We sped into Vannes on the motorway, parked, and went into the old city to have lunch — an excellent tortellini quatre fromage and fish lasagne in the "Villa Valencia", though the service was a bit slow. After that we visited the Museum of Prehistory and went up onto the ramparts.
 restaurant Villa Valencia |
 an old Vannes house |
 a Vannes streetfront |
Following an indication on our map, we drove south to a Réserve Naturelle on the estuary, where we saw some birds and did a short loop walk.
Next stop was Suscinio Castle. This resembles everyone's cliched idea of a castle, and is being painstakingly restored. It has exhibits of tiles and tapestries, and videos and other information about the restoration process.
 towers at Suscinio Castle |
 a water gate |
 St Jacques harbour |
We stopped at the supermarket in Sarzeau, then continued to St Jacques, where we settled in what seemed to be the only hotel in town. This had a nice view over the harbour, but otherwise St Jacques didn't seem very exciting — a sleepy little resort town — and it was hard to see why the guidebook had even mentioned it.
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