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Roscoff ((ブルトン語:Rosko)) is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France. Roscoff is renowned for its picturesque architecture, labeled "petite cité de caractère de Bretagne" (small town of character)〔(City of Roscoff: Roscoff awarded "Petite cité de caractère de Bretagne" (small town of character) (in French) )〕 since 2009. Roscoff is also a traditional departure point for Onion Johnnies. After lobbying by local economic leaders headed by Alexis Gourvennec, the French government agreed in 1968 to provide a deep water port at Roscoff. Existing ferry operators were reluctant to take on the relatively long Plymouth/Roscoff crossing, so Gourvennec and colleagues founded Brittany Ferries. Since the early 1970s, Roscoff has been developed as a ferry port for the transport of Breton agricultural produce, and for car-based tourism. Brittany Ferries and Irish Ferries link Roscoff with both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The nearby Île de Batz, called ''Enez Vaz'' in Breton, is a small island that can be reached by launch from the harbour. ==Sights== * Roscoff parish church Our Lady of ''Croaz Batz'' (''Notre Dame de Croaz Batz''): Renaissance and Gothic church from the 16th century * The house known as "that of Mary, Queen of Scots" * The Station Biologique de Roscoff, a research laboratory in oceanography and marine biology. * The Jardin Exotique de Roscoff 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roscoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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