Concarneau. The fishing port.
Concarneau has made its living from the fishing industry for hundreds of years and the town remains an important center: more than 100,000 tonnes of tuna are caught each year by Concarneau-based boats.
Concarneau is the third most important fishing port of France.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the center of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a center of shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a bridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbor.
Concarneau. The fishing port.
Concarneau has made its living from the fishing industry for hundreds of years and the town remains an important center: more than 100,000 tonnes of tuna are caught each year by Concarneau-based boats.
Concarneau is the third most important fishing port of France.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the center of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a center of shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a bridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbor.