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| Morlaix | ||
| region | Brittany | |
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| Residents | 14.729 (2018) | |
| height | 61 m | |
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Morlaix is a city in the Brittany. It is the seat of a sub-prefecture.
background
Morlaix (from the Latin Mons Relaxus; Breton: Montroulez) is located on the river Morlaix, which flows a few kilometers further north into the bay of Rade de Morlaix.
getting there
By plane
Closest airport is Aéroport Brest-Bretagne (IATA code BES, ICAO code LFRB, from Paris with Air France for approx. 50 EUR).
By train
Morlaix can be reached by TGV from Paris (Gare Montparnasse).
By bus
In the street
Of Rennes Morlaix can be reached from via the N 12 national road (Europastraße 50), which has four lanes throughout. The A 11 toll road leads from Paris to Rennes Chartres and Le Mans, from Le Mans continue the Autoroute A 81. Morlaix can continue from Rouen via the A 13 car route, which is also subject to tolls Caen, the toll-free autoroute A 84 (Europastraße 401) to Avranches and continue on national roads 176 and 12 across Dinan, Saint-Brieuc, Guingamp can be achieved (mostly four-lane).
By boat
Ferry services (Brittany Ferries) are available from 25 km away Roscoff to Plymouth (6 to 8 hours) in southern England and Rosslare Europort in Ireland.
By bicycle
Morlaix is on the cycle route EuroVelo 1 (in France: Vélodyssée), which leads from Roscoff in France along the French Atlantic coast to the Spanish border. GPS track in Bike tour wiki.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Railway viaduct.
285 m long and 58 m high.
- 2 Maison de la Duchesse Anne, 33, rue du Mur.The half-timbered house Maison de la Duchesse Anne, one of the so-called lantern houses in the old town.
- 3 Saint-Melaine.The 15th century church of Saint-Melaine, rebuilt after war damage.
- Fort Taureau, at the exit of the Bay of Morlaix.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
- Office de tourisme, 10 Place Charles de Gaulle, 29600 Morlaix. Tel.: 33 2 98 62 14 94. Open: Mon - Sat 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., 2 p.m. - 6.30 p.m., closed on Sun.
trips
- The enclosed parishes (enclos paroissiaux) in the southwest of the city, particularly in Saint-Thégonnec, Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon with two major churches.
- Roscoff and the Île de Batz.
