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French Sailor Charlie Dalin Wins Vendee Globe In Record Time

French mariner Charlie Dalin won the round-the-world Vendee Globe race on Tuesday, crossing the finishing line off the coast of Brittany in a record time.

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025

France confirms 1st case of Monkeypox: Symptoms and prevention tips we need to know

France has reported its first case of Monkeypox, also known as Mpox. This has again sparked fresh concerns about the spread of this infectious disease. The case, confirmed in the Brittany region, involves a person who had not travelled to Central Africa, where the virus is common, but had contact…

The Times of India · Jan 8, 2025

1,800-year-old gold ring with 'Venus the Victorious' carving discovered in France

An 1,800-year-old gold ring with a carving depicting Venus, a Roman goddess associated with victory, has been discovered in Brittany.

LiveScience · Dec 24, 2024

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Summers of genius: The hidden legacy of Brittany's L'Arcouest

In the early to mid-20th century, a group of eminent scholars from Paris spent their summer holidays in L'Arcouest, a town located along the English Channel in the Brittany region. This circle of intellectuals included Marie Curie, Jean Perrin, Frédéric Joliot, and Irène Joliot-Curie. Now, a documentary film titled L'esprit…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2024

The great Brittany sardine strike of 1924, a milestone for working women

One hundred years ago this month, women working in fish canning factories on France’s north-west coast held a strike that has gone down in history as one of the earliest examples of women successfully mobilising to demand working rights.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 23, 2024

Podcast: France's packaging problem, spider crab invasion, women's labour rights

After a ban on single-use plastic food containers, France tackles shipping packaging in its fight to reduce waste. A stand-off between mussel farmers and spider crab fishers in Brittany. And the 1924 sardine strike that set the example for women demanding labour rights.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 7, 2024

Cédrine Kerbaol signs new deal with EF-Oatly-Cannondale after terminating Ceratizit-WNT contract

French rider targets Brittany Grand Départ at 2025 Tour de France Femmes

Cycling News · Nov 6, 2024

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Tour de France 2025 routes revealed with brutal Pyrenean treble set to stage Pogacar-Vingegaard rivalry

The men’s race will return to Paris for the traditional finale while the women’s edition begins in Brittany and ends in the Alps

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 route: Swiss start, Mont Ventoux ascent, and Nice finish

Race to take place from 1-9 August, with first three days in Switzerland

Cycling Weekly · Oct 29, 2024

2025 Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes presentation - Live

Follow the presentation of the routes of next year's Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes

Cycling News · Oct 29, 2024

Tour de France 2025 – All the route rumours ahead of the official presentation

Details on next year's Tour de France Femmes and Tour de France routes

Cycling News · Oct 24, 2024

Bunting, bobbies and Doctor Who phone boxes: Dinard, the French film festival that’s mad for Britain

Every autumn, a seaside resort in Brittany hosts a charming festival that celebrates only low-budget, independent British and Irish films. Is this a curious case for Poirot?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

Beauty and the blight: a photographer's quest to expose an ecological disaster

For decades, swathes of France's coastline have been regularly swamped by toxic green algae, especially in Brittany. Scientists say it forms due to a glut of chemical waste from intensive farming that spills into the sea. One young photographer is exposing the problem from an unusual and surprisingly beautiful perspective.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2024

France celebrates British and Irish film in Dinard

This week, arts24 is in the delightful seaside town of Dinard in Brittany, for France's yearly celebration of British and Irish film. For 35 years, it's been a launchpad for independent gems that go on to conquer the world of cinema. Culture editor Eve Jackson shares some of this year's…

France 24 · Oct 4, 2024

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Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2024

Brittany's mussel farms ravaged by surging spider crab invasion

Mussel farmers in northern France are grappling with a deepening crisis as spider crabs devastate their crops. A prized marine resource themselves, the crustaceans have become relentless predators of mussels and other shellfish – threatening the future of the industry.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

Tour de France: the new cycle route from Nantes to Mont-Saint-Michel

La Régalante is a 170-mile cycle network linking historic villages, windmills and abbeys in less-visited parts of Brittany and the Atlantic Loire, with pitstops at lovely bars and B&Bs

France 24 · Aug 27, 2024

Award-winning Belgian photojournalist Gaël Turine on capturing the tranq dope crisis

From the tranq dope crisis in Philadelphia to voodoo in Benin, Belgian photojournalist Gaël Turine speaks to Eve Jackson on arts24 about his award-winning work. Over the past 25 years, his photographs have been widely exhibited throughout Europe and the world. He's also regularly published in the international press. Gaël…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 25, 2024

Australian photographer's lament for lost landscapes comes to Brittany festival

Anne Zahalka’s multimedia works depicting Australian wildlife and landscapes are eye-catching, intriguing and sometimes unsettling. As one of the guests of honour at La Gacilly Photo Festival in Brittany, she presents her native land in a new light to help visitors understand the dangers it faces from climate change and…

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Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2024

Australian photographer celebrates indigenous heritage at French festival

The picturesque village of La Gacilly in Brittany, western France, is home to an annual photo festival focusing on the environment and social issues – and this year, Australia is the guest of honour. Among 11 Australian photographers featured is Bobbi Lockyer, who is keen to share her indigenous heritage…

French Rail Disruption Hits Brittany And Northern France

Learn about the current rail disruption in France affecting Brittany, north regions, and TGV lines. Passengers advised to check for updates and consider al...

LiveScience · Jul 19, 2024

2 young orcas ram sailboat off northern France — 800 miles from 'attack' hotspot

Coastguards had to tow a 40-foot-long sailboat back to port after two young orcas severely damaged the boat's rudder near Guilvinec in the French region of Brittany.

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Sting, Sam Smith and Gossip headline top music festival in France’s Brittany

Every year, hundreds of thousands of music lovers make their way to Carhaix in Brittany for the “Vieilles Charrues”. This year France 24’s Jennifer Ben Brahim joins them to bring us the highlights. She tells us how EDM giant David Guetta had festivalgoers dancing late into the night and ran…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

Rail route of the month: Nantes to Quimper, France – a Breton classic

In Brittany, modern regional trains with huge windows invite you to soak up the views. Our author’s final piece in her series takes in the line to Finistère

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

Wild west: a walk on Brittany’s rugged Crozon peninsula

The fishing villages, clifftop paths and sandy coves of the Breton coast provide the perfect backdrop for a five-day hike

Radio France Internationale · Jun 18, 2024

Macron marks 84 years since de Gaulle's call to resist Nazi occupation

French President Emmanuel Macron is on the Ile-de-Sein in western Brittany to commemorate the historic 18 June 1940 radio broadcast from London by General Charles de Gaulle, who made the "call to resistance and refusal of the spirit of defeat".

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