The 3000 Neolithic menhirs, dolmens, passage graves and stone rows near the town of Carnac in the Bretagne region of France are among the oldest, if not the oldest of the megalithic known in the European World. Yet, they are only one of numerous such sites on the Morbihan Coast of France. Therefore, we name Carnac and the Morbihan Coast as the #1 Megalithic Destination to visit.
Basic Facts
The Megalithia site has a wealth of information on Carnac, including maps on how to get there and why the site is so important. The Tourism Office at Carnac will tell you how to get there.
Pictures
Jan Bily has a handful of pictures of Carnac, including a panorama; Vicky Sherwood's site has pictures and details of the thousands of alignments, stones, circles, tumuli, dolmen, and engravings. The Megalithes du Morbihan does not, alas! allow deep linking, but click on down to L'art Reflet du Sacre for several images.
Treasures of the Morbihan
The Cairn of Gavrinis is an incredible megalith with a wide variety of engravings (which I came close to naming it the #1 Megalithic site all by itself).
Latest News and Findings
A news story published on the Stone Pages discusses why Carnac was closed; and why it's been reopened again.
Ponderings
The French-language Megalithes du Morbihan includes a section on possible meanings for the various rock alignments.
