been reading about the many islands off French coast, has anyone visited these to say if they are worth the visits? if yes pls respond why as I am planning a european adventure and would like to include if worth it. I have been traveling to europe for 30 yrs and really like Italy's islands but m=not familiar w/ french isles.
thx in advance.
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
Name of islands/group, direction, some small hint?
Posted by
OP
Bay Area
3551 posts
off Brittany coast especially. saw an article in a recent travel magazine that focused on them. thx
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
Both Jersy and Guernsey are phantastic and totally unique in the world. They're British islands though but just off the French channel coast. It's really hard to describe them as they are so totally unique. They appear to be Mediterranean from all the palm trees and beautiful flowers. Architecture-wise and culturally they might be something like a Victorian English sea coast place... totally worthwhile!
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Nice, France
108 posts
Look at the photos of these islands off the Brittany coast, this may give you an idea of the ones you'd like to pick: http://www.linternaute.com/mer-voile/magazine/photo/les-iles-bretonnes-vues-du-ciel/les-iles-bretonnes-vues-du-ciel.shtml
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
If it's southwest off the Brittany coast it's Belle Isle and a couple of small others. Croix is the one just to the north. They're all in the Bay of Biscay. Does this ring a bell?