Douarnenez

Douarnenez, is a cooperative in the Finistere division of Brittany in north-western France. It is situated at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 kilometers north-west of Quimper. The populace in 2008 was 15,066. It has declined since the mid-20th century in view of positions lost from decreases in the angling business. Be that as it may, regardless it has fish canning offices sardines and mackerel in spite of the fact that sardine angling, for which the town wound up well known, has tumbled off as of late.

Douarnenez has a developing traveler industry, with various guests pulled in every year to its wonderful area and warm atmosphere, and furthermore in light of its marinas, oceanic gallery, regattas and sandy shorelines. The island of Tristan off Douarnenez can be come to by foot at low tide. It is connected to the legend of Tristan and Iseult from the seasons of King Arthur. One approach to visit Douarnenez is to pursue the Sardine Route or Chemin de la Sardine. The last is a guided stroll through the town, where 19 boards in French, English and Breton at key focuses along the course clarify its history and extraordinary association with the sardine exchange.