Unless you're VERY lucky on your trip to Brittany, you're unlikely to see the legendary city of Ys. King Gradlon was persuaded to build a city below sea-level by his spoilt and precocious daughter Dahut. The magnificent city of Ys soon became Brittany's Party Central, and local Saint Winwaloe (Legendary Brittany's Mary Whitehouse) led a moral crusade against the naughty goings-on there. A mysterious Red Knight turned up to one of the all-night mead binges, and before long, he and Dahut had paired off. Somehow (it must have been the mead) he persuaded Dahut to steal the city keys from her father and go for a midnight ride. Unfortunately it was high tide. And the Red Knight was the Devil. He rode off, laughing, the city of Ys disappeared beneath the waves and Dahut either drowned or became a mermaid.
More modern maritime misdoings took place in St Malo in the 17th century. The Corsairs based there were given Royal Permission to take to the Channel and attack and plunder British ships. The route is now served by Brittany Ferries, whose rates are reasonable by comparison.
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