Brest, France

[paumarier]

One of our ports on our Oceania Iberian Radiance cruise in September 2018 is Brest, France. I've done a lot of searching on Cruise Critic for this port and cannot find very much information. Only a couple of much older posts, nothing current. I'm hoping other cruisers who have stopped at this port will share their experiences, whether they've stayed in the town, hired a tour guide to see other sites, etc. We are not fans of large group ship tours, so we would love to hire a private guide to drive us around the beautiful countryside of Brittany. Thanks so much for any help your offer.

[katrina915]

I haven't been there in about 5 years, but we just walked around and saw the outside of a fort and the market. It was Sunday and most things were closed. I wasn't very impressed but most things were closed and we didn't take an excursion.

 

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[sailing canary]

You might find this interesting - no need for a tour.

 

http://www.oceanopolis.co.uk/

[sailing canary]

This might also help you find something to do while you're there.

 

http://www.brest-tourism.uk/en/

[LondonTowner]

We spent a week in Brittany last year and I did a lot of research before going. We stayed further down the coast in the end, but there seemed to be quite a lot to do.

 

My OH is very interested in WWII history and there is a lot based on the war.

 

I did most of my research on Tripadvisor and local tourist office websites and found plenty of info.

 

 

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[Markanddonna]

I have some information for tourists on my website https://donnagawell.com/europe/transatlantic-cruise/brest-france/