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The Church of St Suliau in Sizun is, in my view, one of the memorable Enclos Paroissiaux in Brittany. It dominates the centre of the village and has most of the 'ingredients' of an enclos: walled churchyard, Triumphal Arch, Church with a South Porch, Sacristy, and Ossuary. There are, sadly, only the remains of the Calvary. Inside it is…
Brittany is a paradise for walkers - the countryside is attractive and varied and walking is mainly very easy indeed. On this day we parked the car just down the hill from Kermarzin and set off on what looked on the map like a clearly marked, circular walk up to the Rocks of Cragou, returning…
Open the door of the Church of St Germain in Pleyben and walk into an imposing, dim interior, filled with statues and carvings and a striking barrel-vaulted ceiling with carved and painted beams and sablières or stringbeams (or sandpits as translated by Google!) The High Altar in the Church of St Germain,…
The Church of St Germain of Auxerre in Pleyben has all the elements of a parish enclosure - a Church surrounded by walls, a Triumphal Arch, monumental Calvary, South Porch, Ossuary, and Sacristy - and it dominates the centre of the town. The Church of St Germain en Auxerre, Pleyben The Triumphal Arch…
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It was Sunday and market day at Daoulas - an event not to be missed if you are in this area! I remembered the belly pork from previous years (unromantically called 'lard'!) and of course we couldn't go away without a smidgeon of cheese as well. Stocked up for a few days we headed off…
We had had a long and wonderful day in Quimper and needed to follow this the next day with an easy walk so turned to Wendy Mewes for advice. We chose walk no.2 from her Walks in Finistere'. If you are planning a visit to Brittany do invest in her books - they have a wealth of…
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We had walked through the covered market and spent a few hours in the Fine Arts Museum in Quimper and after coffee it was time to visit the Cathedral of St Corentin which dominates the centre of the old town of Quimper. Construction on the Cathedral began in the 13C, and, as often was the case,…
