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Finistère is an amazing mixture of rugged coastline, with some spectacular sandy beaches, of medieval towns, prehistoric sites, craggy moorland and undulating farmland. Wendy Mewes has successfully selected a number of tours which, by following clearly described routes, introduce the visitor who may not have a lot of time to plan their own trips around this lovely area of Brittany. Even the casual reader will gain an insight into the region from the wide-ranging selection of tours excellently illustrated with colour photographs. Each tinerary is further accompanied by a few comments from the author on her own favourite places ? a useful indication of how well she knows her own ground.
From my own view point, after a couple of years of getting to know Finistère, often using this guidebook as my inspiration, there is only one point on which I might perhaps take issue - I do not find the modern abbey church at Landévennec ‘unremarkable’ [page 84]; it has a tranquillity all of its own, its size contrasting with the [unmissable] ‘backwater’ quaintness of the village of Landévennec itself. Apart from this small point, I find the personal nature of the narrative useful as a guide.
All in all, an excellent quick introduction to an amazing part of Brittany and of France.
The book is clearly laid-out and user-friendly. Each circuit has a list of highlights at the beginning so you can see at once if there are things you fancy. There's a good choice for each day trip, so if you don't like swimming or chapels or walks you can miss them out and find plenty of other things to see. The colour photos are quite small but very enticing - sometimes we have chosen a place to see just on that basis. On the trips followed we've found the maps and directions clear and accurate, and the author's personal comments at the end of each section useful. I recommend this book.
We have only just read it. We are extremely disappointed, and would not recommend this book to
anybody thinking of visiting Finisterre. There is nothing here that cannot be found in any travel book.
If we had seen it earlier, we would have requested if we could return it.
Oaksey
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