| Trebrivan is a small village in an | | | | walk in unspoilt countryside and want a |
| agricultural area of Central Brittany. | | | | quiet holiday. |
| Its about an hour and a half from | | | | If you want the bright lights and lively |
| Roscoff and about two hours from St | | | | nightlife youd be better off staying |
| Malo. Regular ferry services are | | | | somewhere else. |
| available from Plymouth. | | | | There is an abundance of great walking |
| The nearest town is Carhaix with a | | | | country we suggest a visit to the |
| selection of restaurants. It also has | | | | tourist information office in Carhaix |
| supermarkets and a pleasant shopping | | | | Plougeur to pick up a guide book which |
| centre. Carhaix is about ten minutes | | | | features twenty or so excellent |
| drive away. | | | | suggested walks complete with maps. Most |
| The village has a bar, conveniently just | | | | of the walks start a short drive away |
| over the road from Le Bout de Sac. Bar | | | | from Trebrivan. |
| La Forge is run by the very friendly and | | | | No French holiday, of course, is |
| helpful couple, who moved across from | | | | complete without sampling one or two |
| the UK some years ago. They took over | | | | restaurants. Naturally we have our |
| running Bar La Forge in Sep 2005 and its | | | | favourites on the area and love going |
| very popular with locals. It is not open | | | | for a feast at La Ronde des Mets in |
| late during the week, so there isnt a | | | | Carhaix Plougeur. |
| noise problem. If youre in the bar on a | | | | French, the only official language of |
| Friday or Saturday evening and spending | | | | the French Republic, is today spoken |
| a few euros, you may find it will stay | | | | throughout Brittany. The two regional |
| open to English pub times, thats the old | | | | languages have no official status with |
| fashioned times, not the new twenty four | | | | regards to the state, although they are |
| hour ones. | | | | supported by the regional authorities |
| There is a bakery a couple of minutes | | | | within the strict constitutional limits. |
| walk away from the cottage, located | | | | Breton, strongest in the west but to be |
| around the back of the church which also | | | | seen all over Brittany, is a Celtic |
| sells very basic general provisions. The | | | | language most closely related to |
| bakery is closed on Wednesdays. | | | | Cornish. Breton has in fact slightly |
| Trebrivan is ideally situated for | | | | more in common with Cornish than Welsh |
| exploring Central Brittany. Its | | | | and Gallo, which is spoken in the east, |
| particularly good for those who like to | | | | is one of the Oil languages. |