The Tour Tanguy, Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the Penfeld river in Brest, France.
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We didn't manage to visit this place last time we visited Brest but this time we made sure to check out Tanguy Tower, I would highly recommend visiting, if you're into history and especially the history of brest as it has a comprehensive set of well decorated dioramas and lots of information, as well as the Local guide as he spoke very Fluent English, which as someone who isn't very good at french I found to be very pleasant.
As well as being fluent I can't complement him more for engaging in English and having a conversation about the second world war and how it would've changed the course of history had the Germans taken the town of brest and utilised their port.
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Very worth a visit! The inside of the tower is a display of dioramas of the history of the city, made by a local artist after lots of the city was destroyed in 1944.
It is free to enter, and the displays are all translated into English and another language I’m unsure of as well as the original French. Just be aware entry ends at 17:30 (an hour...
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This place was a pleasant surprise. We came across it whilst walking around Brest and didn't realise there was a free museum inside to discover scenes from historic Brest made with little sculpted characters. Great for adults and children. Also you get a great view over Brest from the top and a very friendly welcome...
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