Locronan, Douarnenez, pointes du Van et du Raz, Audierne, Pont-Croix.

An area of maritime importance and magnificent landscapes such as Sein, Raz headland and the bay of Douarnenez. Renowned, religious festivals take place at Locronan and Sainte-Anne-La-Palud, and prestigious religious edifices can be seen at Pont-Croix and Locronan.
Painters of old found themselves in fishing ports such as Douarnenez and Audierne, travelling the "route of the customs officials", discovering the countryside and chapels.
The museum's evidence of the interest shown in the area takes the form of numerous canvases offered to the town in 1930 by visiting painters. The maritime past of the area developed thanks to a series of commissioned works painted in 1937, and can be seen today in all their glory at the Port-Musée.




Museums :


Douarnenez Boat Museum :


Place de l'Enfer
291000 Douarnenez
Tel 02 98 92 65 20, Fax: 02 98 92 05 41
The museum is housed in an old canning factory and has over 60 authentic boats on show from France and Europe. The displays reveal the various traditional construction techniques, means of propulsion and rigging arrangements.
Surveying the stone quays and old wooden docks of the coastal port, one can gaze at the thirty or so floating museum pieces, the largest of which can be visited from april to october. Just behind the museum, artisans with traditional know-how reveal some of the mysteries behind their crafts such as: marine carpentry, sculpting and sailing.
Open from october until the 15th june from 10:00 till 12:30, and 14:00 till 18:00 except mondays; from the 15th june until 30th september, open every day from 10:00 till 19:00.
Closed annually throughout january.


Locronan Public Museum :


Place de la Mairie
29180 Locronan.
Tel: 02 98 91 70 05
Painters in search of Brittany: One hundred or so works spanning from 1860 to 1940.
Containing the history of the old arts and crafts of Locronan where one can find woven articles dating back to the French revolution.
Open at peak season from the 15th june to the 15th september everyday from 10:00 till 19:00.