Carnac: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 49 - 112 Hotel les Alignements
 This hotel is located in the Baie de Quiberon, just 800 metres from the beach and a 2-minute walk from Carnac town centre. Most rooms have a balcony w… MoreEUR 125 - 290 Hotel Le Churchill
 Nestled in the heart of the Gulf of Morbihan, on Carnac beach, the 4-star Le Churchill offers comfortable and elegant accommodation, free Wi-Fi and fr… MoreEUR 49 - 179 La Marine
 Situated in the heart of Carnac on the southern Brittany coastline, Hotel Le Marine is just 300 metres from the Carnac Stones site. It offers free Wi… MoreEUR 99 - 181 Le Plancton
 Le Plancton is located by the sea in Carnac. It offers en suite rooms, a fitness centre, sauna and restaurant. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the… MoreEUR 24 - 163 Résidence Maeva Bleue Océane
 Résidence Maeva Bleue Océan is located on the south coast of Brittany, between Vannes and Quiberon’s seaside resort. It has an outdoor swimming po… MoreEUR 75 - 164 Les Rochers
 Les Rochers is a seaside hotel located in Carnac, on the south coast of Brittany. It offers affordable accommodation with free Wi-Fi access and views … MoreEUR 49 - 120 Hotel La Licorne
 Hotel La Licorne is located 600 metres from the beach and yacht club in Carnac-Plage, on the south Brittany coast. It offers free Wi-Fi internet acces… MoreEUR 80 - 317 Hôtel-Restaurant-Spa Le Tumulus
 This proud 1900s building is linked to the history of Carnac, which it overlooks from the heights. Below are the swimming pool and a large terrace, wh… MoreEUR 85 - 230 Carnac Thalasso & Spa Resort hôtel 2*
 The Carnac Resort hotel 2* is located a 5-minute walk from Carnac-Plage. It offers free access to a sea-water Thalasso spa and swimming pool.
Rooms a… MoreEUR 59 - 117 Carnac Residence
 The Carnac Residence is located on the south coast of Brittany. The hotel’s terraces offer panoramic views of the surrounding area and the hotel has… MoreEUR 119 - 258 Carnac Thalasso & Spa Resort hotel 3*
 Carnac Thalasso & Spa Resort hotel 3* is located 1.5 km from the centre of Carnac Plage and 200 metres from the la Grande Plage beach.
Guests of the … MoreEUR 55 - 139 Hôtel An Ti Gwenn
 Hotel An Ti Gwenn is located in the village of Carnac in southern Brittany, between the standing stones and the beach. It offers comfortable accommod… MoreEUR 99 - 415 Hôtel Le Diana
 Located on the south coast of Brittany, the 4-star Hôtel Le Diana is opposite Carnac beach. Guests have free access to the outdoor swimming pool, ham… MoreEUR 135 - 219 Best Western Hotel Celtique
 Located in Carnac, this Best Western Hotel is just 50 metres from the beach. It has a heated indoor swimming pool and a spa centre with a sauna, hamma… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carnac: Guide
Carnac (Breton= Karnag) is a village and commune in France|commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany () and part of the Morbihan département in France|département of northwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Carnacois. Carnac is renowned for the Carnac stones, one of the most extensive neolithic menhirs collections in the world, as well as its beaches popular with tourists.
Carnac, found on a narrow peninsula halfway between the medieval town Vannes and the seaside resort Quiberon, is split into two centres - Carnac-Ville and Carnac-Plage (the beach front). In total there are five beaches, including la Grande Plage, and further to the east, Plage Men Dû and Beaumerhttp://www.pvf.dircon.co.uk/BCH-4B(Carnac).html.
Neighboring communes
Carnac is connected to La Trinité-sur-Mer to the east by road and by a shared pedestrian/bike path along the beach. The other neighbouring communes are Crach, Erdeven, Ploemel and Plouharnel.
Standing stones
Carnac is famous as the site of more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones. The stones were hewn from local Rock (geology)|rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany. Local tradition claims that the reason they stand in such perfectly straight lines is that they are a Roman legion turned to stone by Merlin (wizard)|Merlin (Brittany has its own local versions of the King Arthur|Arthurian cycle).
The Carnac stones were erected during the Neolithic period which lasted from around 4500 Anno Domini|BC until 2000 BC. The precise date of the stones is difficult to ascertain as little dateable material has been found beneath them, but Circa|c.3300 BC is commonly attributed to the site's main phase of activity. One interpretation of the site is that successive generations visited the site to erect a stone in honour of their ancestors.
History
In 1864, La Trinité-sur-Mer and its port were separated from the commune, to create their own parish. The fishermen found the church Saint-Cornély to be too far from the port, and had one built in a more convenient location. La Trinité-sur-Mer thus became both a parish and a separate commune.
In 1903, a seaside resort was created on the old salt flats, developing extensively through the 1950s to create the split Carnac of today: Carnac-ville and Carnac-plage. In 1974, a renowned hydrotherapy centre was sponsored by champion cyclist Louison Bobet, retiring after having won the Tour de France three times from 1953 to 1955.
Carnac is also a brand of cycling shoes, specialising in shoes for road bikes, but recently producing a line of mountain bike shoes.
Other sights around Carnac
There are a number of camping grounds in the woods around Carnac, some clustered around various lakes such as the Etang du moulin du lac which is immediately to the west of the river Crac'h.
Sources
Carnac: Guide pratique 2006 (provided by Carnac tourist office)
See also
Standing stones
Carnac stones
External links
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