Markets within 30 minutes
The closest markets are at Bon Repos, on Sunday mornings, and at Rostrenen, on Tuesday mornings. For a full list of markets taking place in the Côtes d'Armor every day of the week, click here.
Nearby towns and villages
Plounévez-Quintin
Just two minutes from the gîtes, the village has a Post Office, a bar-tabac, a butcher, boulangerie, restaurant, crêperie, florist/maison de presse, a small grocery-store and a hairdresser. It lies on the main road between St Nicolas du Pélem and Rostrenen, both of which have large supermarkets with petrol stations and banks. St Nicolas also has an outdoor swimming pool open in the summer season.
Gouarec
Less than 10 minutes from the gîtes, Gouarec, bordering both the river and the Nantes-Brest canals, is one of the many villages fleuris in the centre of Brittany, and the old centre of this village is full of architectural character. Here you can find a supermarket (open Sunday mornings, a rarity in Brittany), a garage/service station, a bank, two boulangeries, a hairdresser, a florists and a newspaper shop.
Rostrenen
This a busy little town 10 minutes from Garviniou, and you might like to visit the Tuesday morning market where you an buy a wide selection of regional products from local producers. With its restaurants, crêperies and other eateries, there will be something to suit all tastes. There are also several large supermarkets here and a 24 hr cash dispenser at Credit Agricole.
Carhaix-Plouguer
In the department of Finistère, just 25 minutes away. There you will find a Saturday morning market, lots of small interesting shops and a McDonalds (sometimes indispensable for those with children). The Tourist Information office at the Maison de Sénéchal, an ancient building covered in ornate carvings, is worth a visit . It regularly holds exhibitions of the work of local artists.
Guingamp
With its old timber-framed houses and ruined 15th century castle walls, and the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Guingamp is well worth a visit. In the Place du Centre, dominated by a Renaissance fountain, you can sit at one of several cafés and relax while the world goes by. There is a pardon in July complete with a firework display in the square, and in August the festival of Breton dance is a major annual attraction and a spectacle worth seeing.
Quintin
Once famous for its weaving and linen used in the traditional Breton headdresses and collars, this beautiful town is a delight with its 16th and 17th century half-timbered houses and a museum housed in the chateau. There is also a swimming pool and an etang, where open-air games of water polo are played in the summer.
