Celtic influences, from whiskey to the bagadoù
Half an hour's drive south, Penmarch consists of three parishes: Penmarch itself, Kérity and St-Guénolé, home to the most advanced, computerised fish auction in Europe. All of which goes to prove that you can't travel far within Brittany without encountering either a fishy reference, or a Celtic tie-in.
Here, you'll find the latter in the form of the fine whiskeys (a legacy of the many Irish monks who frequented the region through the ages) and the 'bagadoù', the Breton form of the Scottish pipe band. It's a surprisingly harmonious mix of bagpipes, organ and often violin, hurdy-gurdy and harp.
Each year, Brittany's 8,000-plus bagadoù musicians appear at more than 300 fest-noz (Breton festivals), and upwards of 4,000 concerts at a raft of venues, from the most intimate concert-cafés to some of Europe's larger parks and stadiums.