The Abbey at Landevennec
The Abbey at Landevennec was founded in the 5C by St Guénolé was a Benedictine House in the 8C, only to be attacked and sacked by the Vikings in 913. The Abbey was repressed in the 1793 during the French … Continued
The Church of St Nicaise
It was a wet and gloomy day on the Crozon Peninsula when we stopped to visit the Church of Saint-Nicaise in St Nic, built in the 16C-17C. Saint Nicaise or Nicasius was a Bishop of Rheims who was killed by … Continued
Rainy day on the Crozon Peninsula
Cold and rainy and misty but were ‘on holiday’ and so set off to explore on the Crozon Peninsula. The beaches at Trez Bellec and Porslous were atmospheric – wonderful. Overlooking this lonely spot was the Hotel du Roi d’Ys, which was … Continued
A walk in Morlaix
Morlaix was originally established by the Romans at a ford on the rivers Queffleut and Jarlot which empty into the Bay of Morlaix. The mouth of the river, in the bay, is studded with small islands and on one is … Continued
A coffee stop in Plouezoc’h
We had visited the Cairn at Barnenez and it was time for a coffee stop in Plouezoc’h, a small and very smart town we had driven through on the Peninsula. But first a look at the the Church of St … Continued
The Cairn at Barnenez
The Cairn at Barnenez lies at on the tip of the Peninsula of Kernéléhen, jutting out into the Bay of Morlaix at the head of the Morlaix River. Curiously, the cairn was only ‘discovered’ in the 1950s as a result of … Continued
The Church of St Yves in La Roche-Maurice
The first castle at La Roche-Maurice was built in the 5C, and followed by another in the 11C, but this was demolished on the order of the King of France. There was also an early Chapel which has gone. The current Enclos … Continued
Walking around Plouye
Another lovely walk in Brittany!
Notre Dame de Rumengol
We had tramped and slithered through the mud around St-Cadou and I was definitely in need of a coffee so we headed towards Le Faou. Along the way an unexpected sight caught my attention and we stopped to look at Notre Dame … Continued