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Despite the economic downturn, the Brits’ favourite country for property abroad is France. Within France, Brittany remains the top location. There is always a great selection of Brittany Properties for Sale here. Help is at hand to learn more about France at this site: More about France.

Brittany is situated on the North West tip of Brittany. It has strong celtic traditions and perhaps this the reason why Brittany is so well loved by the British. The coastline is quite varied – much like the Cornish coast with sandy beaches, rocky coves and dramatic peninsulas. Access is easy by plane and ferry. There are excellent autoroute links as well.

Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain. It is one of the six Celtic nations.

From history (a light hearted look):Unless you’re VERY lucky, you’re unlikely to see the legendary city of Ys. King Gradlon was persuaded to build a city below sea-level by his spoilt and precocious daughter Dahut. The magnificent city of Ys soon became Brittany’s Party Central, and local Saint Winwaloe (Legendary Brittany’s Mary Whitehouse) led a moral crusade against the naughty goings-on there. A mysterious Red Knight turned up to one of the all-night mead binges, and before long, he and Dahut had paired off. Somehow (it must have been the mead) he persuaded Dahut to steal the city keys from her father and go for a midnight ride. Unfortunately it was high tide. And the Red Knight was the Devil. He rode off, laughing, the city of Ys disappeared beneath the waves and Dahut either drowned or became a mermaid.

Brittany is the site of many megalithic monuments, which are scattered across the peninsula. The largest sites are near Carnac. The purpose of these monuments is still unknown, and many local people are reluctant to entertain speculation on the subject. The words dolmen and menhir are Breton and commonly used by either Breton or French people.