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Brest is located in the department of Finistere in the Brittany region.. From the height of Plougastel-Daoulas, coming from Quimper on the N165, you have a nice overview of the city.. <9> <9> Attractions: <9> <9> Musée Municipal, Rue Emiele Zola, <9> 17th-20th century painting <9> <9> Musée Naval, Pl. Du Château;. <9> The Maritime Museum Shows ship models and museum pieces from the history of the Western Fleets and the Brester Arsenal.. <9> <9> Musée de Vieux-Brest, Rue de la Tour, <9> shows dioramas by Jim E. Sèvellec illustrating the history of the city.. <9> <9> Arsenal and War Harbor <9> <9> Conservatoire Botanique du Stangalarc´h, Vallon du Stangalarc´h, - <9> Botanical Garden <9> <9> Oceanopolis, rue Alain Celas.. <9> The Maison de la Mer, Science and Technology Museum <9> <9> Pont de Recouvrance, <9> the largest lift bridge in Europe <9> <9>
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On the Bay of Brest, a deep inland Atlantic Bay, lies the historic port of Brest, which today has about 142,000 inhabitants and is the largest city in Brittany.. <9> As for centuries, Brest is still the naval base of the French Atlantic Fleet, as well as an important trading port.. Brest is twinned with Kiel.. <9> <9> Historical <9> <9> * End of the 3rd century.. Roman settlement and fortified army base for the protection of the coast under the name Gesocribate <9> * Immigration of British tribes in the 5th century, who gave the surrounding land the name Brittany (Brittany).. Construction of a protective fort against the Norman attacks <9> * 1202 End of the British sovereignty and return of Brest under French rule <9> * 1593 Award of the city right by King Henry IV, the overseas trade flourishes and contributes to Brest´s prosperity <9> * 1631 Brest becomes military port, Cardinal Richelieu upgrades the military base for the Fleet du Ponant <9> * 1683 Vauban becomes a fortress <9> * 1749 Establishment of the ´Bagno´, a penitentiary within the grounds of the naval arsenal, capable of receiving 3,600 prisoners ,. The Bagno had a facade length of 254m and determine significantly the face of the old Brest.. Thanks to its size, about 10% of the total urban population lived and worked here, making shipbuilding and earthworks in the docks an important economic contribution <9> * 1752 Establishment of the Naval Academy <9> * 1789 On the eve of the French Revolution, the inhabitants of Brest first stood on the side of the revolutionaries, but later on the side of the Girondists, who preferred a federal state.. The answer of the Jacobins was to guillotine 70 citizens.. The Girondins managed the city again after Robespierre´s fall. <9> In the course of the continental blockade, the commercial port of Brest quickly lost importance, which he was able to regain in times of industrialization.. <9> * 1856 this was done, inter alia, by the construction of the bridge over the river Penfeld and the construction of the station <9> * 1858 abandonment of the ´Bagno´, the convicts were instead spent by ship on the overseas islands of France <9> * 1917 / 1918 Brest became a supply port of the US troops <9> * 1930 Construction of other port facilities, including Plougastel <9> * 1940 Dt.. Troops occupy Brest and make it one of the most important bases on the Atlantic Wall.. Furthermore, here was the first submarine flotilla of the German Reich, protected by a massive submarine bunker and a hospital <9> * 1941/42 base of two battleships of the Scharnhorst class and the cruiser Prinz Eugen, and a squadron < 9> * 20. 9. 1944 German surrender by Commander Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke <9> * in succession Reconstruction of the heavily destroyed city according to plans by Jean-Baptiste Mathon <9> <9> Since many old buildings were irretrievably destroyed Today Brest is more or less a faceless, modern city, which, as a port, no longer has the meaning of earlier centuries.. <9> On the other hand, the focus is more on services than university town and marine research <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * Brest Fortress is located on a rocky plateau in the harbor (Place du Chateau) and offers a free View over the bay.. Today it is home to the Naval Museum (Musée Naval), where you can see, among other things, historical ship models and learn about the history and culture of French seafaring.. <9> * Municipal Museum (Musée Municipal) in Rue Emile Zola, shows paintings from the 17th century.. until today <9> * Museum of the Old Brest (Musée de Vieux-Brest in the Rue de la Tour) The history of the old Brest is shown in dioramas by Jim E. Sèvellec <9> * Arsenal and naval port <9> * Botanical Garden , Allée du Bot <9> * Oceanopolis, the famous aquarium of Brest in the Rue Alain Celas, pitch next door <9> Sea Museum, Maison de la Mer, with scientific and technical orientation <9> * the Pont de Recouvrance, the Europe´s largest lifting bridge <9> <9> <9> Other <9> <9> The climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, mild winters, warm summers, and the rainfall is high.. <9> <9> Brest is a lively, modern city that hosts a variety of festivals: <9> <9> every 4 years the Seamen and the Sea Festival <9> * the European Film Festival <9> every autumn * Electronic music music festivals in the Astropolis <9> * cycling race <9> * the urban theater Le Quartz, Square Beethoven - 60, Rue du Château with remarkable <9> performances <9> <9> In addition, there are innumerable good ones very good restaurants, bistros, cafes and bar, with the emphasis on seafood and fish certainly not surprising