religious role very early on. The counts and bishops of the city are
key figures in the balance of relations between Brittany
and the kingdom of France. Later, Vannes became the first
capital of the Breton state and the seat of its administration. Every spring,
the Gulf of Morbihan week attracts everyone who knows sailing:
old sailing ships, vintage fishing vessels and
rowing boats who, for several days, will cut through the waves for
friendly and festive regattas. It’s a maritime festival like any
other, but this one has the particularity of being in a particularly
beautiful, even exceptional, location. There are many islands. It’s extremely varied,
very bucolic, very photogenic. And that makes for an excellent and huge
gaming experience that allows me to accommodate boats from Troy to
Mouquita d’Avex. This year again,
many prestigious Troyema made the trip, such as the King’s Star,
the Dutch Ochtercheld and the Russian Standard. Most of these ships offer
to take passengers on an amazing trip in the gulf. Even the Bellême, the most famous
French three-masted ship, came to greet the fleet with a brief incursion accompanied
by a swarm of boats. This festival is also an opportunity to
experience very specific sailing conditions due to the
very strong currents. It is a small inland sea,
which empties and fills twice a day. It’s a huge amount of water coming out
of two main inlets, and so there are very strong currents. Between the islands, and particularly
at the exit and entrance, the currents are among the strongest in Europe. Almost 10 new. To the south of the gulf, the Ruys peninsula
boasts six castles. Facing the Atlantic Ocean,
in the commune of Sarzot, the Sussigno fortress is
undoubtedly the most impressive. Residence of the Dukes of Brittany from the 13th
to the 15th century, the estate was finally abandoned by François II,
preferring the city of Nantes. 30 years of major
restoration work have nevertheless restored this old manor to its former nobility. On the southern banks of Morbihan,
the old salt marshes and nature reserves constitute
protected areas where birds like to nest. During the holiday week,
the Gulf Islands see numerous flotillas dock. The longest and most famous, the Ile
aux Moines, will be the most visited. For a long time,
this commune prospered thanks to livestock farming and coastal shipping, before the islanders
started fishing for tuna in the Bay of Biscay. I find some virgin
there, which is really strong. The coastline conceals Ria, or Abers, in Breton. Narrow,
wide and relatively deep bays, particularly in the northwest,
where the charming port of Bonneau welcomes boats for a
sheltered and calm night. In this maze of winding Abers islands,
it is not uncommon to get lost. However, we arrive at Oray,
at the northern end of the Gulf of Morbihan, which merges with the Loques River. Saint-Goustan, its port,
also receives a few flotillas, tired from a long journey. Formerly a haven for fishing and commerce,
Saint-Goustan brought prosperity to the town, of which the half-timbered houses
of the 15th and 16th centuries are a striking testimony. The country of Oray, which is in fact developed
thanks to the export of cereals, fabrics, canvases and of course fish. Towards the ocean, shortly before Ibron
, stands the giant of Crucuno. It is the largest domain
recorded in the world to date. Topped with a table
more than seven meters long. In Carnac, the neighboring town, it’s
shearing day for some very special sheep. So here in Carnac, we have around thirty
sheep and they are from the moors of Brittany. It is a so-called local breed that was found somewhat by chance at the beginning of the 90s. There were barely 70
sheep of this breed left. And so it was spread after that. The aim is to shear the sheep for hygiene reasons and also to recover the wool as much as
possible, once a year. The wool will mainly be used
to make felt. These sheep are permanent residents of
the Carnac alignments, one of the largest
megalithic complexes in the world and a site of European prehistory. The menhir threads indicate the path
to a space considered sacred: the enclosures. Dolmens have
a funerary function. On the Carnac alignments,
the vegetation is essentially made up of moors,
that is to say, of agents, of broom. And it is a sheep which has the particularity
of liking this rather rough vegetation. It allows us to give ourselves a helping
hand with the maintenance so that we have a permanent view of the menhirs
, so that the vegetation is sufficiently low. Nestled in the bay of Quiberon,
near the beautiful village of Saint-Colomban, Anse du Pau farms
the most famous oysters of Morbihan. In Mare Basse, these parks
take over the landscape. Maxime Cauchenec is a
talented young oyster farmer, whose family has been practicing the profession
for four generations. As soon as they come out of the nets,
the oysters are sorted according to their size. Maxime will eliminate a certain
number of them who will have to return to the water. We
really have a very, very pronounced and very particular taste of seaweed,
