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| Roscoff | ||
| region | Finistère | |
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| Residents | 3.447 (2018) | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.roscoff.fr | |
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Roscoff is a french City in the department Finistère, in the Brittany.
background
Politically, the municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Morlaix and the canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon. Roscoff has been an independent municipality since 1789, when it separated from Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
The five-year-old landed here in 1548 w: Maria Stuartto live in exile in France for a while.
getting there
By plane
By train
in the 1 Roscoff train station ends the railway line from Morlaix. In Morlaix there is a connection to the TGV in the direction of Paris.
By bus
In the street
At Morlaix is the exit from the N12 to the D 58, which leads via Saint-Martin-des-Champs to Roscoff, with a bypass of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
By boat
From 2 Roscoff ferry terminal there are ferries to the english city Plymouth (6-8h), and the Irish Cities Cork (14-15h) and Rosslare Harbor (15-17h)
In the old port of the 3 Pier The passenger ships go to the area every half hour Île de Batz from.
By bicycle
It begins in Roscoff Vélodysséewhich runs from Brittany along the Atlantic coast to the Franco-Spanish coast. GPS track in Bike tour wiki.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The old town is worth seeing.
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- 1 Notre-Dame-de-Kroaz-Baz
- 2 Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, 3 Boulevard Sainte-Barbe, 29680 Roscoff.
- 3 Chapelle Saint-Nicolas, 2 Rue Laennec, 29680 Roscoff.
- Chapelle Sainte-Brigitte
- 4 Chapelle Sainte-Anne, 33 Rue Gambetta, 29680 Roscoff.
- 5 Chapelle Notre-Dame de bonne Nouvelle, 50 rue de Créac'h Elies, 29680 Roscoff.
- Chapelle Saint-Ninien
- L'ossuaire. The ossuary.
Buildings
- 4 Vieux Port. The old port.
- 6 lighthouse. The 25 meter high lighthouse in the old port can be climbed by prior arrangement.
- House of Mary Queen of Scots
- 7 Station biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, 29680 Roscoff.
Museums
- 8 Center d'Études d'Océanographie et de Biologie Marine. One of the largest and most modern centers for oceanography and marine biology in Europe.
- Musée des Johnnies
activities
shop
kitchen
The range of restaurants is diverse.
Cheap
medium
Upscale
Roscoff has (2018) two star restaurants:
- Le Temps de Vivre, Place de l'Église.
- Le Yachtman, at the Hotel Le Brittany, Boulevard Sainte-Barbe.
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- 1 Roscoff Tourism Office, Quai d'Auxerre, 29680 Roscoff. Tel.: 33 2 98 61 12 13. Open: Mon - Sat 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., closed on Sun.
trips
- To Île de Batz can be crossed by ship from the port. The crossing takes about 15 minutes. It is worth staying for several hours for a very beautiful garden, ruined monastery, a collection of houses. Campsite for campers is available.
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon - The small town of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, located around 5 km to the south, offers a number of sights, such as the Chapelle du Kreisker with its 77 m high granite tower from the 14th / 15th centuries. Century, apostrophized by Vauban as a "miracle of balance and boldness", and the Ancienne Cathedrale, the construction of which dates back to the 12th century.
- Kérouzéré - The Kérouzéré castle around 11 km southwest, a military installation from the 15th century, three of which were originally four towers.
literature
Web links
- http://www.roscoff.bzh - Roscoff official website
- Roscoff Tourist Office
