Carnac Stones
More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones near the south coast of Brittany, the largest such collection in the world. Hewn from local granite by the pre-Celtic people of the region, they run in long rows across the fields, among dolmens and burial mounds.
- Where
- Carnac, Brittany, France
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 47.5933, -3.0797
Get the Carnac Stones stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Carnac Stones. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Brittany volume with your photos and a note.
Near Carnac Stones
Belle-Île 30 km
The largest of Brittany's islands, 14 kilometres off the Quiberon peninsula. Monet painted the rocks of its wild western coast, and its harbour town of Le Palais sits below a star-shaped citadel.
Les Machines de l'Île 122 km
An art project in the old shipyard buildings of the Île de Nantes, where giant mechanical creatures are built and set in motion. Its Great Elephant, twelve metres tall, walks the grounds with passengers riding on its back.
Château des Ducs de Bretagne 123 km
A great castle on the right bank of the Loire in Nantes, home to the Dukes of Brittany from the 13th to the 16th century. Its pale stone ramparts and moat enclose a courtyard and the city's history museum.
Pointe du Raz 134 km
A rocky promontory at the far western end of Brittany, reaching out into the Atlantic. From its cliffs the sea runs fast and rough through the strait towards the Île de Sein, with a lighthouse out on the reefs.
Pink Granite Coast 153 km
More than thirty kilometres of the north Brittany coast where the rocks are a warm pink granite, worn by sea and wind into strange shapes. The coastal path around Ploumanac'h and Trégastel winds between great boulders and small sandy coves.
Mont-Saint-Michel 164 km
A rocky tidal island off the coast of Normandy, crowned by a Benedictine abbey. At high tide the sea surrounds it, at low tide the bay empties into sand flats, and a single narrow street climbs between old houses to the abbey church.
Château d'Angers 190 km
A castle above the river Maine, founded in the 9th century by the Counts of Anjou and enlarged in the 13th, with seventeen striped towers of dark schist and pale stone. Inside hangs the Apocalypse, a vast medieval wall hanging woven in the 14th century.
Île de Ré 200 km
A flat island off La Rochelle, 30 kilometres long and five wide, joined to the mainland by a 2.9 kilometre bridge opened in 1988. Cycle paths run between salt marshes, oyster beds and whitewashed villages with green shutters.
Questions
Where is Carnac Stones?
Carnac Stones is in Carnac, Brittany, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Belle-Île (30 km), Les Machines de l'Île (122 km), Château des Ducs de Bretagne (123 km).
How do I get the Carnac Stones stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Carnac Stones and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Brittany volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Carnac Stones before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Brittany volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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