unlike other regions. Other regions are more iodized. We have this… We really have this side,
this marine side which stands out more than the iodine. We are trying other techniques. We’re trying to make a kind of pocket,
hanging pockets. We try to do a lot of things
to differentiate ourselves financially from our neighbors, to try to do
something different, to try to have optimal quality. Once cleaned and rinsed, the oysters
are ready to eat. We have a product that is now clean, that can be sold and then marketed, for only 24 hours. When it comes to opening the shells, the
oyster farmer’s mother has the knack. Oysters are served in a bar
located just behind the technical rooms, offering a
breathtaking view of the parks. Let’s now head towards Quiberon,
before setting sail for Belle-Île. The Kybron peninsula is a
rocky spit that juts out 14 kilometers into the sea. This ancient island is connected to the mainland
by a sandy tombolo, a strip that has widened over
the centuries and through human activity. In the port of Portivy, at low tide,
activity is very calm. Most of the fishermen went
out to sea. Built in the 18th century,
then rebuilt in the 19th century, inspired by Vauban’s buildings,
the Penthièvre fort is today a naval commando training center. In Saint-Pierre-de-Kibron,
Dilo has set up an original and bright artist’s studio. Featured, fish
in all its forms. Although Dilo paints on supports as
varied as old nautical charts or salvaged sails,
she favors old hulls which have always fascinated her. The choice is above all to preserve
boats which are working tools, little marvels
made by men. And it’s very sad to see them
most of the time going to the dump or to the sea or to the elevator. And so there you have it, my first desire
was to work on this medium, on that one, and then
on old nautical charts. We have in the family navigators, explorers, cartographers. So I think that from a very young age,
I was immersed in that. Then I find that the fish is superb. A beautiful animal. I had a choice, yes, because it
is beautiful on both sides. So here it is, the side that was
finally chosen with the bar. And then the inside of the hull,
with all these reliefs of successive paintings. There is light blue,
dark blue, white, green. It is at the end of the Peninsula, in the seaside resort of Quiberon, that
you board for Belle-Île or Ouat. A star island on the Breton coast,
Belle-Île-en-Mer hides its treasures an hour’s crossing from the continent. Its rolling countryside,
gentle beaches and rocky peaks greatly inspired
the painter Claude Monet. Not so long ago,
the port of Palais, the main town, lived only from sardine fishing. Today, visitors are giving
pride of place to bars and lobsters. The imposing
Vauban citadel dominates the port. Built on the remains of the
Gondis fort, it was bought by Fouquet, then fortified by Vauban
at the end of the 17th century. Occupied by the German army during
the Second World War, it was then abandoned and
eventually fell into ruin, until its private purchase in 1960
enabled a major restoration effort. Today, these 10 hectares are occupied
by a museum, a hotel, and restaurants. Wild and windswept,
the Pointe des Poulains, in the northwest of the island,
seduced Sarah Bernhardt, charmed only by the cries of the seagulls and
the crashing of the waves against the rocks. The Coastal Conservatory ensures
the preservation of these magnificent coasts where seagulls and gulls come to nest. The former actress’s villa
and the unoccupied lighthouse seem to watch over this remote part of the region. The port of Sauzon floats on an estuary
opening onto the north coast of the island. Its town has had
a turbulent history. Long sheltered by passing ships,
it became the lair of Saxon pirates, before
the islanders came to settle there in the 5th century. In the Bordilla valley,
one could almost miss the flowing glass, hidden in the vegetation. Fabien Barbeau and his team
settled there in 2008 to carry out frequent activity
on the Breton coast. Despite the distance, Fluide works
for major luxury brands. The sustainability of our project,
and since the beginning, our strength, ultimately, lies in the collective. We are a SCOP, we are a cooperative. We share a tool and join forces with
others to ultimately practice the job of our dreams. And that creates a dynamic,
it creates an incomparable force. It doesn’t burn. We don’t have a choice. It was a disadvantage at first to gather tools and knowledge of a special universe in this territory. It became an advantage when we
realized that Belle-Île was more than just a beautiful island. It was also a meeting place,
a place where people who come have an emotional connection
with the island, who are interested in what they experience, in what they work
and, ultimately, in our production. The Vauban boys,
commonly called Bellefontaine by the people of Bellîlois, dominate the Anse de Port-Laron. This building is one of the
most important military remains on the island. Designed around 1703,
it allowed state and merchant ships to obtain
fresh water from the coast. Insiders sometimes come
