Pointe St Mathieu, Brittany
Pointe St Mathieu is a headland in north west Brittany, overlooking the Atlantic sea and the Rade de Brest. We hadn’t been to this part of Brittany before and the views were amazing!
The Church of St Peter & St Paul, Poullaouen, Brittany
We had a lovely walk around Locmaria Berrien and now it was time for sightseeing in the nearby town which just happened to have a church! Poullaouen is apparently named after a 6C Irish saint, St Luan, but that came much later. The area … Continued
Walking at Locmaria Berrien
This walk started at the car park of the old station of Locmaria Berrien. The station building, we subsequently found, followed a pattern for all the old, 19C stations in this part of Brittany. We walked up the hill, past a … Continued
The Parish Enclosure of Argol
The Church of Argol, The Church of St Pierre and St Paul, started building in 1575, with additions and reconstructions over the next nearly three centuries. This was only a brief visit which whetted my appetite to return again, alone, with … Continued
Walking at Camaret-sur-Mer
Wendy Mewes’ Walk no.20 from Walking and other Activities in Finistère guided us on a wonderful walk on the Crozon Peninsula. The book is invaluable – do not go to Brittany without this book and its partner. The route is around the headland, … Continued
The Kreisker Chapel, St Pol de Leon
It had been a wonderful day wandering around Roscoff and then discovering the Jardin Botanique et Exotique. Now we needed a cup of coffee and so we stopped in St Pol de Leon. The Cathedral was closed for a wedding but we wandered down … Continued
Jardin Botanique et Exotique, Roscoff
A wonderful extravagance of plants overlooks the sea on the edge of Roscoff – the Jardin Botanique et Exotique de Roscoff. The garden started in 1986 when the Department bought a rock, the Roc d’Hievec, and two enterprising gardeners set to work … Continued
The Calvary at Plougastel-Daoulas
The Calvary in Plougastel-Daoulas was built in 1602-04 to commemorate the end of the bubonic plague epidemic and is all that was left intact (mainly) of the original Enclos Parroissial after bombing in WWII in 1944. This photograph from 1927 … Continued
The Church of Notre Dame in Bodilis
The Church of Notre Dame in Bodilis is c.6kms NW of Landivisiau . It was a gloomy, grey day and far too wet for walking, and so a good day for visiting churches. This lovely building is not on the … Continued