Travel Reference
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The bulky peninsula of Brittany (“Bretagne” in French; “Breizh” in Breton) is windswept
andrugged,withawell-discoveredcoast,aforgotteninterior,strongCelticties,andacrav-
ing for crêpes. This region of independent-minded locals is linguistically and culturally
different from Normandy—and, for that matter, the rest of France. The Couesnon River
skirts the western edge of Mont St-Michel, marking the border between Normandy and
Brittany. Tradition is everything here, where farmers and fishermen still play a big part in
the region's economy.