discreetly to bathe there. The seaside here is heavenly. Grands Sables beach
is a good example. But
the charm of Belle-Île also comes from its jagged and lacerated coasts,
like Skull Point, to the south of the land. Further west, Anse de Donan displays
a mineral universe, softened by the beaches which welcome surfers. To reach the Orient, further north,
we pass in front of the famous Barre d’Étel, an underwater sandbank
which marks the entrance to the ria d’Étel, a small inland sea bordered by dunes whose
appearance changes with the marshes. At the entrance to the Orient harbor,
the eye is immediately drawn to Port-Louis and its citadel. Built in 1591,
in the midst of the religious wars raging in the region, the fort was
completely destroyed in 1598. Twenty years later,
Louis XIII decided to rebuild it, aware of the
strategic importance of the harbor. The citadel is a proud witness
to the time when the Compagnie des Indes, founded in 1664 under the reign of Louis XIV,
ensured the prosperity of the region. During World War II,
the Germans moved there to protect and expand
their U-boat base. Now renovated,
the buildings in the inner courtyard house the naval
and East India Company museums. Model ships, prints,
old maps, Indo-European furniture, Chinese porcelain and even
Indian cotton are all testimonies
to an incredible maritime epic. The quest for precious goods has
led many ships, after long and perilous
sea voyages, to the shores of Africa, the Orient, Asia and America. The city was almost completely razed
in 1943-1944, then rebuilt until the 1970s. A memory of the war,
the Kéroman submarine base was established in 1941 by the occupier. But this former bunker has become a
dynamic exhibition space dedicated to ocean racing. The Cité de la Voile, Éric Tabarly,
offers an introduction to navigation techniques and pays tribute to this
exceptional sailor, passionate pioneer and great designer. Visitors explore
the world of modern sailing in a playful way, from keels to rigging,
from the floats of tall ships to the legendary pendulum of Éric Tabarly. A pool equipped with fans
allows youngsters to learn the subtleties of regattas. Opposite the museum, the ocean racing center is
constantly busy. Between equipment testing,
sea trips and launches, the skippers and their
crew have a lot to do. These ultimate foil-mounted racing giants
can reach spectacular speeds. Further north, Concarneau reveals a setting steeped in history. The old town is sacred to a
fortress surrounded by the harbor. Called the walled city,
this 380-meter island is the historic cradle of the city. Built over the centuries,
the first constructions of this fortified complex date
from the early Middle Ages. These ramparts were built in the 16th
century and were later modified by Vauban. In the center, the old houses have
also gradually been transformed over time. The port remains both a
fishing center and a very active shipyard. In
Brittany, the sea often makes deep incursions into the land
to transform into a watercourse, like this aberre which became the river
Le Goyen, traveling from Audierne to Pontcroit. This village was once an important
administrative and commercial center , enriched by a
castle which has now disappeared. Its collegiate church remains
one of the most impressive in Finistère. The south porch is surmounted by a high, finely crafted gable.
Now taking the road towards the Pointe du Raz, we stop
at Pont-l’Abbé, in the heart of Bigouden country. Today, the city
is bustling. It is the annual embroiderers’ festival
which celebrates these skilled and talented women from a time
when headdresses were still worn. All
the villages in the region have prepared for this unique parade
in period costumes. I didn’t see anything strange. My cousin
left me a message yesterday. No, it’s black. He has to turn the thing around for me. Yes, the Bigouden country, here,
in all of Brittany, is where
the local headdresses and costumes were last worn. Elsewhere, they have disappeared for,
let’s say, 20, 30 years already. Here, that’s tiny today. It must be said that the bigoudins hate
a vacuum, whether it’s on the breastplates, you see, it’s full. The embroidery is full,
it’s full embroidery everywhere. We cover with embroidery. For the headdresses, it was the same. Created
in 1954, the Embroiderers’ Festival is one of the oldest
traditional events in France. Its origins lie in the election
of the Queen of Embroiderers, organized for the first time in 1909. This custom mobilized all
the embroidery houses in the city, which were numerous at the time. The queen, chosen and crowned from among
the workers in her workshops, had the task of representing
the entire profession. Each town in the Bigouden region came with its bagad, a traditional orchestra accompanied
by extras and dancers. The parade, which brings together around thirty
associations, continues along the quays. There is still one person who wears
traditional costume every day. She is the very last Bigouden woman, who is 93
years old and has only worn her costumes all her life. Her name is Alexia. There is hello without knowing
how you say it. Well yes, well yes.
