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

• 🌍 Tourism Office of Carnac, 74, avenue des Druides, BP 65, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Jul–Aug: M–Sa 09:30–19:00, Su 15:00–19:00; Apr–Jun Sep: M–Sa 09:30–12:30 14:00–18:00, Su 15:00–18:00. (updated Feb 2018)

Get in

By Train

Auray train station is 12 kilometres (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 (Auray–Quiberon), called "le Tire-Bouchon", the "corkscrew". This railway station does not sell tickets. (updated Feb 2018)

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. (updated Feb 2018)
• 🌍 Carnac stones (along the D196 road). (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Ménec alignments, route des alignements D196 (between Ménec and Croix-Audran). (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Toulchignan alignment, D119 and route de Kerlescan D196. (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Kermario alignment, route de Kerlescan D196. (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Kerloquet alignment (Manio), route de Kerlescan D196. (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Kerlescan alignments, D196, Kerlescan. (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Petit-Ménec alignments, Chemin de la Métairie (near Kerlescan). (updated Feb 2018)

Do

Visit one of Carnacs many beaches.

Buy

Eat

Drink

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. (updated Feb 2018)

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