How to Spend a Perfect Day in Brest with Itinerary Map

Itinerary Map

Click the square mark on the top left of the map to see a list of tourist spots. If you open the enlarge button on the top right corner on your smartphone, this model course will be displayed on Google Maps along with its location information. You can also quickly return to this map from the table of contents in the sidebar (if using a smartphone, select “Go to table of contents” from the menu at the bottom of the screen).

【Start】

①Brest Station

Gare de Brest

★Go to Georges Clemenceau Avenue as far as Liberté Square. It takes 10 minutes by walk.

②Tourist Information Center

Time required: 5 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Get information here.

★Go to Siam St from the square and turn right at the first crossroad. It takes 5 minutes.

③Saint-Louis Church

Église Saint-Louis

Time required: 15 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Opening hour: 8 h 30 am – 6 pm

Close: No

It is a church with a modern appearance. The interior is equally unique, with one wall having few windows. It has a modern structure because the city was rebuilt after it was burned down during World War II. The stained glass on the other side is decorated with paintings that give a feel of modern art.

Let’s eat Paris Brest! !

Paris Brest is made by sandwiching cream between choux pastry and is characterized by its donut-shaped dough. This sweet is inspired by the bicycle race between Paris and Brest, and its shape resembles a bicycle wheel.
Click here to learn about the specialties of Brittany.

Presentation of Brittany

Brittany is a region in northwestern France that is characterized by having built its own unique culture over a long period of time. It attracts many tourists with its unique language, food and culture such as kouign aman and buckwheat galette. It is also famous as a place where the legend of King Arthur remains.

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★Go back to Siam St and go to Traverse St on the left hand. When you go through a park, turn right. It takes 15 minutes.

④Art Museum

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest

Time required: 40 min

Admission fee: 6 euros

Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 2 pm – 6 pm
(open only in the afternoon on Sunday)

Close: Monday, national holidays

It is a museum in a modern building. Although the number of exhibits is small, paintings are mainly on display. Special exhibitions are frequently held in the basement.

★Go back to Siam St and pass Recouvrance Bridge. Then, visit a tower on the left hand. It takes 20 minutes.

⑤Tanguy Tower

Tour Tanguy

Time required: 30 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Opening hour: noon – 6 pm
(open from 2 pm between October and May)

Close: Monday from October to May, 1/1, 5/1, 12/25

This tower was once part of the citadel and is now used as a museum to introduce the town. There is no observation deck inside, but the life of the town in the past is expressed in miniature.

★Pass the bridge again and turn right immediately to go to Marine Boulevard. It takes 15 minutes.

⑥Brest Naval Museum

Musée National de la Marine

Time required: 60 min

Admission fee: 9 euros

Opening hour: 10 am – 6 h 30 pm
(1 h 30 pm – 6 pm between October and March)

Close: Tuesday between October and March, 1/1, 12/25

This museum is housed in the fortress that once protected this town. It feels like you are exploring inside a fortress. Inside, the exhibits center around things related to the sea and ships. You can see the sea from the castle walls.

★Go to Denver St to return to the station. It takes 20 minutes by walk.

【Goal】

Brest Station

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Presentation of Brittany

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Specialty in Brittany

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