Lorient AJ
The Hostel is located on the edges of the Pond of Ter, in an area preserved at 4 km of the City center and the beach of Larmor Plage. But the Coast of Lorient reserves 20-km of sand beach for you ...
Lorient, or L'Orient, (Breton: An Oriant) is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan département, of Brittany. Population: city: 61,844; urban area: 186,144. Lorient is located on the south coast of Brittany on the Atlantic Ocean. The rivers Blavet and Scorff enter the Atlantic Ocean at Lorient. Tourism plays an important part in the cities' economy and there are several large yachting marinas around the bay. The annual Festival Interceltique de Lorient was founded in Lorient in 1971 and attracts large numbers of tourists to the area every summer. Lorient was a former base of the French Navy but these links have now disappeared. However, many important former naval buildings remain around the quayside. Lorient South Brittany Airport is situated 10 minutes drive to the west of the city, and has direct flights to several destinations.
