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Forest Attractions In Brittany

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Brittany is a cultural region in the northwest of France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation. It became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as if it were a separate nation under the crown. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain . It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its land area is 34,023 km² . Brittany is the site of some of the world's oldest standing architecture, home to the Bar...
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Forest Attractions In Brittany

  • 1. Val Sans Retour Paimpont
    In progress In Arthurian legend, the Val sans retour , also known as the Val des faux amants or the Val périlleux , is an enchanted land in which the sorceress Morgan le Fay imprisons her knightly lovers until the spell is eventually broken by Lancelot. The Val sans retour has been identified with an area of the same name in Paimpont forest in Brittany, which tradition has long held to be the site of the legendary forest of Brocéliande.
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  • 2. Broceliande Brittany
    Brocéliande is a legendary enchanted forest that had a reputation in the medieval imagination as a place of magic and mystery. Brocéliande is featured in several medieval texts, mostly related to the Arthurian legend and the characters of Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Lady of the Lake, and some of the Knights of the Round Table. It first appeared in literature in the Roman de Rou chronicle by Wace in 1160 and today is most commonly identified as Paimpont forest in Brittany, France. Brocéliande is a place of legend due to its uncertain location, unusual weather, and its ties with Arthurian mythology, most notably the tomb of the legendary figure of Merlin. According to these accounts, the forest sheltered the enchanted Vale of No Return, the magical fountain of Barenton, and the place of Merlin...
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  • 3. Foret de Huelgoat Huelgoat
    La Forêt-Fouesnant is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. La Forêt-Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt.
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