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HERITAGE: This area of Brittany is awash with cultural and urban heritage. Choose from many of the beautiful small towns and villages, full of character, museums, churches and galleries.

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MARKETEERS: Visit Morlaix’s Saturday market or those held elsewhere on a daily basis. You are guaranteed to benefit from the experience, bargains and good food aplenty.

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NATURE LOVERS: Visit some or all of the seven nature reserves in Brittany, Les Sept Isles (Seven Islands) at Perros Guirec for Gannets and Puffins, or Venec (Brenhill) for ducks, Grebes and peat bog plants.

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OCEANOPOLIS: This world famous series of huge and fabulous aquariums, at Brest, is only 35 minutes drive away.

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WALKERS AND CYCLISTS: Explore the signed footpaths (one runs past Coat Amour), or ramble though the Arree mountains in the National Park of Armoric, famous for its flora and fauna, just to the south of Morlaix.


GASTRONOMES: After all this exhausting holidaying, treat yourselves to some of the regions gastronomic delights; from sweet Crepes and savoury Gallettes to the flagship dish - an authentic Breton seafood platter or sample good honest home cooking here at Coat Amour!

FRENCH MARKETS
The delightful French Markets are a big part of life in the villages and towns. These are vibrant, picturesque places and definitely where to go to see and meet interesting people. Village markets are renowned for their diversity, excellent quality and their ability to provide things usually not found in the shops, and often at good prices.

Most villages sport daily produce markets selling anything from fresh vegetables to fish, fruit, cheese and local specialities. Some markets are held once a week, on a specific day, manned by professional marketeers with fully fitted out vans and trucks, and selling anything from clothes, antiques, bric a brac, records, tools to junk. Most of these markets have good clothes stalls selling old and new at good bargain prices. Some of bigger town markets sell antiques and other works of art.

A visit to a French market is a wonderful experience as they are full of great characters and usually wonderful produce. The food is almost always fresher, with a very local bias and cheaper than in the shops. Look for the cheeses and bread, or the fresh fish (near the coast) and olives – usually the naughty things you don’t have often at home. Contrary to holiday living you do need to be up with the lark to enjoy the best of morning markets.

Details of all the local markets and their times are on Coat Amour's notice board.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MARKETS

MARCHE
This is the name for a standard food market, often manned by locals with a passion for their produce. The Saturday morning market in Morlaix is full of local farmers and producers bringing their wares to sell. ….. We have the butcher the baker and the candlestick maker as well as the growers, curers, vintners etc. Everything, especially the cheeses and other dairy products are fresh and yummy. There are meats and sausages, saucisson and olives, local honey and jams, herbs and spices, breads and patisseries, all to tempt you beyond reason – go on try them!

FOIRE
This is what they call the clothes market, largely consisting of new clothes, and normally at bargain prices.

BROCANTE & TROCANTE
Amongst the many delights of France are the Brocante market stalls and warehouses. Here you will find second hand furniture, old household items such as linens, kitchen and garden equipment etc. which are not valuable antiques but are interesting to buy. The lower end of the second hand market is called TROCANTE and this really bric a brac with the occasional gem! A Vide Grenier is a car boot sale and a Puce is a flee market.

ANTIQUITIES
This is the name given to an antique market that sells antiques and old furniture. These are also called Salons des Antiquaires or Salon Antiquites Brocante.

The auction house (Hotel de Vente) in Morlaix is internationally renowned. It is just down the road from Coat Amour! They have regular auctions, and four times a year there are important sales attracting international clients.

ARTISANAT
The name for arts and craft handmade items.