Sites & Monuments in Vannes, Brittany
Visit Megalithic Site's Carnac
Stones ancient beyond belief.
Dating from some 6,000 years ago, the megalithic site at Carnac is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe. Around 3,000 menhirs (standing stones) are aligned over an area of 40 hectares and a distance of 4 kilometres.
The Kermario, Le Menec, Kerlescan and Petit Menec (La Trinité-sur-Mer) alignments, which together form the Carnac site, represent one of the first monumental stone structures in Europe.
Plans are under way to redevelop the site to improve facilities for visitors, to enhance the landscaping and architectural qualities of the site and, by creating pedestrian and cycle paths, to open up new ways of visiting the monument.
Dating from some 6,000 years ago, the megalithic site at Carnac is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe. Around 3,000 menhirs (standing stones) are aligned over an area of 40 hectares and a distance of 4 kilometres.
The Kermario, Le Menec, Kerlescan and Petit Menec (La Trinité-sur-Mer) alignments, which together form the Carnac site, represent one of the first monumental stone structures in Europe.
Plans are under way to redevelop the site to improve facilities for visitors, to enhance the landscaping and architectural qualities of the site and, by creating pedestrian and cycle paths, to open up new ways of visiting the monument.
Opening Times & Prices
From Wednesday 5 September 2007 to Wednesday 30 April 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 17:00
From Friday 2 May to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- Everyday, from 09:00 to 19:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Thursday 4 September 2008 :
- Everyday, from 09:00 to 20:00
From Friday 5 September to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 4 €
- Reduced price : 3 €
- Until 12 years : Free
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 17:00
From Friday 2 May to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- Everyday, from 09:00 to 19:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Thursday 4 September 2008 :
- Everyday, from 09:00 to 20:00
From Friday 5 September to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 4 €
- Reduced price : 3 €
- Until 12 years : Free
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
Event Contact Information
| Tel: | 02 97 52 29 81 |
| Fax: | 02 97 52 60 03 |
| Email: | |
| Website: |
MAISON DES MEGALITHES AU MENEC
route D 196
Le Ménec
CARNAC
FRANCE
56340
Visit the Prehistoric Museum
Inspired by a learned Scotsman.
The museum's earliest collections are owed to a learned Scotsman by the name of James Miln.
The furniture and the archaeological treasures discovered at Carnac are for the most part presented in the Musée de la Préhistoire.
Visitors will follow the adventures of mankind from the Old Stone Age (450,000 years ago) to the Gallo-Roman period (4th century B.C.), by way of the Neolithic period when the megaliths were erected. A total of 6,600 exhibits are on display.
The museum's earliest collections are owed to a learned Scotsman by the name of James Miln.
The furniture and the archaeological treasures discovered at Carnac are for the most part presented in the Musée de la Préhistoire.
Visitors will follow the adventures of mankind from the Old Stone Age (450,000 years ago) to the Gallo-Roman period (4th century B.C.), by way of the Neolithic period when the megaliths were erected. A total of 6,600 exhibits are on display.
Opening Times & Prices
From Friday 1 February to Monday 31 March 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 17:00
From Tuesday 1 April to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 18:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Sunday 31 August 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 18:00
From Monday 1 to Tuesday 30 September 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 18:00
From Wednesday 1 October to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 5 €
- Reduced price : 2.5 €
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 17:00
From Tuesday 1 April to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 18:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Sunday 31 August 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 18:00
From Monday 1 to Tuesday 30 September 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 18:00
From Wednesday 1 October to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- From Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 12:30
- From Wednesday to Monday from 14:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 5 €
- Reduced price : 2.5 €
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
Event Contact Information
| Tel: | 02 97 52 22 04 |
| Fax: | 02 97 52 64 04 |
| Email: | info@museedecarnac.com |
| Website: |
MUSEE DE PREHISTOIRE DE CARNAC
10
place de-la-Chapelle
CARNAC
FRANCE
56340
Visit the Megalithic Site in Locmariaquer
Menhirs and dolmens...
The megalithic site features three monuments epitomising Breton megalithic architecture: the great broken menhir, the dolmen known as the Merchants' Table and the Er Grah tumulus, all erected between 4,700 and 3,800 B.C., i.e. during the Neolithic period, when man began to form settlements, to experiment with and develop animal husbandry and farming, pottery, weaving, etc.
A visit to the site is an excellent introduction to megalithic civilisation and architecture, featuring as it does the three types of known monuments in a stunning natural setting looking out over the Gulf of Morbihan and the Bay of Quiberon: in the Neolithic period, before the level of the seas rose, these expanses would have been not gulf and bay but broad plains.
The megalithic site features three monuments epitomising Breton megalithic architecture: the great broken menhir, the dolmen known as the Merchants' Table and the Er Grah tumulus, all erected between 4,700 and 3,800 B.C., i.e. during the Neolithic period, when man began to form settlements, to experiment with and develop animal husbandry and farming, pottery, weaving, etc.
A visit to the site is an excellent introduction to megalithic civilisation and architecture, featuring as it does the three types of known monuments in a stunning natural setting looking out over the Gulf of Morbihan and the Bay of Quiberon: in the Neolithic period, before the level of the seas rose, these expanses would have been not gulf and bay but broad plains.
Opening Times & Prices
From Wednesday 5 September 2007 to Wednesday 30 April 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 12:30
- Everyday, from 14:00 to 17:00
From Friday 2 May to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 18:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Thursday 4 September 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 19:00
From Friday 5 September to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 12:30
- Everyday, from 14:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 5 €
- From 18 to 25 years : 3.5 €
- Until 17 years : Free
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 12:30
- Everyday, from 14:00 to 17:00
From Friday 2 May to Monday 30 June 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 18:00
From Tuesday 1 July to Thursday 4 September 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 19:00
From Friday 5 September to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :
- Everyday, from 10:00 to 12:30
- Everyday, from 14:00 to 17:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 5 €
- From 18 to 25 years : 3.5 €
- Until 17 years : Free
Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
Event Contact Information
| Tel: | 02 97 57 37 59 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | |
| Website: |
SITE DES MEGALITHES
route de Kerlogonan
Table des Marchand
LOCMARIAQUER
FRANCE
56740
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