Vannes - Gwened

Nineteen miles northeast from Carnac, Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is located on the Gulf of Morbihan (Breton: Mor-Bihan) and sits at the mouth of the rivers Marie and Vincin. The town of has many medieval buildings and was the former seat of the Parliament of Brittany. There is an archaeological museum with a collection of prehistoric tools, weapons, jewellery, and pottery found in excavations nearby. Tourism is an important part of Vannes economy and tourist office in the town gives excellent information of the town, the surrounding municipalities and periphery of the Gulf of Morbihan.

Image: Vannes, Brittany painting by Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze (1866–1939) courtesy of The Fitzwilliam Museum.

Links: Brittany Tourism and Tourist office - City of Vannes