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Megalithic sites<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

You’ve chosen a vacation destination that has been visited for over 5,000 years! Open your eyes and discover these amazing witnesses to history. <\/p>

Carnac\u00a0: a\u00a0world-famous megalithic site<\/a>\u00a0world-famous megalithic site<\/h2>

The town of Carnac, its alignments and its beaches are well worth a visit!<\/p>

Let’s start with its incredible alignments<\/a><\/strong> 3,000 aligned menhirs spread over some 4 kilometers… To find out where to start, you can download a map of the sites. Don’t hesitate to drop in at the Carnac Tourist Office, which will be able to give you some expert advice… <\/p>

Discover also the Prehistory Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

It’s a 30-minute drive from Camping Le Diben.<\/p>

Make the most of your visit to Carnac with a trip to the the beaches<\/a><\/strong>. They’re well sheltered, ideal for a family swim. <\/p>

Locmariquer megaliths<\/h2>

This is probably the first site to visit<\/a><\/strong> if you don’t know much about megaliths. Why should you? On the same site, you’ll discover a stele, a mound and a cairn, 3 emblematic edifices of the Neolithic period. The guided tours are of a high standard. Afterwards, you can discover other sites with a connoisseur’s eye. Locmariquer is a 30-minute drive from Camping Le Diben (Larmor Baden \/ Baden \/ Auray \/ Crac’h \/ Locmariquer). <\/p>

The Gavrinis Cairn<\/h2>

It’s almost at the foot of Le Diben campsite… or rather a few minutes by boat from the pen- Lannic slipway in Larmor-Baden. Built on this islet of around 15 hectares, it is likely to have been a royal burial ground. It was built around 5,000 years ago. For centuries, the Gavrinis cairn served as a sea wall for sailors. It wasn’t until 1832 that it was discovered that this 24-metre-high mound actually contained a dolmen. Its size makes it one of the most impressive in Brittany. Prices and opening times on the Conseil G\u00e9n\u00e9ral website<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>

A few key words to help you understand what it’s all about…<\/strong><\/p>