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Trains, shared routes, festivals and hosts: how to travel France with people you meet on the way.

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For groups, friends and open travellers · Rennes, Lorient, Saint-Malo, Bordeaux

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  1. Plan together
  2. Festival routes
  3. Coast and ramparts
  4. After the trip

1. Plan together

Compose a journey with dates, style and budget; open it to companions or keep it to friends.

Rail weekend togetherThings to do together
Friends planning over a spread map
Photo: Unsplash

2. Festival routes

Summer festivals — from Lorient's Interceltique to the Francofolies — are social travel at its best.

Tip: Festival dates change each year; check the official sites.

Festival journeyThings to do togetherFest-noz eveningThings to do together
Women in Bigouden lace headdresses at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Port de pêche de LorientOne of France's great fishing ports.Place

3. Coast and ramparts

Saint-Malo's ramparts and the Breton coast by train and bike, with hosts along the way.

Island crossing dayThings to do togetherCycle to the next villageThings to do together
Travellers watching countryside curve past
Photo: Unsplash
Remparts de Saint-MaloThe walk around the walls, the sea on one side and the city on the other.Place

4. After the trip

Journeys that end well often become Cercles: the same group, meeting monthly back home.

Photo safari and projectionThings to do together
Residents and local councillors at the inauguration of a redesigned street in Avon
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Films about these places

Published by their creators on YouTube.

Cultural storyFestival Interceltique de Lorient 2023 : les images de la Grande parade
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Official information

Dates, access rules and opening times change — check these sources before you go.

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  • Plan together
  • Festival routes
  • Coast and ramparts
  • After the trip