Ten days. He is good. On this stage in the Bois Saint-Laurent,
the dances follow one another in front of a captivated audience. The popular fervor that
the event attracts guarantees the embroiderers many more years of celebrations ahead of them. A
few kilometers away, the legendary Pointe du Raz offers a
dazzling panorama of the Iroise Sea. These cliffs of Cap-Sizin are the most
advanced towards the western ocean. Starting off calm, it is difficult to imagine
the violent storms that come to whip the lighthouse,
surrounded by powerful currents. In the background, the island of Sein is the last
rampart before the Atlantic. The statue of Our Lady of the Shipwrecked
pays tribute to sailors lost at sea. The site is well known and attracts
many visitors. The trails have been marked to protect
the coastline and ensure the survival of the flora. In Thônes, the moulades of Trouillet bear
witness to a bygone era when each farmer came to grind his grain
using only the power of the wind. At 330 metres high,
the Ménèse Horme belongs to the Black Mountains range. The summit offers a unique view
of the Aulnes valley and the Crozon peninsula, which can be seen in the mist. Unusual Peninsula This ultimate land
is surrounded by dizzying cliffs whose tip resembles a trident. Pointe du Penim and Pointe du Toulinguet
create a wild and sublime setting when the sun is out. In the days of sailing ships,
Camaret-sur-Mer was a port of call where boats sought
refuge during storms. The town lived off
sardine fishing for decades. At the end of the 19th century, there were
up to six canneries there. At the other end of the Peninsula,
the Pointe des Espagnols overlooks the Brest strait. The remains of fortifications, the
result of Spanish military efforts to control the harbor,
date back to the 16th century. A fort was added under Napoleon I. Following the coastline,
you reach the Aulnes estuary. A little further down,
the village of L’Andévennec benefits from its isolated status, far from any hustle and bustle. The Notre-Dame church and its
marine cemetery enjoy a magnificent bay. This peaceful isolation led
Saint Guénolé and his monks to build an abbey in the 5th century, which is now destroyed. In 1958, a Benedictine community
settled near the remains. The climate is mild and humid,
and the village is well sheltered from strong winds. In this small corner of Breton land,
the vegetation of the south develops and thrives admirably. On the neighboring peninsula of Plougastel,
this large Calvary was built in 1602 to honor the end of a
terrible plague epidemic. The peninsula also has eight
chapels dating from the 16th century, nestled in a green and peaceful setting. Completely destroyed in 1944, Brest has today regained all its character and its sea air,
supported by recent developments on the Cours d’Ajau,
which overlook the commercial port. Only the town’s castle
escaped destruction by the bombs. A fortress reinforced by Vauban under
Louis XIV, this ever-coveted building was handed over to the English during
the Hundred Years’ War, inhabited by Duchess Anne at the beginning of
the 16th century, and experienced German occupation
during the Second World War. The rehabilitation of the Plateau des Capucins has
restored the historic heart of the city to its former glory. The emblem of this district, rue Saint-Malo
is the only road still paved in Brest. Following the coastline west,
we reach Pointe Saint-Mathieu. The ruins of its abbey share
the cliff with the semaphore and the lighthouse. Sources commenting on the birth
of this monastery are lacking and differ. While some report a first
foundation as early as the 6th century, others prefer the legend associating
the construction of the abbey with the relics of Saint Matthew, brought back from Egypt
by Breton sailors in the 9th century. The Romanesque architecture and Gothic style
are the work of Benedictine monks who led a convent life
at Saint Mathieu, from the 11th century until the French Revolution. Further down, at Plougonvolain,
the Bertoum fort is a former defensive post for the Brest strait. Heading north again,
you can’t help but be captivated by the beaches of Le Conquet. Given the strength of the swells
and waves, surfers should find what they are looking for here. From the port of Conquai, you can quickly reach the Molènes Islands archipelago by boat, where
only around thirty inhabitants live. Attached to the continent during the
Ice Age, the ancient peninsula has since broken away into nine islets,
none of which are alike. Kemen Island once hosted
farms and their carvings while other rocks
only shelter seagulls. For its part, the islet of Balanègues is
home to a large colony of grey seals, and one of their
rare breeding grounds in France. Between January and April,
it is also an important moulting site. With a bit of luck,
you can come across large white dolphins, a species that measures between 2 and 4
