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, 47.5734°, -3.0724°, +33 2 97 52 13 52, accueiltourisme@ot-carnac.fr. 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. 2018-02-11
Get in
By Train
Auray train station is 12 km away.
- Gare de Plouharnel-Carnac, rue de la Gare, 56340 Plouharnel (4 km northwest from town center), 47.6043°, -3.1184°. Served only during summer by TER Bretagne line 32 (Auray–Quiberon), called "le Tire-Bouchon", the "corkscrew". This railway station does not sell tickets 2018-02-11
Get around
See
- Its standing stones.
- Saint-Michel tumulus, chemin du Tumulus (off D781), 47.5878°, -3.0734°. Archaeological site was constructed between 5000 BC and 3400 BC and classified since 1889. 2018-02-11
- Carnac stones. 2018-02-11
- Ménec alignments, route des alignements D196 (between Ménec and Croix-Audran), 47.593333°, -3.079722°. 2018-02-11
- Toulchignan alignment, D119 and route de Kerlescan D196, 47.5950°, -3.0744°. 2018-02-11
- Kermario alignment, route de Kerlescan D196, 47.5981°, -3.0622°. 2018-02-11
- Kerloquet alignment (Manio), route de Kerlescan D196, 47.5977°, -3.0563°. 2018-02-11
- Kerlescan alignments, D196, Kerlescan, 47.6044°, -3.0499°. 2018-02-11
- Petit-Ménec alignments, Chemin de la Métairie (near Kerlescan), 47.6044°, -3.0406°. 2018-02-11
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, 47.5810°, -3.0799°, 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. 2018-02-11