10 Things or more to do in... Pays de L'Orient

Quimperle centre
  1. Safari Breton - Vast natural park with buck, aquariums, horse and 4x4 trails
  2. National Stud - Breton draught horse stud farm at Hennebont. Horse shows during the summer. www.haras-hennebont.fr
  3. Adventure Park - Labyrinthe du Corsaire, Guidel, near Lorient. One of Europes largest. Mazes, bouncy castles, giant puzzle, etc. www.labyrintheducorsaire.com
  4. Cod Fishing Trawler - creates a living museum with amazing reconstructions at Lorient.
  5. Pont Scorff Zoo - Birds, cats of the world, African animals and more. www.zoo-pont-scorff.com
  6. A Wild Salmon Discovery Centre - Pont Scorff Nouvel Odyssaum www.odyssaum.fr
  7. French East India Company Museum & National Maritime museum at Port Louis has ocean treasures, sea rescue sections, outstanding collections.
  8. Golf Val Queven holes 6724 yards par 73, west of Lorient and Plomeur Ocean, at Fort Bloque 18 holes 6410 yards par 72
  9. Jazz Festival at Guidel in July
  10. Botanic garden Hennebont. 10 hectare park in the centre of the town.
  11. Interceltic festival. Lorient. An annual global gathering over 10 days in August with 4500 artists and 700,000 visitors. www.festival-interceltique.com
  12. Markets � Hennebont, Thursday, Quimperle Friday, Lorient daily.
  13. Surfing Guidel. Forecast at this site. http://magicseaweed.com/Guidel-Surf-Report/71/

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