Carnac - megalithic motherlode
Menhirs of the Menec standing stone alignment surrounding the village of the same name, Carnac
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The region around Carnac, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, is densely populated with megalithic sites. The most famous and spectacular are the massive alignments of menhirs (standing stones).