The Church of St Suliau at Sizun

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The Church of St Suliau in Sizun is, in my view, one of the most 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 … Continued

Walking at Cragou

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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 … Continued

Inside the Church of St Germain in Pleyben

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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 … Continued

A great Parish Enclosure – the Church of St Germain of Auxerre in Pleyben

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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.

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