Brittany Cultural Festivals of the Summer, One in Winter

Brittany is host to cultural festivals throughout the year. Here's a short guide to which one's to see whatever time of the year you visit.
By: VacationRentalPeople
 
July 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Brittany has always been known as a welcoming home to culture, many artists have flocked here including Pierre Gauguin in the late 19th century, who created some of his greatest work recreating these landscapes. Throughout the year Brittany is bristling with cultural festivals, with its two month biennial just passing last week. Yet there is still much to see: art in curious places, jazz on a summer's day, music festivals featuring the best artists from off the beaten track, as well as the best of British cinemas. Here are some of the best festival of the Summer (and one from the winter).

L'art Dans Le Chapelles
Running all the way through the Summer, from the beginning of July until the end of September, L'art Dan Le Chapelles, is a festival in which various churches throughout central Brittany give sanctuary to many artworks. In around twenty locations dotted around Blavet valley, artists are invited to create contemporary, site-specific walls to garnish these walls and floors. It's a wonderful dialogue between modern and old as the many of the churches date back to the 15th or 16th century, and we see secular and sacred all blended together under the same roof.

Jazz a Vannes Festival
The Jazz in Vannes festival runs for 6 days, from the end of July, running in to the beginning of August. It has been a cornerstone of Vannes's summer cultural scene for over 30 years now, and continues to develop, increasing in vitality. In recent years the festival has boasted a great line up including the Duke Ellington orchestra, Buena Vista Social Club and Archie Shepp, along with the very best in French jazz. Much can be seen for free, and the festival kicks off with a free concert on the Esplanade on the 26th of July.

La Route du Rock
Held in the beautiful walled seaside city of St Malo Brittany's Emerald Coast, La Route du Rock celebrates it's 20th birthday with a characteristically strong line up of great music. Over the years La Route du Rock has established itself as one of the world's best alternative festival, far removed from the mud feasts and sweaty tents, instead a more refined affair, with bands playing on a number of strange stages such as the beach stage or castle stage. Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, and The Cure have all played here, this year it welcomes Massive Attack and The Flaming Lips.

The Festival du Film Britannique
During the beginning of October Brittany plays home to a considerable festival of British Films. It has had many famous visitors in its time including John Hurt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jane Birkin, Charlotte Rampling, to name but a few. Competition is fierce here as the films compete it out to win the festivals main trophy the Hitchcock d'or (Golden Hitchcock), in the past this has  been awarded to Shallow Grave, The Full Monty and Billy Elliot.

Transmusicales
Taking place in Renne towards the end of the year is one the longest running winter music festivals in the world. Transmusicales aims to bring to your attention the music of tomorrow, new bands have come here hoping for a platform and willing ears, and has played its part in the careers of Nirvana and Portishead in the nineties, Kate Nash and the Ting Tings in recent years.

If you are planning on soaking up some culture this Summer you will find much on offer in Brittany. Staying in one of the many gites in Brittany, you can take in the thrills of the festival, and the splendour of the country all at your own pace.



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