The natural harbour of Concarneau fans out from its massive trawler port, fishing trawlers from the Indian Ocean and African coast drop off their catches of Tuna bringing in around 200,000 tonnes of thon a year.
The original habour centred around the 14th century fortified town situated on an island in the harbour bay and linked to the main land via a series of foot bridges.
In the 16th Century architect Vauban (if you are unfamiliar with this chap he is to forts what Brunel and Telford were to bridges and canals) further modified its defences to the impressive fortification seen today.
Inside the walled town the original stone housing has been converted into a colourful tourist hotspot of shops, restaurants and galleries.
Todays Fun Fact: We have wanted for some time to show you a photo of Kouign Amann (Breton Butter Cake), but we don’t have a photo because we have eaten them every time before we thought about taking a picture….ah well, we will just have to buy some more….
Just caught up with your new BLOG. Very interesting, Thanks for sharing. Best wishes Peter
ReplyDeleteSpent a surprise wedding anniversary there - brilliant! HUGS Mumski xx
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