Carnac

Carnac (Breton: Karnag) is a small town in Morbihan, Brittany. Its main claim to fame are the menhirs surrounding the town.

Understand

Tourism information

Get in

By Train

Auray train station is 12 km (7.5 mi) away.

  • 🌍 Gare de Plouharnel-Carnac, rue de la Gare, 56340 Plouharnel (4 km northwest from town center). Served only during summer by TER Bretagne line 32 (AurayQuiberon), called "le Tire-Bouchon", the "corkscrew". This railway station does not sell tickets.

Get around

See

  • Its standing stones.
  • 🌍 Saint-Michel tumulus, chemin du Tumulus (off D781). Archaeological site was constructed between 5000 BC and 3400 BC and classified since 1889.
  • 🌍 Carnac stones (along the D196 road).
    • 🌍 Ménec alignments, route des alignements D196 (between Ménec and Croix-Audran).
    • 🌍 Toulchignan alignment, D119 and route de Kerlescan D196.
    • 🌍 Kermario alignment, route de Kerlescan D196.
    • 🌍 Kerloquet alignment (Manio), route de Kerlescan D196.
    • 🌍 Kerlescan alignments, D196, Kerlescan.
    • 🌍 Petit-Ménec alignments, Chemin de la Métairie (near Kerlescan).

Do

Visit one of Carnacs many beaches.

Sleep

Carnac has a couple of campsites and hotels.

Connect

  • 🌍 La Poste, 18, avenue de la Poste D119, 36 31. M W–F 09:00–12:00 14:00–17:00, Tu 09:00–12:00 14:30–17:00, Sa 09:00–12:00, closed on Sunday.

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