meters and can live up to 40 years. Seaweed remains an important resource,
which is very popular with the food and pharmaceutical industries. The algae are harvested in the Iroise Sea
using a technique called Norwegian combing. They are then unloaded at Anildu,
Europe’s leading seaweed port, where 48,000 tonnes of seaweed
are loaded each year. The chapel of Saint-Censon marks
the entrance to the Côte des Légendes. Further out, we can see the
Argenton rocks, then the Portsal rocks. We are here in the
heart of the Abers country. These coastal river mouths subject
to marshes which make up versatile landscapes constantly redesigned
according to the marine flows. The Aber Benoît and the Aber Wrac’ run
inland for more than 30 kilometers. The lighthouse on Île Vierge is
said to be located on an ancient Druidic sanctuary. In the 15th century,
the rock with its crystal-clear waters also housed a convent, which the monks
ultimately abandoned, put off by the sterility of the land. Situated on the western tip of
Morlaix Bay and boasting a deep-water port , Rothskoff is a
major trading hub with Ireland and England. Formerly a haven for privateers,
then smugglers, the town became, from the 16th century onwards,
one of the first ports to send its boats to fish for cod
on the banks of Iceland, then on the coasts of Iceland. This salted fish was then sold
throughout France, but especially in Spain. Since Brittany was not subject
to the salt tax, fishermen from Picardy and Normandy
also came to Roscoff to stock up on salt at a good price. Barely two kilometers off the coast
of the city, the island of Bar exudes simplicity and authenticity. Barely three and a half kilometers
long, it reveals peaceful settings alternating between rock and white sand cove. Just like in Roscoff,
the tidal coefficients are significant there, and it was not until
the 1930s and the modernisation of the slipways that it was possible to
dock there easily. As soon as we arrived on the island, we
quickly discovered that there was a huge vegetable garden down there. The mysteries of the microclimate mean that
vegetables ripen a month before those in the fields opposite. The island is rich in more than 650 species
of algae which are used in agriculture, medicine,
cosmetology and thalassotherapy. The current church was built
on the site of an old chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Good Help,
built by the dean of the canons of Saint-Paul-de-Léon,
around the middle of the 17th century. The famous Gulf Stream,
this warm current coming from the Atlantic, probably exerts an influence
on the quality of the plants that grow on the island. This is what
Georges Delaselle understood when he planted his tropical garden there in 1897. It still took a lot
of human and financial effort to make the palm trees
and numerous exotic plants coexist. Closer to the sea,
the section reserved for succulents has some lovely surprises in store,
starting with these sublime haeognums. On
the other side of the island, Jean-Pierre Crégnou and his wife are in the middle of harvesting. They cultivate the famous
Bas potato, beloved by gourmets. Relatively fragile,
it has the advantage of growing before that of the continent. The weather is a little bit different,
we have a big stream that passes not very far away, which brings us a little bit of
its good smell, I think. The main thing is that we have
fairly sandy soil and we put a lot of seaweed,
seaweed, which we collect from the beds in winter. And that’s what gives… It’s the yotre that gives a little
taste to the potato. On the continent, the fields of Saint-Paul-de-Léon take on
a haughty appearance in this month of July, the height of artichoke season. Let us now continue our ascent north towards Pérosguirek. In the 19th century, this town was already
a popular seaside resort, its appeal reinforced by the arrival of the train in 1881. From then on, Pérosguirek became
a privileged holiday destination for wealthy Parisian families
and renowned artists. A few kilometers away,
we leave the port of Île Grande, aboard Théo 2, with Franck Jouet. This professional lobster fisherman goes out to
haul his traps like every day, whatever the weather. After 45 minutes of sailing,
Franck and his crew finally get into action around the
Triagoses lighthouse, built in 1864. Here, in our area,
the crustacean is doing quite well. On the other hand, everything that is fish,
there, it decreases and it weighs seriously. I think 20 to 30 percent less
since I started fishing. But yes, almost, the locker,
the most enough is doing well. We see
a lot more lobster than before. And we don’t have any more lobster. Perhaps because the less land there is,
the less fish there are, moreover. The exercise is intense. Each locker weighs about 15
kilos and that’s just the beginning. Fishermen have their work cut out for them. They still have to measure and throw back
