Food festivals to attract visitors to Brittany this year

The province of Brittany in France will play host to gastronomes from all over Europe and the world this year as it hosts a number of food festivals.

Saint Quay Portrieux in the Cotes d'Armor region on Brittany's north coast will host the Scallop Festival from May 1st to 3rd, which will see up to 80,000 visitors sampling scallops freshly caught from the Bay of St Brieuc.

The Binic Cod Festival will be held in the same region from May 21st to 24th, celebrating the fishing heritage of the town with food markets, seafood tasting sessions on the quayside, traditional music and other events.

One of the most popular festivals of all will take place in Gourin on July 25th and 26th, when visitors will be offered the chance to enter a competition to make the world's largest pancake.

Attention will then turn to the port town of Roscoff on August 22nd and 23rd for the Pink Onion Festival, which will feature tasting events, organised walks, music concerts and more.

British travellers can reach Brittany by flying to destinations such as Nantes, Brest and Rennes with airlines including Air France and Flybe.

Posted by Merv, 04 February 2009 16:12

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