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Océanopolis
Brest · 3 h 30 to half a day
Rainy day
What to do when it rains in Brittany?
43 places to spend the day in the dry in Brittany: museums, aquariums, discovery centres and castles you can visit inside.
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- Indoor places
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- Sea
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- Museums
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- Leisure
In Brittany, a rainy day spoils nothing if you know where to go. Here are the places in the guide where you stay dry: the sea seen from the inside in aquariums and discovery centres, museums, and castles whose rooms you can visit.
Each place has its own page, with the visit time, access and our tips. Opening hours change with the season and many sites close one day a week outside the school holidays: check them on the venue’s website before you set off.
Breton showers often pass quickly. Keep a coastal walk up your sleeve for when the sun comes out, and open the list filtered by “Out of the rain” to sort these places from nearest to furthest with the “Near me” button.
When it rains in Finistère
All 10 places in Finistère →
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Haliotika, la Cité de la pêche
Le Guilvinec · 2 hours (late afternoon)
Museum
Musée national de la Marine, Brest
Brest · 2 to 2 h 30
Museum
Georges Delaselle Garden and Museum
Île de Batz · 1 hour to 1 hour 30, about 2 hours if you take your time in the Villa Nast and stop along the way
Museum
Musée Bigouden, Pont-l’Abbé
Pont-l’Abbé · About 1 h 30 once it reopens
Museum
Musée du Léon, Lesneven
Lesneven · 1 hour to 1 hour 30
When it rains in Morbihan
All 8 places in Morbihan →
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Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly
Lorient · 2 to 3 hours
Activity
Sous-marin Flore S645
Lorient · 1 h 15
Museum
East India Company Museum, Port-Louis
Port-Louis · 2 hours for the museum, 3 hours to half a day with the citadel and the Musée national de la Marine
Museum
Musée du Faouët
Le Faouët · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
Museum
Officer’s Museum, Guer
Guer · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
Museum
Museum of Prehistory, Carnac
Carnac · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
When it rains in Côtes-d’Armor
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Cité des Télécoms
Pleumeur-Bodou · More than 4 hours
Activity
Aquarium marin de Trégastel
Trégastel · 1 to 3 hours
Museum
ArchéoMusée Coriosolis
Corseul · 1 h 30 for the museum, 3 hours to half a day with the three ArchéoSites
Museum
Musée 39-45, Dinan-Léhon
Léhon · 1 h 30 to 2 hours, longer to read the documents and look at the collections
Museum
Saint-Brieuc Museum of Art and History
Saint-Brieuc · 1 h 30 to 2 hours to see the three floors and the temporary exhibition
Museum
Mathurin Méheut Museum, Lamballe-Armor
Lamballe-Armor · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
When it rains in Ille-et-Vilaine
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Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo · About 1 h 30
Activity
Manoir de l’Automobile, Lohéac
Lohéac · About 2 hours
Museum
Écomusée de la Bintinais
Rennes · 2 h 30 to 3 hours, half a day with the family
Museum
Rennes Museum of Fine Arts
Rennes · 1 h 30 to 2 h 30
Museum
Musée de Bretagne
Rennes · 2 to 3 hours for the permanent exhibition, longer with the Dreyfus route
Activity
Escape games in Rennes and Dinard
Plusieurs villes · 1 to 3 hours
When it rains in Loire-Atlantique
All 8 places in Loire-Atlantique →
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Les Machines de l’île
Nantes · 2 to 3 hours
Activity
Océarium du Croisic
Le Croisic · About 1 h 30
Museum
Musée d’Arts de Nantes
Nantes · 2 to 3 hours, half a day for the collections and exhibitions
Museum
Musée Dobrée, Nantes
Nantes · 2 to 3 hours
Museum
Nantes History Museum
Nantes · 2 h 30 to 3 hours for the whole museum, longer with the castle and ramparts
Museum
Salt Marsh Museum, Batz-sur-Mer
Batz-sur-Mer · 50 minutes to 1 h 15, longer with an activity
Frequently asked questions
What to do when it rains in Brittany?
Océanopolis, Les Machines de l’île, Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo, Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, Océarium du Croisic and Cité des Télécoms can be visited out of the rain. The guide lists 43 indoor places in Brittany.
Where can you discover the sea indoors in Brittany?
Océanopolis, Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo, Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, Océarium du Croisic, Haliotika, la Cité de la pêche and Sous-marin Flore S645.
Which museums to visit in Brittany?
Cité des Télécoms, Manoir de l’Automobile, Lohéac, Musée national de la Marine, Brest, ArchéoMusée Coriosolis, Écomusée de la Bintinais and Georges Delaselle Garden and Museum.
What to do when it rains in Finistère?
Océanopolis, Haliotika, la Cité de la pêche, Musée national de la Marine, Brest and Georges Delaselle Garden and Museum.
What to do when it rains in Morbihan?
Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, Sous-marin Flore S645, East India Company Museum, Port-Louis and Musée du Faouët.
What to do when it rains in Côtes-d’Armor?
Cité des Télécoms, Aquarium marin de Trégastel, ArchéoMusée Coriosolis and Musée 39-45, Dinan-Léhon.
What to do when it rains in Ille-et-Vilaine?
Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo, Manoir de l’Automobile, Lohéac, Écomusée de la Bintinais and Rennes Museum of Fine Arts.
What to do when it rains in Loire-Atlantique?
Les Machines de l’île, Océarium du Croisic, Musée d’Arts de Nantes and Musée Dobrée, Nantes.