Car Hire Brest Train Station
Once you get to the Brest train station, you will have to get yourself a rental car so that you can see the best that this town in Brittany has to offer. France is known for its beauty, both outdoors and indoors in the form of art, music, food and many more. For example, after you alight the train and get yourself a hire car, you will want to go and see the National Navy Museum. Here, you will have a guided tour with headsets in several languages. You will love every artifact of navy war that is displayed here. The Museum opens at 10.00 am.
Places to See in Brest
- Get your car hire at Brest train station and visit the Jardin du Conservatoir Botanique. This is a very well kept garden where you can have the time of your life if you love growing things. There are many species of flowers and plants here for you to see. You can also walk along the bubbling stream and take pictures beside the waterfall. The main objective for this garden is to preserve the diverse varieties of flowers that are found in the western regions of France.
- Whatever you do, you must visit the Oceanapolis. This is one of the best places in the world where you can see different forms of marine life showcased. Made out in the shape of a crab, you will need ample time to visit the giant aquariums inside and see the more than 10,000 marine animals as well as more than 1,000 different species of ocean life.
- Go to the Tanguy Tower where the Brest Museum is housed. There, you can learn all that you want to know about the history of this region. To know where it is, just ask for a brochure of the best sights in the area when you get to the Brest train station. Anyway, as it is a well known monument, you can ask just about anyone. They will know where it is.
- With your rental car, go see the Brest Harbor right from the mouth of the Elorn. It is a very beautiful view, the whole 150 square kilometers of water and a long, beautiful bottleneck.
- Did you know that the oldest church in this area was built way back in 1750 and it is still standing? You must see the Saint Sauveur church that was designed by the Amedeee Francois Frezier.
When you have seen enough, you can return your rental car to the Brest train station and take a train to Paris or Rennes.