Voted to be the most beautiful village in France, this place is a complete anomaly if you were to visit it in the present. The place seems to have popped right out of a textbook, stuck in time, somewhere in the good parts of the past. Walk through the narrow streets and past the geranium-bedecked houses and shops. The hybrid of architectural styles is interesting. You will find 16th century styled half timbered buildings, but you will also find symmetrical stone-built renaissance structures.

Highlights include:

• Le Rucher Fleuri in Rue du Porche is a renowned biscuit maker.
• Supervised swimming, tennis and fishing at the lakeside complex called the Moulin Neuf.
• The shop signs here are known to be unusual and colourful.

• Book a hotel here and stay for a day or two to really grab the essence of the place.
• Visit off-season to avoid the crowd.

• Bus no.: 9@Vannes
• Bus no.: 1, 9@ Carnac

• Les Ardoisieres
• La Tour Du Lion Hotel Rochefort-en-Terre
• Les Ardoisieres

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