Brest (France)
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Brest is a city on the west Altantic coast of France. It has a long history of navigation. There are very large tides here.
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Brest is served by a regional airport[1], located to the north-east of the city. It's used mainly by Air France for its domestic routes (Paris-CDG, Paris-Orly, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice), but also by Ryanair (London-Stansted, Dublin), Flybe (Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton), and other companies for regular routes (Bordeaux, Toulouse, Toulon, Cork) or special services. A bus shuttle service connects the airport to Brest and the train station 9 times/day. It costs €4.60 (return : €8.40) and takes about 25 minutes.
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Brittany Ferries operates a daily route between Plymouth (UK) and Roscoff (about 55km to Brest) and a weekly route betwen Cork (Ireland) and Roscoff.
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The SNCF provides TGV route to Paris (8/day) and regional trains routes to Rennes or Quimper.
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Brest is linked with Rennes (N12) and Nantes (N165) by toll-free divided highways.
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- The giant aquarium 'Océanopolis [2], has 3 thematic pavilions (polar, tropical and temperate) that offers a discovery of the world's oceans. Located at the Moulin Blanc port. Phone: +33 298 34 40 40.
- The castle houses the Navy Museum, which has a collection of craft models, paintings and scuptures. Phone: +33 298 22 12 39.
- The Tanguy Tower [3], located near the Recouvrance bridge, houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the town.
- Art gallery, 24 rue Traverse. Phone: +33 298 00 87 96.
- The Vallon du Stang Alar houses a famous botanic garden and greenhouses.
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