Exploring with my camera
We had enjoyed a wonderful week in theย Landevantย area and now were moving to Sizun.ย Journeys between places are always opportunities to explore so we stopped in Kernascleden, and then moved on to Le Faouรซt where we wanted to visit the … Continued
What a wonderful start to time out in Brittany! Two days in Nantes, and then walking and sight-seeing around Landevant. Sadly it was time to move on, to Sizun and the Armorique Natural Regional Park. The first stop was at … Continued
Port St Louis is situated at the mouth of the River Blavet and the port and the city of Lorient on the opposite bank of the river are all about trade.
What do you do on a stormy, wet day in Brittany – well, you go churchcrawling!
Hennebont was buzzing on Thursday – market day! The square between the gateway into the walled old town and the 16Cย Basilica Notre Dame du Paradis was filled with vans and stalls and every conceivable kind of food.
It was a beautiful day when we walked around St Dรฉganย and it seemed a pity to retreat indoors. So, we took the scenic route back to the gรฎte to investigate two chapels I had noticed on the map.
Another lovely day dawned in Landรฉvant – we were so lucky to be blessed with warm weather and clear skies in September and determined to spend as much time as possible outside. Today’s walk was around Brech, on the River … Continued
The Path of the Megaliths is a very interesting route and walk no.1 in the ‘Randonnรฉes dans Pays d’Auray’ published by the Auray/Quiberon Tourist Board. We parked at the Alignements de Kerzerho and followed a circuit of c.11 kms on … Continued
Ste Anne d’Auray is a major site of pilgrimage in Brittany. Yves Nikolazic, a local farmer, discovered in 1625 a statue of Saint Anne and had visions in which she asked him to build a church in her honour. He … Continued
