France in February with two teens!

Your concern about the time of year is well founded. At other times of the year, St. Malo and Mont Saint-Michel (technically in Normandy but close to the border with Brittany) come to mind. But I haven't been to either place in the winter and don't know how the February weather in far northern France would affect the quality of the experience at either of these scenic places.

How about the Loire Valley? The chateaux are lovely!

That time of year the best way to hedge your bets is with big interesting cities. Something is always on, and no worries if inclement weather strikes.

It's going to be dark a lot in February too.

Is it 8 days in addition to some time in London? If so consider Lyon, if not consider London.

Brittany and Normandy are notorious for winter rain and cold. But at that time of year you could probably get away without reservations almost anywhere, including Paris, London, Lyon, or other cities where you could "retreat" in bad weather. Or you might get lucky with weather in Brittany. If she really wants to go there in February, you could stay flexible.

Can your daughter specify WHAT she wants to see/do in Brittany ? Sometimes people like the "idea" of an area because of a film or book or somebody else's experience. Maybe you could have her do some research on the area including February weather.

I second the idea of finding out what exactly she expects in Brittany. Mont Saint Michel is open for tourism, as is Carnac, if it's the dolmens she wants to see, but many, hotels and restaurants are closed at this time of year. Additionally, French children have a two-week vacation in February, so families who have hotels and restaurants often leave at that time on their own vacations. You really get a sense of desolation and the natural elements the Bretons have always faced visiting in winter. I base this on many winter visits to Brittany but my trips are always to friends and family who live there.

I agree with Christine's suggestion that the Loire Valley can give you views of the countryside and different architecture, but with plenty to see indoors, too.

I think Mont St. Michel is still an interesting place to visit in the winter, but you only need 1 night there. I agree with others that the Loire valley in addition to Mont St. Michel is worthwhile.

I thought that I could piggyback a question onto this question. I thought that I would visit Brittany in July with my family of two adults and three children (12,10 and 8) for 5 days. Where would you stay and what would you do.

Answering only the last piggy-backed post, some travelers with children who want to spend that kind of time in Brittany choose to get a "gite" (a holiday home, usually in the country, available for rent) that is close enough to sights that the children would enjoy, but where you're close enough to the home base to return to it during the day if the children need that.

As to where to stay and what to do, Michelin Guide publishes one of the green guides 100% devoted to Brittany, which would help you select a home base reasonably near places that would interest both the adults and children. The country areas around Dinan are just one possibility.

I've done Brittany as a 4-day driving trip (the sinuous roads make it seem like a larger geographical area than it actually is), but that might be too much driving for the children, and also makes for a series of one-night stands, which is not to every traveler's liking.