Introducing Quimper
Small enough to feel like a village with its slanted half-timbered houses and cobblestone streets, and large enough to buzz as the troubadour of Breton culture and arts, Quimper (pronounced kam-pair) is Finistère’s thriving capital. Derived from the Breton word kemper, meaning ‘confluence’, Quimper sits at the juncture of the small Rivers Odet and Steïr, crisscrossed by footbridges with cascading flowers.
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Last updated: Sep 4, 2008
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Re: Is this too rushed?
by tallybalt 02 June 2011
Are you just going to Normandy to Mont St. Michel? You didn't indicate any interest in seeing the D-day battlefields or the charming towns…
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RE: Suggestions for how to travel from Santiago de Compostela through France
by siemprepatty 31 December 2010
I'm going to be doing this route sort of in reverse in April. Heading from Quimper down to Madrid to catch my flight home. Is this…
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Driving Normandy Brittany to Chartres early June..
by snoozen 03 May 2010
We are picking up a car in Paris and planning to visit Normandy, Brittany and then possibly drive through the Loire valley ending up in…
