Valley of the Saints in monochrome
Do visit this site near Carnoët and just allow yourself to sink into the past.
Valley of the Saints
After a wonderful week in St Gilles de Vieux Marché it was time to move on to Sizun, only 118 kms away. We stopped in Carhaix but were too unprepared to really understand this important town and instead went on to The … Continued
Chapels on the Pilgrim Route near Le Quillio
The Pilgrim Route from the Abbey of Beauport to Santiago de Compostelo is c.1488 kms by road – what on earth would it have been by foot? And how long did it take? Along the way there were Calvaries and … Continued
The Church of Notre Dame de Delivrance at Le Quillio
The Church of Notre Dame de Délivrance at Le Quillio is an enclos paroissial – a walled church with ossuary (no longer obvious), and calvary, and it was built from the wealth of the flax and linen trade. It was also … Continued
A circular walk around Le Quillio
Le Quillio has been a settlement since the 13C and today appears to be a neat and quiet little town. We parked near the 15C-18C Church and set off (armed with umbrellas) on a circular walk up into the hills … Continued
Walking at Sant Antoine
The walk at the Gorges of Toul Goulic is essentially a walk along the River Blavet outside the hamlet of Sant Antoine, near Lanrivains, and it is described as walk no.3 in G H Randall’s Walks in Côtes d’Armor. (The walk … Continued
Walking outside Quintin
In G H Randall’s Walks in Côtes d’Armor walk no.6 is 5 kms along the River Gouët, outside Quintin. This proved to be an easy and very pleasant walk although we had to do a ‘there and back’ as the GR has … Continued
A walk outside Moncontour
G H Randall’s Walks in the Côtes d’Armor guided our walks in mid-Brittany and this one around Moncontour was walk no.7. All his walks proved to be interesting, well described, and easy to follow, and I can recommend the book, especially if used … Continued