Roscoff
It was a Heritage Weekend in Roscoff and the streets were crowded! We parked the car outside the walls, walked down a narrow Mediaeval, walled passage, and found ourselves amongst the holiday-makers.
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
Walk from St Guenole, Brittany
This magical walk started from the Chapel of St-Guenolé and we were guided, as on many other occasions, by the excellent and reliable Wendy Mewes. The route was quiet, through green lanes such as one might find in Suffolk, and down … Continued
The Church of Pleyber Christ
After a walk around Le Cloître St Thégonnec there was time to explore: the Church in Le Cloître St Thégonnec itself, and then the Church in Pleyber Christ which was hidden behind the circus when we arrived in the village.
Notre Dame, Le Cloitre St Thegonnec
The current Church of Notre Dame Le Cloître St Thégonnec is said to date from 1710 but I wonder if this is correct – parts of the building seem much older. Like many of the Parish Enclosures the building was funded by … Continued
Walk around Le Cloitre St Thegonnec
Le Cloître St Thégonnec is a small hamlet south of Morlaix, and near the Abbey of Le Relecq. We wanted to walk in the area of the Rocks of Cragou and found a circuit on the blue Carte de Randonnée 0616 … Continued
The Church at Pencran, near Landerneau, Brittany
Building work on today’s Church of Pencran started in 1533, replacing an earlier, 13C Chapel on the site. I visited the church a year ago but it is always a pleasure to return to these wonderful buildings, one of the Enclos Parroisiaux in Brittany. … Continued
Landerneau in Brittany
Landerneau dates back to the hermitage of St Ternoc in the 7C. By the 13C it was a settlement and in the 14C the first wooden bridge was built over the river. Today Landerneau is famous for the Rohan Bridge, … Continued
Chagall Exhibition in Landerneau
The Fondation LeClerq stages a major exhibition in Landerneau each year. Last year there was a fabulous exhibition of Giacometti drawings, sculptures, and statues, and this year I was bowled over by the exhibition of Chagall paintings, drawings, and illustrations. By chance I had taken his … Continued