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