Quimper: France

Quimper Travel: France
Quimper (Kemper in Breton) is a commune of northwestern France. Population (1999): 67,127. Its inhabitants are called quimpérois. The name ‘Quimper comes from the Breton kemper, which means confluent, because the city has been built on the confluence of the Steir, the Odet and the Jet rivers. The city was first named Quimper-Corentin (Saint Corentin was its first bishop), then has been renamed Montagne sur Odet during the French Revolution and is now just Quimper. It is also known as the capital of the Cornouaille.
Quimper is twinned with Limerick in Ireland.
Main Monuments in Quimper
The roman catholic Saint-Corentin cathedral
Some lovely churches (Locmaria, Saint-Mathieu, Kerfeunteun, Ergue-Armel…)
An old downtown with fortifications and houses from middle-age
Musée des Beaux-Arts (near the cathédrale)
Cornouaille Festival: traditional danse (last week of July)
Faience museum