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Elves and dragons, maids and knights hiking and biking, oysters and crepes these are some of the surprises and pleasures Joseph discovers in Brittany, France the Celtic land of myths and legends.
As you would expect in a region enamored with its history and legends, Brittany is filled with historic towns in fact, there's even an official classification Cities of Art and History that is approved by the Ministry of Culture. A sub-species is Small Towns of Character and it's into that category that many of the region's picture postcard towns fall.
The cultural arts and crafts of Brittany are evidenced in the traditional dress including the more than 1,200 varities of headdresses worn by women at festivals. King Arthur and the Holy Grail is one of the world's most enduring legends and it all began in Brittany. It is in the Forest of Broceliande that King Arthur received the sword Excalibur and the fairy Viviane fell in love with and imprisoned Merlin. The dense forest surrounds the lakeside village of Paimpont where more than 50 kilometers of hiking trails may lead to magical happenings!
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Featured in Travelscope's Brittany show the TGV France's high speed train whisks the visitor from Charles
 DeGaul airport to Brittany. At 220 kilometers an hour the train gets you into the heart of Brittany and the seaside town of Roskoff in about two an half hours. For more information on traveling Europe by rail click on Rail Europe's logo.
Since its merger with KLM Air France has increased their flights to Paris and beyond. Recently named "Airline of the Year " by Air
 Transport World, the Air France-KLM group operates 2,000 daily flights out of Paris and Amsterdam to 225 destinations worldwide. In the U.S., Air France flies from 13 U.S. gateways including new, daily non-stop flight to Paris from Detroit. For more information on traveling to France and beyond click on to the plane above.
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most striking sites of the Atlantic coast.
It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein.
The millenniums have shaped it into a natural scenery open to dreams and imagination. But the marks left by its numerous admirers eventually spoiled it. 
