The Brest to Nantes Canal was built on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte as a way of undermining the British Navy’s blockade of France’s Atlantic ports in the early 19th century. But now these 326 kilometres of canal and its 236 locks have been put to an altogether more peaceful use – as an ideal route for holidaymakers and tourists!
Visitors who want to explore the route from the north coast of Brittany down to the capital of the Loire Atlantique département can hire canoes to paddle their way along its quiet waters, rent a larger boat to see the canal in comfort, or take a bike and pedal along its inviting towpaths.
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