If you really want to integrate into Douarnenez, you need to follow certain rules…
- Appreciate the ‘village’ feel of the town
- Love the sea
- Build up strong calf muscles so you can climb the steep coastline
- Learn to protest and then discuss
- Do a pilgrimage for lent, at least once in your lifetime, but ideally every year
- Learn to build your own cardboard boat so you can then build a real one from wood at the local shipyard Ateliers de l’Enfer
- Do justice to every meal
- Spread the word about Kouign Amann wherever possible
- Learn to play a musical instrument so you can join in fanfares!
- Learn a few Douarnenez expressions, which often blend French with Breton, and with a particular tone and accent that makes it immediately recognisable even in a very crowded street or in the throes of a festival.
If you get all that, you’re good to go!
![Vue aérienne sur la baie de Douarnenez](https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/app/uploads/douarnenez-tourisme/2020/02/thumbs/016-1983-640x160-crop-1581601729.jpg)
Vue aérienne sur la baie de Douarnenez|
![Les Gras de Douarnenez, défilé de carnaval du dimanche](https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/app/uploads/douarnenez-tourisme/2020/01/thumbs/otdz-lbf-2018-02-11-les-gras-268-640x360-crop-1581064732.jpg)
Les Gras de Douarnenez, défilé de carnaval du dimanche|
![local speciality Kouign amann - Plomarc'h](https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/app/uploads/douarnenez-tourisme/2019/11/thumbs/yannick-derennes-douarnenez-web-444-640x360-crop-1580928408.jpg)
local speciality Kouign amann - Plomarc'h|