Identifier: northernfranc00karl (find matches)
Title: Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipzig : K. Baedeker New York : C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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nel only 1/2 M. wide. Tlie gulf has a flat and very irregular coast-linesand is studded with numerous fertile islets. — Stkamees ply three time,daily in summer (once in winter) from the harbour of Vannes to Conleau,the He aux Moines, Port-Navalo, and Locmariaquer (fares 25 c, 70 c, IV4,and 2fr.; return-fares 1/2, 1, 2, and 21/2 fr). After touching at the/Ze Con-leau (Hot. du Beau-Sejour), a bathiDg-resort, on the right, which is con-nected with the mainland by a causeway, the steamer passes the Jle deBoedic and calls at the Jle dArz. Beyond a broad expanse we perceiveon the left the towers of Sarzeau and St. Gildas (p. 253) Skirting thecoast of Arradon, and passing the islets of Logoden and Irus, we stopat the He aux Moines (two hotels). The steamer steers across the openbav and between Creizic and Berder to Larmor-Baden (Hot. des lies, R. 2-4,D.3fr.), whence a small boat (50c.) may be taken to the lie de GavrHnis(goat island^ with a fine tumulus and dolmen). The steamer next passes
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to Nanus. REDON. 36. Route 253 the Jledela Jumeni and the He Longue, and after rounding the Mouton Rockstops at Port-Navalo (Hot. des Voyageurs, plain; de Rhuis), a smalUishinvillage near the extremity of the Peninsula of Rhuis. We then traverseLf m^ channel and reach Locmariaquer (p. 256). - About 1/2 M fromPort-Navalo lies the village of Arzon, beyond which is the hamlet SThumtac, with a large tumulus. Le Logic and Keraer, or Kerni, to the Nof these places are touched at by the steamer twice a week only InTocmariacrur? ^^ ^*^ ^*^* «^ ^« Port-NavaloandFrom Vannes to (I31/2 M.) Sarzeau ano (171/2 M.) St. Gildas (Peninsulao/iZ/... mail-gig thrice daily, .starting from the Place S. Nicolas (Sres via (51/2 M.) i\^oj^a/o. Carr. with one horse 15 fr., two horses 20-25 frRailway from Vannes to Port-Navalo under construction. -Sarzeau (^JliLe Sage: ^W mhab ) near the centre of the peninsula, is the bShplaceof Le Sage (1668-1747), author of Gil Bias. About 2V2 M to the S F Itthe Oh&tean

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