into the sea the lobsters that are too young and too small, then re-bait
the traps before putting them back in the water. Even in good weather, navigation
requires a lot of attention. Moving between the rocks,
some of which are barely submerged, can be perilous. When the sea is rough,
the task is even more difficult. Between two fishing areas,
Franck and his colleague neutralize the lobsters’ claws to prevent them from
attacking each other in the tank. After a good half day at sea,
it’s time to return to port. The fishing was good. Franck will be able to deliver to his
regular customers, restaurateurs in the region. Kathrina, the fisherman’s wife,
will sell the remaining lobsters on the docks upon arrival. Not far away, the cliffs of Ploumanague
take on splendid hues at sunset. The entire coastline here is covered with
pinkish rock, creating a strange and poetic atmosphere. Further
east, just above the town of Pérosguirek, the
granite quarries are still active. These impressive mineral deposits have
supplied the entire region for centuries. Nearby,
Notre-Dame de la Clarté, built in the 15th century,
displays the shards of this pink granite. Along the coast, islets multiply in tropical-hued waters. Further east, pleasure boat traffic
intensifies around the island of Bréat, very popular with holidaymakers. A
little further down, in Saint-Paul, Beauport Abbey is a
listed and protected site on the Côtes d’Armor. Built in the 13th century on the coast
and becoming an important lordship in the 15th century, the abbey developed thanks
to the exploitation of salt and hydraulic developments, dikes and embankments,
leaving its mark on the coast. We head back east
to reach an emblematic site on the Penthièvre Coast, Cap Fréel. Like the Pointe du Raz,
Cap Frêle reveals an exceptional view,
a magical and mineral universe covered with moorland where Ajon and Heather reign. From Anse des Sévignés to Fort de Latte,
these delightful landscapes lead us to the Emerald Coast, where Dinard
displays its sumptuous residences. The British were the first
tourists to visit what is known as the Nice of the North. During the interwar period,
the city experienced a prosperous period reminiscent of the Belle Époque. Dinard then had around a hundred
hotels and four casinos. The charm still works. Further south, Dinan overlooks the
Rance estuary, which winds between its ramparts. Strategically located between Brittany
and Normandy, the city was controlled in the 13th century by the Dukes of Brittany,
who developed its economic activity and organized its defense. The fortified belt,
giving the city its medieval atmosphere, is its lasting imprint. The
Rance has very strong tidal ranges and has given enthusiasts the idea
of ​​renovating a very special mill. There you are in the strongest tides
in Europe, that is to say between low tide and high tide,
there is a difference of 14 meters. So, we are going to capture this energy
to operate a tide mill. On the Rance estuary, there were around
fifteen mills, all dating from
around the middle of the 16th century. At the time, these tidal mills
mainly produced flour, the famous buckwheat that everyone
knows in Brittany, to make pancakes today. And each commune had more or less its
mill and made its bread for the commune. At
the mouth of the river, we take a last look towards
Saint-Malo, icon of this Breton coastline. The mere sight of these ramparts is
evocative of distant journeys. From the pages of Jules Verne
to the exploits of Surcouff. The Solidor Tower, which has protected the
Rance estuary since the 14th century, has seen many Saint-Malo residents pass through, setting off
like Jacques Cartier to explore the world across the four corners of the oceans. During the heyday of the
cod trade, Saint-Malo was able to celebrate its privateers, who became the
richest men in the city. It is on these images of a
twilight coastline that we let Brittany fall asleep peacefully. This region of wild
and mineral beauty, with its striking shoreline, has revealed to us a
generous historical and cultural heritage that we are eager to return to celebrate.

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Restée sauvage et mystérieuse, la Bretagne est une région séduisante. Ses ports abrités et ses îles minuscules, ses reliefs épuisés par les vents et ses fameux menhirs énigmatiques exercent un indéniable pouvoir de fascination. Cette terre aux paysages multiples évoque tantôt la chaleur des tropiques, tantôt la rudesse de l’océan.

Toujours aussi forte, l’identité bretonne se célèbre lors de festivals hauts en couleurs.

La Bretagne se découvre en longeant ses rives splendides, du golfe du Morbihan à la côte de Granit, à la rencontre de ceux qui en forgent la personnalité.

Réalisé par Eric Bacos
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