Alignements de Carnac
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A truly amazing place to visit. There a number of puzzling questions about the stones. How did the men who quarried the granite move the stones and set them up in such a way? How long must it have taken them? Bearing in mind that the site was being constructed some 4,000 years BC, it must have taken most of the population of Brittany to do the construction and feed the workers. What puzzles me most of all is is why did the do it on such a massive scale? One tip - take the train ride which leaves from the tourist office. It takes you down to the coast and through La Trinite which is a centre of international yacht racing and along most of the alignments. It is very good value for money and well worth your time.
Tony ClarkTony Clark
10
We saw the stones out of season in the Spring. There is a small centre there and a picnic area. You can't walk through the stones, and have to view them from the road. The centre has an accessible roof where you can get a view of the stones. I would recommend taking a tour bus which drove down the whole length of the stones. It is a huge area. The bus also took as to the harbour, along the coast and pointed out various other tourist sites. Worth while doing. Commentary is in several languages, English included. Visiting the stones is free. Entry to the centre is also free. The tour bus, and also tourist train of course cost money. Importantly the centre is also open during the French Lunch break.
Steve The TechySteve The Techy
30
Truly curious and a wonder. Thousands of aligned stones in lines across the landscape, going for kilometers. We know about when they were put up, but not why. It bends the mind to walk along and among them while puzzling their origin, evaluating the various theories, and constructing your own. The modern (relative) towns nearby are interesting to wander - what did the inhabitants of two centuries ago they nk about the stones they built near? The museums have some interesting exhibits but, in the end, they share the bewilderment . Perhaps the answers lie just offshore, built when the dry land extended farther? Try to take a museum guided tour if the weather and schedules align.
Andy KegelAndy Kegel
00
Car parking at the visitor centre is hugely underestimated, so spills out all over the surrounding roads. Go off season if you want to walk amongst the stones as in high season they are fenced off and only paying guided tours get in. Don't expect to get any vibe other than the French love of their cars (the Brits are just the same at Avebury or Stonehenge, to be fair). Visitor centre has a shopportunity English Heritage could be proud of (fish sauce, anyone?) but my favourite was a big, fat, full-colour druid herbal volume ... given that all we know about the druids can be written on the back of a postage stamp with room to spare. It is what it is.
Mike BishopMike Bishop
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I found the megaliths of Carnac to be an amazing experience. It is low key, there was almost nobody there and there are no signs about the Menhir except at the Visitor Center. But on the other hand you get to wander among the stones and soak up 7000 years of magic and wonder. What are they all about? Are they burial monuments? Religious monuments built by druids? To this day, nobody knows... they are in obvious rows but they don't align with the sun, moon, or stars. This place is certainly worth a visit if you are in Brittany and want to get in touch with your inner archeologist.
Mike HarmsMike Harms
20
Surprise. Just some stones? Actually, 4km of aligned stones in three areas. Visitor centre that’s compact and a well-signposted set of walks. We caught the train and it was informative and interesting. In cooler weather a walk would be great - bring water since there are no shops or cafes. The site is well maintained. If you’re in the area it’s a must. Even our teenagers dropped the attitude and got interested in why people lined up 20-ton stones 6,500 years ago.
Ian JindalIan Jindal
10
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LIeu-dit le Ménec, 56340 Carnac, France
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The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs.
attractions: Saint-Michel tumulus, prehistoric museum, Centro de los Monumentos Nacionales, restaurants: La Potion Magique, Crêperie De La Pompe, L' Estaminet, Crêperie Au Pressoir, Manureva, Brasserie La Dame de Caro (BURGERS / MOULES / VEGAN), Ty Jeanne, Boucherie Le Rubis, Restaurant du Tumulus
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