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Car Hire Lorient Airport Lorient AirportŠ France
France officially the French Republic is a country located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees). The French Alps contain the highest point in Western Europe, Mont Blanc at 4810 m. There are several other elevated regions such as the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges, and the Ardennes which are quite rocky and forested. France also has extensive river systems such as the Loire, the Rhne, the Garonne and the Seine. French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical and provincial styles. Famous French foods include French breads, Blanquette de veau, Boeuf a la mode, Coq au Vin (rooster simmered in wine),Cheeses, Lamb Navarin, Oysters are generally eaten raw; cooking oysters is uncommon. Pot-au-feu, a kind of beef stew. Steak au poivre Souffl, Cuisses de grenouilles (Frog legs), Escargots (edible snails).
Lorient is a town and a seaport of Brittany, France, in the Morbihan area and is located by the Atlantic Ocean Lorient plays host to important yacht races each year and the Festival Interceltique takes place in August. Uniting the Celtic people from the Britain Spain and Brittany, the festival draws more than 4,500 artists and musicians every year for traditional music and dancing in the streets. Cider, crpes and cotriade (fish stew) are on sale around the fishing harbour, complete with Astrix-style village. The festival is highly recommended.
When flying into Brittany to visit Lorient the best idea is to fly directly to Lorient's small, friendly airport, Lann Bihou, which is a mere 20 minutes from the centre of town. Lorient/Lann-Bihou Airport is 8 kilometres to the north west of the city of Lorient, the airport of Lorient Brittany South offers a quick access to the principal cities and destinations of the region. Within the airport are facilities that include a Bank, Bar and Meeting Room.
Lorient/Lann-Bihou Airport Address is Lorient Airport, France, F-56270 Ploemeur and the Airport code is LRT
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