Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Brest, France

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 132 m
Descend 119 m

Experience Brest in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Brest

Sight 1: La Recouvrance

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La Recouvrance is a replica gaff rigged schooner, named in honour of Recouvrance, one of the districts of Brest.

Wikipedia: La Recouvrance (schooner) (EN), Website

773 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Le Fourneau

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Le Fourneau is a national centre for street arts and public space, part of a national professional network made up of factories, companies and festivals. It is an establishment for artistic creation and production in the public space based in the commercial port of Brest, France.

Wikipedia: Le Fourneau (FR), Website

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Naval Monument

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The Naval Monument, more commonly known as the Pink Tower, is an American memorial erected in the 1930s on Cours Dajot in Brest to commemorate the action of the American Navy in Europe during the First World War. Destroyed by the Germans during the Occupation, it was rebuilt identically in 1958. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since July 2015.

Wikipedia: Naval Monument de Brest (FR)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Musée national de la Marine

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The National Maritime Museum of Brest is a maritime museum located in the castle of Brest.

Wikipedia: Musée national de la Marine de Brest (FR), Website

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: S 622

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Seehund, also known as Type XXVII, was a midget submarine built by Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed in 1944 and operated by two-man crews, it was used by the Kriegsmarine during the closing months of the war, sinking nine merchant vessels and damaging an additional three, while losing 35 boats, mostly attributed to bad weather. The French Navy used four captured boats after the war until 1953.

Wikipedia: Seehund (EN), Website

895 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Tour Tanguy

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Tour Tanguy S.DÉNIEL / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Tour Tanguy, Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the Penfeld river in Brest, France. Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance. It now houses the Museum of Old Brest, a museum with a collection of dioramas that depict the city of Brest on the eve of World War II.

Wikipedia: Tour Tanguy (EN)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Jardin des Explorateurs

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Jardin des Explorateurs

Recouvrance is the section of the city of Brest, France, on the right bank of the River Penfeld. The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.

Wikipedia: Recouvrance, Brest (EN), Website

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