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What to see and do in Brest
What to see and do in Brest

Set at the mouth of the River Penfeld and overlooking the Rade de Brest – a vast natural bay providing enough safe anchorage to accommodate an entire fleet – Brest is both the capital of Brittany’s Finistère region, and the second largest naval base in France, after Toulon. Rudolf Abraham explores what to see and

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