Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Carnac, France

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 86 m
Descend 104 m

Explore Carnac in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado

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The Kercado Cairn is a megalithic monument located south of the Kermario alignment, in the commune of Carnac, in Morbihan, Brittany. Circular, it houses a remarkably well-preserved dolmen, with a corridor and a simple chamber, well differentiated.

Wikipedia: Tumulus de Kercado (FR)

995 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Alignement de Kermario

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The Kermario Alignments are a megalithic alignment with several rows of menhirs, located in the French commune of Carnac.

Wikipedia: Alignements de Kermario (FR)

1307 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: Menhir de Kerluhir

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The menhir of Kerluhir is a menhir of Carnac, Morbihan, France.

Wikipedia: Menhir de Kerluhir (FR)

1374 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: Chapelle Saint-Michel

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The Saint-Michel chapel is located at the top of the Saint-Michel tumulus, in Carnac in Morbihan, France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Michel de Carnac (FR)

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Tumulus Saint-Michel

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The Saint-Michel tumulus is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France. It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe.

Wikipedia: Saint-Michel tumulus (EN)

1663 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 6: Alignement du Ménec

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The Ménec alignment is a megalithic alignment of Carnac, Morbihan, France.

Wikipedia: Alignement du Ménec (FR)

658 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Dolmen de Cruz-Menquen

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The Cruz-Menquen dolmen, or hot stone, is a dolmen in Carnac, Morbihan, France.

Wikipedia: Dolmen de Cruz-Menquen (FR)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Ménhir du Bourg

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The menhir du Bourg is a menhir in Carnac, France.

Wikipedia: Menhir du Bourg de Carnac (FR)

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Prehistory Museum of Carnac

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Prehistory Museum of Carnac Szilas / CC BY-SA 4.0

The James Miln Museum of Prehistory, Zacharie Le Rouzic, created in 1881 following the bequest of James Miln, is a monothematic museum in the town of Carnac, Morbihan department, Brittany. It also bears the name of the archaeologist Zacharie Le Rouzic.

Wikipedia: Musée de préhistoire à Carnac (FR), Website

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Église Saint-Cornély

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Église Saint-Cornély

The Church of Saint-Cornély is a Roman Catholic church dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries located in Carnac, France.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Cornély de Carnac (FR)

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