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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. The Atlantic Ocean at Port St Louis Lorient, opposite Port St Louis …
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Hennebont was buzzing on Thursday - market day! The square between the gateway into the walled old town and the 16C 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 Dégan and it seemed a pity to retreat indoors. So, we took the scenic route back to the gîte to investigate two chapels I had noticed on the map. The Chapel of Saint Goal (17C) is in a tiny hamlet, Calan, and I believe there was a…
Another lovely day dawned in Landévant - 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 Loch, and a few miles north of Auray- 8 kms of easy walking. We parked…
The Path of the Megaliths is a very interesting route and walk no.1 in the 'Randonnées 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 a broad track through magical forests where at places the atmosphere and a sense of…
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 did so and the church quickly became a major site of pilgrimage which necessitated the…
We walked into the Place de la Republique in Auray to find the market in full swing - there were stalls and people in the main square, the surrounding squares and streets, and in the covered market. People were selling food, clothing, and crafts everywhere! The Church of St Gildas, built on…
