{"id":560,"date":"2013-02-14T06:13:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T06:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2022-04-20T08:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T07:26:23","slug":"josselin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/josselin\/","title":{"rendered":"Josselin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Josselin is a beautiful medieval town set on the river Oust, boasting a delightful ch\u00e2teau coupled with an excellent town square that offers many restaurants and cafes overlooking the Basilica de Notre Dame du Roncier.Location: Josselin is 80km west of Rennes via the N24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Info:<\/strong> Tourist office <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a title=\"Josselin tourist office website (French only)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.josselin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our recommendations:<\/strong> This place is well worth a special visit.\u00a0 Plan to spend a day here taking in the atmosphere in one of the cafes in the town square.\u00a0 If you can, visit in the middle of July for the medieval festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the children:<\/strong> The Nantes to Brest canal runs through the town and is ideal for cycling along the towpath.\u00a0 The Lac du Duc near Ploermel offers swimming with a man made beach and watersports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s more information to make the most of your visit to Brittany:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attractions\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Attractions: La Belle Ile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/\">La Belle Ile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"La Bourbansais\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/la-bourbansais\/\">La Bourbansais<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Labyrinthe du Corsaire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/labyrinthe-du-corsaire\/\">Labyrinthe du Corsaire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Carnac Standing Stones\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/carnac-standing-stones\/\">Carnac Standing Stones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Co\u00ebtarlann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/coetarlann\/\">Co\u00ebtarlann<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Le Manoir de L&#96;Automobile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/le-manoir-de-lautomobile\/\">Le Manoir de L`Automobile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Oceanopolis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/oceanopolis\/\">Oceanopolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Odet Loisirs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/odet-loisirs\/\">Odet Loisirs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Parc L\u2019Ange Michel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/parc-lange-michel\/\">Parc L&#8217;Ange Michel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Parc de Branf\u00e9r\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/parc-de-branfere\/\">Parc de Branf\u00e9r\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Le Parc des Grands Chenes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/les%20bretons%20perches\/\">Les Bretons Perch\u00e9s &#8211; Forest fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"M\u00e9nez Hom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/menez-hom\/\">M\u00e9nez Hom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"La Vapeur de Trieux\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/attractions\/la-vapeur-de-trieux\/\">La Vapeur de Trieux<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Brittany Beaches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/beaches\/\">Beaches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Markets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/markets\/\">Markets<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Markets in C\u00f4tes d\u2019Armor (Dept 22)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/markets\/cotes-darmor\/\">C\u00f4tes d&#8217;Armor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Markets in Morbihan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/markets\/morbihan\/\">Morbihan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Markets in Ille et Vilaine (Dept 35)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/markets\/ille-et-vilaine\/\">Ille et Vilaine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Markets in Finist\u00e8re\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/markets\/finistere\/\">Finist\u00e8re<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Towns\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Towns: Concarneau\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/\">Concarneau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Dinan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/dinan\/\">Dinan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Josselin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/josselin\/\">Josselin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Locronan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/locronan\/\">Locronan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lorient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/lorient\/\">Lorient<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rennes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/rennes\/\">Rennes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"St Malo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/st-malo\/\">St Malo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vannes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/vannes\/\">Vannes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vitr\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/towns\/vitre\/\">Vitr\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Water parks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/water-parks\/\">Water Parks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kids\u2019 favourites\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franceforfamilies.com\/france\/brittany\/kids-favourites\/\">Kids Favourites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: Josselin is a beautiful medieval town set on the river Oust, boasting a delightful ch\u00e2teau coupled with an excellent town square that offers many restaurants and cafes overlooking the Basilica de Notre Dame du Roncier.Location: Josselin is 80km west of Rennes via the N24. 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